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Essay / Research Paper Abstract
A 5 page paper
which examines the professional behavior of nurses and other medical professionals as
seen in Anne Fadinman's book "The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down." The paper
also presents an overall examination of this book as it relates to the clash of two
perspectives, the American medical profession and the Hmong people. No additional
sources cited.
Page Count:
5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAfldown.rtf
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country as it meets another culture, and the beliefs of that culture, head on. It is the story of one Hmong family and the medical community, starting with the birth
of a young girl, and moving on through the young infants seizure disorder. It is a story, a true story, which powerfully illustrates the inherent differences in cultures, a difference
that is becoming increasingly important to note as the world becomes smaller and smaller. In the following paper we examine the book, presenting the reaction of this reader, the powerful
points made by Fadinman, and the importance of the focus on the professional nurse in the medical community. Reaction This particular readers reaction to this book was powerful
and multifaceted. It was a book which truly illustrated some of the cultural realities and practices of a people whom this reader has lived next door to. This particular readers
son had an incredibly artistic and imaginative friend in high school who was from a large Hmong family. This reader also spent time in the hospital, after delivering an infant,
in a bed next to a Hmong woman who had also given birth. Seeing this culture in many broad terms, as well as intimate terms, yet knowing little about their
culture, has always seemed a shame. But, there were no individuals who this reader could converse with in order to learn more about the people. This reader, upon reading
Fadinmans book, was able to more clearly understand the condition wherein a special diet was needed for a woman who has just given birth. Laying in the bed next to
a Hmong woman, and having her family come in, bringing her special food that smelled wonderful in comparison to hospital food, was a unique experience, and one detailed in Fadinmans
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