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The Role of Aboriginal Health Workers as Cultural Brokers: Some Findings and their Implications
Author(s) -
Soong F.S.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
australian journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1839-4655
pISSN - 0157-6321
DOI - 10.1002/j.1839-4655.1983.tb00770.x
Subject(s) - project commissioning , publishing , public relations , business , sociology , political science , law
A cultural broker or middleman is a person who mediates between two cultures. This paper presents some findings on the role of Aboriginal Health Workers as cultural brokers and suggests ways of strengthening their role.