Twelve American academics and nursing practitioners contribute 16 chapters to a resource text for educators and practitioners in nursing and other health care professions. The second edition includes updates about Leininger"s theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality and recent developments with the ethnonursing research methods. Since publication of the 1991 edition, there have been several refinements to clarify the theory and make in meaningful for use in different contexts. The revised edition includes a few complete classic chapters from the first, brief synopses of some of the original chapters, and new chapters about people from different cultures and ideas for applying Leininger"s theory in nursing practice, administration, and research. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)