Social Casework · 1986 · 12 citations · 0 references
EthnicityFamily MedicineEducationEthnic Group RelationTraditional Culture ParadigmClinical UseRaceCultural DiversityMedical AnthropologyRacial GroupEthnic StudiesCultural CompetenceLanguage StudiesEthnic DiscriminationSocial IdentityEthnic IdentityEmergent NatureCultureCross-cultural AssessmentCross-cultural PerspectiveEthnic AssessmentCultural Anthropology
Clinical use of a traditional culture paradigm for ethnic assessment is widespread. However, as interest in ethnicity has increased, investigators have been less able to document the emergent nature of ethnicity. The authors present a less static and more interactional approach toward assessment of ethnicity.