Contrasting Models of the Healer's Role: South Texas Case Examples
- 1 September 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences
- Vol. 4 (3) , 315-327
- https://doi.org/10.1177/07399863820043002
Abstract
This article compares two models of the healer's role: physicians and Mexican American folk healers (curanderos). The effects of culture on the delivery of health care are manifested in three areas: the protection of patient modesty, the locus of control over diagnosis and treatment, and the role of the healer as a cultural interpreter of teherapeutic regimens. Case examples are presented that illustrate the differences in the roles of the two types of healers.Keywords
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