Cultural Diversity I
Classification of people based on national origin/and or culture.
What is ethnicity?
Values, beliefs, attitudes, languages, symbols rituals, behaviors and customs unique to a particular group of people and passed from one generation to the next.
Classification of people based on physical or biological characteristics such as the color of their skin, hair or eyes.
What is Race?
They focus on achieving enlightenment—a state of inner peace and wisdom
What is Buddhism?
A strong feeling or belief about a person or subject that is formed without reviewing facts or information.
What is prejudice?
Age, education, physical size, occupation, and gender are examples of
What is bias?
When an assumption is made that everyone in a particular group is the same, this is an example of ____.
What is stereotyping?
The ability to recognize and appreciate the personal characteristics of others is
What is sensitivity?
A collection of the religion, culture, and philosophy of ancient India.
What is Hinduism?
Classification of people based on physical or biological characteristics
What is race?
Family structure in which the mother or oldest female is the authority figure
What is Matriarchal?
Person who believes that the existence of a God cannot be proved or disproved
What is agnostic?
Social organization in which the father or oldest male is the authority figure.
What is patriarchal?
The belief that "There is no god but God, and Muhammad is the Messenger of God" is central to Islam
Who are Muslims?
A preference that inhibits impartial judgement.
What is bias?
Person who does not believe in any deity
What is a Atheist?
An organized system of belief in a superhuman power or higher power.
What is religion?
Classification of people based on national origin and/or culture.
What is ethnicity?
They do not celebrate most holidays or events that honor people who aren't Jesus. That includes birthdays, Mother's Day, Valentine's Day and Hallowe'en. They also don't celebrate religious holidays such as Christmas and Easter in the belief that these customs have pagan origins
Who are Jehovah's Witness?
Beliefs individuals have about themselves, their connections with others, and their relationship with a higher power
What is Spirituality?
Individuals who believe in the supremacy of their own ethnic group
What is Ethnocentric?
Absorption of a culturally distinct group into a dominant or prevailing culture.
What is cultural assimilation?
Care that provides for the well-being of the whole person and meets not only the physical needs, but also the social, emotional, and mental needs.
What is holistic care?
Christian church that has been the decisive spiritual force in the history of Western civilization.
Who are Roman Catholics?
Process of learning the beliefs and behaviors of a dominant culture and assuming some of its characteristics
What is Acculturation?