South African Journal of Physiotherapy (Feb 2004)

Some thoughts on practising physiotherapy in a multi-cultural country

  • J. Jelsma

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4102/sajp.v60i1.178
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 60, no. 1
pp. 4 – 6

Abstract

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Physiotherapists in South Africa are often confronted with ethical issues, which arise from the multi-cultural nature of the society. This paper discusses the ethical theory of cultural relativism in an attempt to highlight the complexities of making moral judgements across cultural, ethnic and religious boundaries.

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