At the turn of the 20th century, Pittsburgh, with its steel mills and heavy industry, was a magnet for immigrants, especially from eastern Europe. The city continues to be influenced by the culture of ...

The United States isn’t exceptional because of our common culture; it’s exceptional because Americans have been able to ...

Culture in and of itself is not the most central variable in the patient-provider encounter. The effect of culture is most pronounced when it intersects with low education, low literacy skills, ...

David Brooks has yet again sparked fierce debate. His Tuesday column can be summed up by a sentence in the middle: "the influence of politics and policy is usually swamped by the influence of culture, ...

"In my time in South Africa, identity played a major role in my day to day interactions. Being an African American male in this society, I found it easier to navigate amongst the isiZulu communities ...

The 175th Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association featured a session on how cultural and ethnic differences could affect reponses to drugs. To the scientist, the process of the ...

Sometimes therapists are more anxious than their clients. Many therapists are so terrified about making a fatal mistake and saying the wrong thing to their clients of color that when diversity ...

If you've ever filled out a demographic form (like the US Census), you've probably been asked about your race and ethnicity. You might even wonder exactly what those terms mean and how they differ.

I once received a sign-out on a patient from the emergency department for a well-appearing young child who was admitted for a urinary tract infection. Normally, a simple urinary tract infection does ...