Publishing giant Pearson has amended a nursing textbook to remove a section on how minority groups, including Jews, deal with pain after complaints that it was “racist”.
In a chapter headed "Diversity and culture", the book claimed Jewish people “may be vocal and demanding of assistance” and “believe pain must be shared and validated by others”.
Black people were said to “often report higher pain intensity than other cultures” while Hispanics “believe that pain is a form of punishment and must be endured if they are to enter heaven".
The textbook, called Nursing: A Concept-Based Approach to Learning, Volume I, was published for the United States market, but was also available in Canada and Australia.
