Description - Cultural and Ethnic Diversity by Nancy L. Fisher
As more disease-causing genes become identified, an increasing number of people will seek accurate scientific information and counsel when making decisions about family planning and health care. While genetic counsellors are trained extensively in scientific methods and counselling techniques, they must also prepare themselves for working with clients form a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds. In chapters that show professionals how to understand the behaviour and decision-making of people from diverse cultural and ethnic groups, genetics experts offer insights and information about people who belong to Latin American, African, Native American, Chinese, Japanese, Indian and Jewish ethnic groups, as well as individuals within the deaf community. Each population overview includes the group's history, migrational patterns, religious beliefs, family structure, traditional medical practices and incidence of genetic disease. Complete with guidelines for genetic screening and counselling, this handbook should interest geneticists, genetic counsellors, cross-cultural counsellors and genetic and health care professionals.
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