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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458152503321

Autore

Dein Simon <1959->

Titolo

Culture and Cancer Care [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, : McGraw-Hill Education, 2007

ISBN

1-280-95124-9

0-335-22478-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (199 p.)

Disciplina

362.196994

Soggetti

Cancer

Neoplasms

Cancer - Social aspects

Health behavior

Attitude to Health

Diseases

Culture

Sociology

Attitude

Delivery of Health Care

Anthropology, Cultural

Anthropology

Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms

Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation

Social Sciences

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena

Psychiatry and Psychology

Health Care

Cross-Cultural Comparison

Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Medicine

Public Health

Health & Biological Sciences

Oncology

Public Health - General

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese



Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Series editor's preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; chapter 01; Chapter 02; Chapter 03; Chapter 04; Chapter 05; Chapter 06; Chapter 07; Chapter 08; Chapter 09; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Cancer is more than a biological disease. Cultural factors are involved at every stage in the journey through cancer, from prevention to palliative care. Based upon recent studies from the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States, Culture and Cancer Care examines a number of cultural themes in relation to cancer, including:. The disparity of rates of cancer among different ethnic groups. Culture and screening. Breaking bad news and communication. Cultural variations in emotional responses to cancer. Cultural variability in cancer treatments and the influence on prognosis. Palliative care a

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464958003321

Titolo

Israeli nation-state : political, constitutional, and cultural challenges / / edited by Fania Oz-Salzberger and Yedidia Z. Stern

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Brighton, Massachusetts : , : Academic Studies Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-61811-390-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (374 p.)

Collana

Israel: Society, Culture and History

Disciplina

305.42095694

Soggetti

Multiculturalism - Israel

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introductory Remarks / Oz-Salzberger, Fania / Stern, Yedidia Z. -- Part



I. Revisiting the Basics -- 1. The State of Israel and National Identity / Stern, Yedidia Z. -- 2. What is Zionism? / Taub, Gadi -- Part II. Historical and Philosophical Contexts -- 3. Democratic First, Jewish Second: A Rationale / Oz-Salzberger, Fania -- 4. Cosmopolitanism versus Normative Difference: From Habermas to Levinas-Is Israel an Exception? / Wolosky, Shira -- 5. The Holocaust as the Zionist and Anti-Zionist Narrative of the State of Israel / Shapira, Anita -- Part III. State and Nation -- 6. The Constitutional Significance of the Jewishness of Israel / Bendor, Ariel L. -- 7. Reflections on the Meaning and Justification of "Jewish" in the Expression "A Jewish and Democratic State" / Gavison, Ruth -- 8. Israel as a Nation-State in Supreme Court Rulings / Bakshi, Aviad / Sapir, Gideon -- 9. A Jewish Majority as the Leading Criterion for Shaping Immigration Policy to Israel / Zilbershats, Yaffa -- Part IV. State and Religions -- 10. Religion and State: A Critical Analysis of Meanings in Public Discourse / Sagi, Avi -- 11. The Right to the Land: From Moral Justifications to Religious Justifications and Back Again / Statman, Daniel -- 12. The Liberal/Multicultural Nature of the Religious Accommodations for the Palestinian-Arab Minority in Israel: A Curse or a Blessing? / Karayanni, Michael M. -- Part V. Society, Culture, and Demography -- 13. Is Israeli Society Disintegrating? Doomsday Prophecies and Facts on the Ground / Yakobson, Alexander -- 14. The Palestinian Israelis' Attempt to Challenge the Jewish State in Education: A Citizenship Act or a Radical Shift? / Agbaria, Ayman K. -- 15. The Future of Nationhood in Israel / Passig, David -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This volume of original essays, by some of Israel's most remarkable public and academic voices, offers a series of state-of-the art, accessible analyses of Israel's ever-evolving theater of statecraft, public debates, and legal and cultural dramas, its deep divisions and-more surprisingly, perhaps-its internal affinities and common denominators. Contributors: Fania Oz-Salzberger, Yedidia Z. Stern, Ayman K. Agbaria, Aviad Bakshi, Ariel L. Bendor, Ruth Gavison, Michael M. Karayanni, David Passig, Avi Sagi, Gideon Sapir, Anita Shapira, Daniel Statman, Gadi Taub, Shira Wolosky, Alexander Yakobson, Yaffa Zilbershats.