Ch. 10 Cultural Diversity - Key Terms
The process of learning the beliefs and behaviors of a dominant culture and assuming some of its characteristics.
Acculturation
Differences based on cultural, ethnic, and racial factors.
cultural diversity
Care that promotes physical, emotional, social, intellectual, and spiritual well-being by treating the whole body, mind, and spirit.
holistic care
The distance people require to feel comfortable while interacting with others; often called "territorial space."
personal space
The ability to recognize and appreciate the personal characteristics of others.
sensitivity
An individual who believes that the existence of God cannot be proved or disproved.
Agnostic
The values, beliefs, attitudes, languages, symbols, rituals, behaviors, and customs unique to a particular group of people; often passed from one generation to the next.
Culture
A social organization in which the mother or oldest female is the authority figure.
matriarchal
An individual who believes in and worships many gods.
The beliefs individuals have about themselves,
spiritually
A person who does not believe in any deity or higher power.
Atheist
A classification of people based on national origin and/or culture.
Ethnicity
An individual who believes in the existence of only one God.
A strong feeling or belief about a person or subject that is formed without reviewing facts or information.
Prejudice
Making the assumption that everyone in a particular group is the same.
stereotyping
A preference that inhibits impartial judgment.
Bias
The belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group or culture.
Ethnocentric
A family group that usually consists of a mother, father, and children (or a single parent and child).
nuclear family
A classification of people based on physical or biological characteristics such as color of skin, hair, and eyes; facial features; blood type; and bone structure.
Race
Health care based on the cultural beliefs, emotional needs, spiritual feelings, and physical needs of a person.
transcultural health care
The process that occurs when a newly arrived cultural group adopts the ways of the dominant culture.
cultural assimilation
A family group that includes the nuclear family plus grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Extended family
A social organization in which the father or oldest male is the authority figure.
Patriarchal
An organized system of belief in a superhuman power or higher power.
Religion