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Cultures of Interpreting: Describing the Role Cultures Play in Medical Interpreting

Castle, Carrie
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1187032562

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2007, MA, University of Cincinnati, Arts and Sciences : Anthropology.
U.S. populations are diversifying. Although immersed in an English-speaking population, immigrants are retaining their cultural identities. This understanding prompted a federal mandate for the services of bilingual interpreters to mediate healthcare delivery to non-English speaking clients. Although, the interpreter’s role has been defined, the specific impact of bilingual interpreters on healthcare outcomes has not been fully demonstrated. The consensus suggests that interpreters improve health care by facilitating communications. However, the fact that bilingual/cultural competency bears directly on client comfort and autonomy has gone unnoticed. Research has produced guidelines suggesting that interpreters act as neutral information conduits, but no research has examined the role that cultures play throughout these multicultural events. This mini-ethnographic study explores how Hispanic cultures ‘present themselves’ through the medium of interpreting. This study found that institutionalized concepts regarding culture are not ideal. The cultural complexity found within Spanish-speaking populations is beyond most healthcare professionals understand.
Dr. C. Jacobson (Committee Chair)
Dr. Martha Rees (Other)
48 p.
Anthropology, Cultural
Culture; Role; Interpreting; Healthcare

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  • Castle, C. (2007). Cultures of Interpreting: Describing the Role Cultures Play in Medical Interpreting [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1187032562

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Castle, Carrie. Cultures of Interpreting: Describing the Role Cultures Play in Medical Interpreting. 2007. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1187032562.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Castle, Carrie. "Cultures of Interpreting: Describing the Role Cultures Play in Medical Interpreting." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1187032562

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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