Ch.10 Key Terms
What is acculturation?
The process of learning the beliefs and behaviors of a dominant culture and assuming some of the characteristics, does occur.
What is cultural diversity?
Differences based on cultural and ethnic factors.
What does holistic care mean?
Care that provides for the well being of the whole person and meets not only physical needs, but all.
What is personal space?
The distance people require to feel comfortable while interacting with others.
What is sensitivity?
Being quick to detect or respond to slight changes.
What is agnostic?
An individual who believes the existence of God cannot be proved or disproved.
What is culture?
Values, beliefs, attitudes, languages,symbols,rituals,behaviors, and costumes passed from one generation to the next.
What does matriarchal mean?
The mother/older female is the authority figure.
What is a polytheist?
Worship/believe in many gods.
What is spiritually?
The beliefs individuals have about themselves.
What is an atheist?
A person who does not believe in any deity.
What is ethnicity?
Classification of people based on natural origin and or culture.
What does a monotheist?
Believe in the existence of God.
What is prejudice?
A strong feeling or belief about a person or subject that is formed without reviewing facts or information.
What is sterotyping?
When an assumption is made that everyone in a particular group is the same.
What is a bias?
A preference that inhibits impartial judgement.
What does ethnocentric mean?
Individuals who believe that their cultural values are better than others cultural values.
What is a nuclear family?
Consists of one or two parents and a child/ren.
What is race?
A classification of people based on physical or biological characteristics such as the color of the skin, hair, eyes/ facial features.
What is transcultural health care?
A nursing approach focus on providing culturally competent care.
What is cultural assimilation?
The newly arrived cultural group alter new beliefs and behaviors and adopt the ways of the dominant culture.
What is an extended family?
Includes the nuclear family plus grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins to be obedient.
What is a patriarchal?
The father/older male is the authority figure.
What is religion?
An organized system of belief in a higher power.