Cultura de los Cuidados (Jun 2012)
Globalization and health in minority groups
Abstract
The following article goes through the history of cultures, catching a glimpse of how they merge and confront their identities by the unstoppable upcoming globalization. Likewise, the trends within each ethnic group in a multicultural society can be appreciated. In this context, a reference is made to the benefits and backdraws of emigration for the country of origin and for the destination country, where stress is made on the perceived discrepancies inside the realm of health. Furthermore, various philosophic ideologies and nursing theories are described, from which to cope effectively with racism and inequality occurred in health services.
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