Uncovering racial bias in nursing fundamentals textbooks.
This article describes research that sought to identify and critique selected content areas from three nursing fundamentals textbooks for the presence or absence of racial bias embedded in the portrayal of African Americans. The analyzed content areas were the history of nursing, cultural content, and physical assessment/hygiene parameters. A researcher-developed guide was used for data collection and analysis of textual language, illustrations, linguistics, and references. A thematic analysis resulted in I I themes reflecting the portrayal of African Americans in these sampled textbooks. An interpretive analysis with a lens of Sadker and Sadker's categories of bias, along with other literary and theoretical contexts, were used to explore for the presence or absence of racial bias. Recommendations for nursing education are provided.
Byrne
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North Georgia College and State University, Dahlonega, USA.
D001741:Black or African American / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000592:standards; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000592:standards; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011287:Prejudice; D012660:Semantics; D012930:Social Dominance; D012934:Social Isolation; D012938:Social Perception; D012945:Social Values; D013240:Stereotyping; D013561:Symbolism; D013782:Textbooks as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States