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Applying cultural safety beyond Indigenous contexts: Insights from health research with Amish and Low German Mennonites
Author(s) -
Blanchet Garneau Amélie,
Farrar Helen,
Fan HaiYan,
Kulig Judith
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
nursing inquiry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.66
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1440-1800
pISSN - 1320-7881
DOI - 10.1111/nin.12204
Subject(s) - german , sociocultural evolution , sociology , indigenous , context (archaeology) , perspective (graphical) , face (sociological concept) , power (physics) , grounded theory , public relations , gender studies , qualitative research , social science , political science , anthropology , geography , ecology , physics , archaeology , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , computer science , biology
People who identify as members of religious communities, such as the Amish and Low German Mennonites, face challenges obtaining quality health care and engagement in research due in part to stereotypes that are conveyed through media and popular discourses. There is also a growing concern that even when these groups are engaged in research, the guiding frameworks of the research fail to consider the sociocultural or historical relations of power, further skewing power imbalances inherent in the research relationship. This paper aims at discussing the uses of cultural safety in the context of health research and knowledge translation with groups of people that are associated with a specific religion. Research with the Amish and Low German Mennonites is provided as examples to illustrate the use of cultural safety in this context. From these examples, we discuss how the use of cultural safety, grounded in critical theoretical perspectives, offers new insight into health research with populations that are traditionally labeled as minority, vulnerable, or marginalized, especially when a dominant characteristic is a unique religious perspective.