Terms
Acculturation
Assuming dominant culture characteristics
Differences based on cultural and ethnic factors
Holistic Care
Care meeting all needs
Personal Space
Distance people require to feel comfortable
Sensitivity
Ability to recognize and appreciate others
Agnostic
Believes god cannot be proved
Culture
Values unique to a particular group
Matriarchal
Female as authority
Polytheist
The belief of many gods
Spiritually
Beliefs about oneself
Atheist
Believes in no deity
Ethnicity
Classification based on origin
Monotheist
Only one god
Prejudice
Meaning to prejudge
Stereotyping
Assumption made about everyone in a group
Bias
Preference that inhibits judgement
Ethnocentric
Individuals who believe their own culture is superior
Nuclear Family
Usually consists of only parents and children
Race
Classification based on biological characteristics
Transcultural Health Care
Care based on culture
Cultural Assimilation
New cultural group alters themself to adopt dominant culture
Extended Family
Includes nuclear family and grandparents etc
Patriarchal
Male authority figure
Religion
Organized system of belief