Self-Care Ideology and Cultural Incongruities: Some Critical Issues

Some Issues on Self-Calibration and Critical Motion Sequences

This paper is concerned with the problem of selfcalibration. First some general concepts are discussed, then several methods are briefly discussed. In the second part of the paper the problem of critical motion sequences is treated. This problem could cause an important limitation to the practical use of self-calibration. In this context several interesting results are presented. self-calibrati...

Cultural Identity and Ideology

For many of today’s social theorists and cultural critics, questions of identity are a central concern. In this paper I examine one highly influential strand of theorising about identity, associated primarily with the discipline of Cultural Studies. Here, whilst identity is certainly a key focus, it is also one which some have begun to question. Marjorie Ferguson and Peter Golding, for instance...

Ideology and Criminal Justice Policy: Some Current Issues

Cultural issues in palliative care.

OBJECTIVES To review the common issues at the end of life across cultures and the measures that can be taken to dress these issues. DATA SOURCES Published articles and textbook chapters. CONCLUSION Culture plays a critical role in how patients, families, and health care providers view the end of life. Cultural competence in end-of-life care includes knowledge and experience and working in c...

Ideology as Cultural Software