Includes bibliographical references and index.

health care/ George Henderson and Martha Primeaux -- gaining awareness of cultural differences: a case example / Raphella Sohier -- counter transference and ethnic similarity / Mary L. Gottesfeld -- the language barrier in evaluating Spanish-American patients / Luis R. Marcos, Leonel Urcuyo, Martin Kesselmand, and Murray Alpert -- the importance of folk medicine / George Henderson and Martha Primeaux -- folk medical beliefs and their implications for the care of patients: a review based on studies among black Americans / Loudell F. Snow -- health and healing practices among five ethnic groups in Miami, Florida / Clarissa S. Scott -- relationships between Spanish and Spanish-American folk medicine / George M. Foster -- American Indian medicine / Virgil J. Vogel -- Bisayan Filipino and Malayan folk medicine / Donn V. Hart -- health care of the Chinese in America / Teresa Campbell and Betty Chang -- religious beliefs and healing / George Henderson and Martha Primeaux -- cross-cultural patient care / George henderson and Martha Primeaux -- black American patient care / Donna Neal thomas -- Hispanic American patient care / Ildaura Murillo-Rohde -- American Indian patient care / Martha Primeaux and George Henderson -- Asian-American patient care / Betty change -- Biological variation: concepts from physical anthropology / Theresa Overfield -- color changes in dark skin / Lora B. Roach -- in retrospect / George Henderson and Martha Primeaux.