Frontispiece“Whatever happens to the individual happens to the family or community in which he belongs. Likewise, the African disposition sees health topics (wellbeing or illness) as a communal affair, sometimes to the point that family or community has a stake in becoming aware of another’s health condition and having a role in the decisions regarding his treatment.” IV
- 1Meeting of GMM framework, environmental/human health, and African holism 57
- 2Dynamics at play 100
- 3Polar opposites of selfhood (African vs. Euro-American) 114
- 4Balancing mainstream with multi-cultural practices 124
- 5Study summary chart 133
“Whatever happens to the individual happens to the family or community in which he belongs. Likewise, the African disposition sees health topics (wellbeing or illness) as a communal affair, sometimes to the point that family or community has a stake in becoming aware of another’s health condition and having a role in the decisions regarding his treatment.”
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