Families and Communities: Their Meanings and Roles Across Ethnic Cultures

doi:10.1017/9781911623069.010

Chapter 10 - Families and Communities: Their Meanings and Roles Across Ethnic Cultures

from Section 2 - Scoping

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 June 2019

Hinemoa Elder

Edited by

Richard Williams ,

Verity Kemp ,

S. Alexander Haslam ,

Catherine Haslam ,

Kamaldeep S. Bhui and

Susan Bailey

Edited in association with

Daniel Maughan

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Richard Williams: Affiliation:
University of South Wales
Verity Kemp: Affiliation:
Healthplanning Ltd.
S. Alexander Haslam: Affiliation:
University of Queensland
Catherine Haslam: Affiliation:
University of Queensland
Kamaldeep S. Bhui: Affiliation:
Queen Mary University of London
Susan Bailey: Affiliation:
Centre for Mental Health
Daniel Maughan: Affiliation:
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Summary

The tradition of taking family and social histories and integrating these aspects into formulations and recommendations is a time-honoured health practice. The role of ethnic cultural understandings of family and community pertinent to this process is less clear. Alongside this, the extent to which contemporary practice keeps up with culturally responsive research, investigating concepts of family and community, is variable. This chapter covers how relevant research and practice-based evidence might inform health practitioners to better engage with concepts of family and community through an ethnic cultural lens. The topic is vast and this chapter presents a pragmatic review of the salient literature together with a tailored critique of key issues that impact on practitioners and policymakers alike.

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Applying the Lessons of Contemporary Social Science to Health and Healthcare
, pp. 78 - 86

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781911623069.010 [Opens in a new window]

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Print publication year: 2019

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