Information Analyses; Reports - General; Journal Articles
Abstract:
Multicultural counseling literature review reveals four limitations of previous conceptualizations of cultural sensitivity: definitional variance, inadequate descriptions of indicators of cultural sensitivity, lack of theoretical grounding, and limitations in measurement and research designs. Explores each of these limitations, then defines cultural sensitivity as distinct perceptual process. Proposes model of cultural sensitivity that contextualizes construct in perceptual schema theory. (Author/NB)