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Rethinking cultural sensitivity

C Swendson, C Windsor

    Nursing Inquiry
    |March 1, 1996
    PubMed
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    This paper critiques cultural sensitivity in nursing, arguing it perpetuates racial superiority by ignoring historical context and promoting arbitrary cultural traits. It calls for a deeper examination of discriminatory practices in healthcare.

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    Area of Science:

    • Sociology
    • Anthropology
    • Nursing Studies

    Background:

    • Cultural sensitivity in nursing originates from anthropology and Australia's colonial/immigration history.
    • The uncritical adoption of cultural considerations in nursing warrants examination.
    • Contemporary multiculturalism in healthcare policy may perpetuate racial superiority.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To critically analyze the concept and application of cultural sensitivity in nursing.
    • To investigate how current multiculturalism policies in healthcare may obscure discriminatory practices.
    • To examine the historical context of cultural considerations in Australian nursing.

    Main Methods:

    • Critical analysis of the concept of cultural sensitivity.
    • Examination of historical context related to colonization and immigration in Australia.

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  • Review of recent literature in transcultural nursing.

    • Main Results:

    • The introduction of cultural considerations in nursing has been largely uncritical.
    • Transcultural nursing literature often attributes arbitrary traits to cultural groups, lacking historical perspective.
    • The concept of cultural sensitivity can legitimize political neutrality, hindering challenges to systemic discrimination.

    Conclusions:

    • Contemporary multiculturalism in nursing and healthcare policy can inadvertently perpetuate racial superiority.
    • Ahistorical attributions of cultural traits undermine genuine cultural understanding.
    • Cultural sensitivity, as currently practiced, risks reinforcing discriminatory social relations rather than dismantling them.