Human Growth and Development / Unit 17 HGD 2431 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Cultural Differences in End-of-Life Care
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The idea
Researchers describe tendencies such as fatalism, seeing life and death as God's will, and family-centred decision-making in some Black, Latine and Asian families.
In practice
The Japanese idea of ishin-denshin, unspoken mutual understanding, leading a family to assume everyone knows the patient's wishes.
Where people slip
Mistrust rooted in a history of racist medical practices, and barriers of insurance and information, also shape choices; individuals differ.
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