Compose a focused paper that explains and describes your healthcare issue or topic from a cultural and
ethical perspective of inquiry. (You will cover two perspectives in one paper.)
Form and answer two levels of research questions for each inquiry to address your chosen topic.
Choose a “Level 1 Research Question/Writing Prompt” from both of the lists below to answer in the paper.
Compose a “Level 2 Research Question/Writing Prompt” for each kind of inquiry that provides detail, specificity,
and focus to your inquiry, research, and writing.
State your research questions in your paper’s introduction.
Form the body of your paper by answering each research question and support your assertions with evidence
(research).
In the conclusion of the paper, briefly review the issues, research questions, answers, and insights.
Level 1 Research Questions/Writing Prompts
ETHICAL Perspective of Inquiry
What laws govern or pertain to the issue?
What ethical obstacles affect how the medical community addresses the issue?
How do ethical theories apply to the issue?
How do money, power, and control matters relate to the issue and its treatment?
Level 1 Research Questions/Writing Prompts
CULTURAL Perspective of Inquiry
Which cultural values and/or norms influence the issue?
How is the issue addressed differently in varying cultural contexts and situations?
Which cultures or societies are most affected by the issue? Why?
Which cultural traditions affect the treatment(s)?
Sample Solution
Lewis, R., & Dyer, J. (2002). I Love You Like Crazy Cakes. Boston: Little, Brown. I Love You Like Crazy Cakes is the story of a mother who goes to China to adopt a baby girl based on the authors own experiences. It celebrates the love and joy the baby brought into the authors home. The author’s journey to motherhood began with a letter to Chinese officials asking if she can adopt a baby from the “big room with lots of other babies”. The babies in that room are all looked after by nannies but are missing a mother. The mother is missing something also – a baby. She travels to China to meet her new little girl and is in love immediately. Taking her baby home to America she introduces her to her family and friends for them to begin their life together. The book shows both the difficulties and happy moments as they settle into their life together. The book is set out like a love letter to her child and it shows how important to them it is that their child is adopted and how being adopted doesn’t make you any less loved than any other kid. In the end of the book, the mother reflects and thinks about the birth mother and her losses. Two Homes Picture Book/Realistic Fiction Masurel, C., & Denton, K. (2003). Two Homes. Candlewick. Two Homes is the story of a young boy called Alex whose parents are now together living in separate homes, which means Alex has two homes. It never discusses why Alex’s parents are not together, whether they divorced or never married. At Mommy’s house Alex has a soft chair but at Daddy’s house Alex has a rocking chair. In each house Alex has a special bedroom with lots of toys and friends to play with. It gives a tour of both homes, two kitchens, two bedrooms, two favorite chairs. Alex lives in the two homes, but the two homes are very similar, and he is happy in both. No matter which home Alex is in: Mommy or Daddy – Alex knows that he is loved more than anything. It is written from the perspective of Alex who travels between the two homes and provides a realistic yet positive view of having two single parents. The book is a great window which can be used to reassure children going through divorce to focus not on what is lost but what is gained. It does not focus on the reason for the separation or the two houses but just discusses how children are loved in both homes and by both parents. Two is Enough Picture Book/Realistic Fiction>
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