religions
An individual who believes that the existence of God cannot be proved or disproved.
Agnostic
Includes the nuclear family plus grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Extended family.
Care that provides for the well-being of the whole person and meets not only physical needs, but also social, emotional, and mental needs.
Holistic care.
Requires that the newly arrived culture group alter unique beliefs and behaviors and adopt the ways of the dominant culture.
Cultural assimilation
A classification of people based on physical or biological characteristics such as the color of skin, hair, and eyes; facial features, blood type, and bone structure.
Race
A person who does not believe in any deity.
Atheist
The mother or oldest female is the authority figure.
Matriarchal
Care based on the cultural beliefs, emotional needs, spiritual feelings, and physical needs of a person.
Transcultural health care.
A preference that inhibits impartial judgement.
Bias
An organised system of belief in a higher power.
Religion
Worship and believe in many gods, a characteristic of Hinduism and some believers of Buddhism.
Polytheist
Usually consists of one or two parents and a child or children.
Nuclear family.
The process of learning the beliefs and behaviors of a dominant culture assuming some of the characteristics, does occur.
Acculturation
Often called territorial space, describes the distance people require to feel comfortable while interacting with others.
A classification of people based on national origin and/or culture.
Ethnicity
Believe in the existence of one God, a characteristic of Judaism, Christianity, and the Islamic region.
Monotheist
The father or oldest male is the authority figure.
Patriarchal
A strong feeling or belief about a person or subject that is formed without reviewing facts or information.
Prejudice
Is defined as the values, beliefs, attitudes, languages, symbols, rituals, behaviors, and customs unique to a particular group of people and passed from one generation to the next.
Culture
Individuals who believe that their culture values are better than the cultural values of others.
Ethnocentric
Occurs when an assumption is made that everyone in a particular group is the same.
Stereostyping