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Whiteness and difference in nursing.

David G Allen1

  • 1Psychosocial and Community Health, University of Washington, Seattle, 98195, USA. dgallen@u.washington.edu

Nursing Philosophy : an International Journal for Healthcare Professionals
|March 18, 2006
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This study argues that nursing must critically examine "whiteness" to better understand and represent multiculturalism. Incorporating post-colonial and power/knowledge theories offers more productive approaches to diversity in nursing education.

Area of Science:

  • Nursing Studies
  • Sociology of Knowledge
  • Post-colonial Theory

Background:

  • Nursing's current representations of multiculturalism lack critical depth.
  • Existing approaches to cultural competency are often superficial.
  • A theoretical framework is needed to address power dynamics in representing difference.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critique nursing's conceptualizations of multiculturalism.
  • To propose a framework grounded in whiteness theory and post-colonialism.
  • To offer more politically productive ways of engaging with diversity in nursing.

Main Methods:

  • Application of semiotic and performative language theories.
  • Utilizing post-colonial theory and Foucault's concepts of power/knowledge.

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  • Analysis of nursing education and cultural competency literature.

    • Main Results:

    • Nursing's understanding of multiculturalism is shaped by an unexamined 'whiteness'.
    • Power/knowledge dynamics influence how ethnic and cultural differences are represented.
    • Current 'cultural competency' models are insufficient for critical engagement.

    Conclusions:

    • A critical theory of whiteness is essential for nursing.
    • Rethinking difference requires historicized and power-aware approaches.
    • Nursing education must adopt more politically productive frameworks for diversity.