Ch. 10 Cultural Diversity
Acculturation
When a person adopts some traits of a new culture while still keeping their original cultural identity.
Cultural Diversity
The existence of many different cultural or ethnic groups within one society.
Holistic Care
Caring for a person’s physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs all at once.
Personal Space
The physical distance around a person that they need to feel comfortable.
Sensitivity
Being aware of and showing respect for the different feelings and cultures of others.
Agnostic
Someone who believes it is impossible to know for sure whether a god exists or not.
Culture
The shared beliefs, values, customs, and behaviors of a specific group of people.
Matriarchal
A family or social system where the mother or oldest female is the head of the household.
Polytheist
A person who believes in more than one god.
Spirituality
An individual’s personal sense of peace and connection to a higher purpose (not always religious).
Atheist
Someone who does not believe in the existence of any gods.
Ethnicity
Identity based on shared traits like nationality, ancestry, language, and traditions.
Monotheist
A person who believes in only one god.
Prejudice
A negative opinion of someone formed before getting to know them, usually based on their group.
Stereotyping
Making a broad, oversimplified assumption about a group of people.
Bias
A preference for or against something or someone, often in an unfair way.
Ethnocentric
Believing your own culture is the "correct" standard and superior to all others.
Nuclear Family
A small family unit consisting only of parents and their children.
Race
A category used to group people based on physical traits, such as skin color.
Transcultural Health Care
Providing medical care that respects and adapts to a patient’s specific cultural beliefs.
Cultural Assimilation
When a person or group fully adopts a new culture and loses their original cultural identity.
Extended Family
A family group that includes relatives like grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Patriarchal
A family or social system where the father or oldest male is the head of the household.
Religion
An organized system of beliefs and worship involving a higher power or god.