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Ch. 10 Cultural Diversity - Key Terms
Ch. 10 Cultural Diversity - Key Terms
Ch. 10 Cultural Diversity - Key Terms
Ch. 10 Cultural Diversity - Key Terms
Ch. 10 Cultural Diversity - Key Terms
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Acculturation

  1. The process of learning the beliefs and behaviors of a dominant culture and assuming some of its characteristics.

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Cultural diversity

  1. Differences based on cultural, ethnic, and racial factors.

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Holistic care

  1.  Care that provides for the well-being of the whole person and meets not only physical needs, but also social, emotional, and mental needs.

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Personal space

  1. (Territorial space) The distance people require to feel comfortable while interacting with others.

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Sensitivity

  1. The ability to recognize and appreciate the personal characteristics of others.

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Agnostic

  1. An individual who believes that the existence of God cannot be proved or disproved.

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Culture

  1. 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.

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Matriarchal

  1.  The mother or the oldest female is the authority figure.

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Polytheist

  1.  Individuals who worship and believe in many gods.

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Spirituality

  1. The beliefs individuals have about themselves, their connections with others, and their relationship with a higher power.

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Atheist

  1. A person who does not believe in any deity.

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Ethnicity

  1. A classification of people based on national origin and/or culture.

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Monotheist

Individuals who believe in the existence of one God.

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Prejudice

  1. Means to prejudge; a strong feeling or belief about a person or subject that is formed without reviewing facts or information.

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Stereotyping

  1.  Occurs when an assumption is made that everyone in a particular group is the same.

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Bias

  1.  A preference that inhibits impartial judgment.

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Ethnocentric

  1. Individuals who believe in the supremacy of their own ethnic group.

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Nuclear family

  1. Usually consists of a mother, father, and children (can also consist of a single parent and children.

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Race

  1. 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.

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Transcultural health care

  1. Care based on the cultural beliefs, emotional needs, spiritual feelings, and physical needs of a person.

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Cultural assimilation

  1. The absorption of many cultures into a dominant culture; requires that newly arrived cultural groups alter unique beliefs and behaviors and adopt the ways of the dominant culture.

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Extended family

  1. Includes the nuclear family plus grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.

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Patriarchal

  1. The father or the oldest male is the authority figure.

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Religion

  1. An organized system of belief in a superhuman power or higher power, such as God.