Patterns of family life, debates in politics, religious observances, technological inventions, scientiŽc beliefs, literature, and the arts – all of these things are aspects of human culture. Typically we deŽne a broad concept of human culture in contrast to physical and biological processes. One key feature differentiates the cultural even if the precise boundaries between it, the physical, and...

Can empirical data generate consensus about how to regulate firearms? If so, under what conditions? Previously, we presented evidence that individuals’ cultural worldviews explain their positions on gun control more powerfully than any other fact about them, including their race or gender, the type of community or region of the country they live in, and even their political ideology or party af...

The license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Dear editor We read with great interest the study by Van Wyk et al 1 which explores the beliefs and opinions held by final-year medical students on the impact of gender on their training and the medical profession they were about to enter. As fifth year medic...

This paper presents work in progress in a Sino-UK project to develop inter-cultural elearning through a collaborative team process that is itself inter-cultural. The Universities of Lancaster and Sheffield are working with Beijing Normal University, Beijing Jiaotong University, South China Normal University and Zhejiang Normal University to develop joint understandings of e-learning through the...

Are the images of science held by learners the same across cultures? What are the implications for science education? This book explores the nature of science from a cultural perspective. Located in the Chinese cultural context, the book examines the nexus between characteristics of Chinese thinking and the understanding of the nature of science in Chinese traditional culture. The dramatic cult...

OBJECTIVE Cultural competency leads to higher quality care for asthmatic children, yet it is not known whether asthma educational materials targeting minority children and families are culturally competent. The study objective was to evaluate the cultural competency of printed asthma educational materials targeting minorities in Wisconsin. PATIENTS AND METHODS The Wisconsin Asthma Coalition D...

Most research links (racial) essentialism to negative intergroup outcomes. We propose that this conclusion reflects both a narrow conceptual focus on biological/genetic essence and a narrow research focus from the perspective of racially dominant groups. We distinguished between beliefs in biological and cultural essences, and we investigated the implications of this distinction for support of ...

Traditional research on human learning has neglected people’s beliefs about learning, the role of culture in shaping those beliefs, and people’s consequent learning behavior. Recent research provides evidence that cultural beliefs about learning are essential in influencing individuals’ beliefs and their actual learning. This article reviews research on Western learning beliefs, which emphasize...

This article presents a framework for quality care that attends to culture and ethnicity. Tools and approaches for achieving cultural competency and humility are provided that may help improve the care of the patients, irrespective of their backgrounds or beliefs.