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The process of learning the beliefs and behaviors of a dominant culture and assuming some of the characteristics
Acculturation
The differences among people resulting from cultural, ethnic, and racial factors
Cultural diversity
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
Also called territorial space, it describes the distance people require to feel comfortable while interacting with others
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 and passed from one generation to the next
Culture
A family organization where the mother or oldest female is the authority figure
Matriarchal
An individual who worships and believes in many gods.
Polytheist
The beliefs individuals have about themselves, their connections with others, and their relationship with a higher power.
Spirituality
A person who does not believe in any deity
Atheist
A classification of people based on national origin and/or culture.
Ethnicity
An individual who believes in the existence of one God
A strong feeling or belief about a person or subject that is formed without reviewing facts or information
Prejudice
Occurs when an assumption is made that everyone in a particular group is the same.
Sterotyping
A preference that inhibits impartial judgment
Bias
Individuals who believe that their cultural values are better than the cultural values of others
Ethnocentric
A family structure that usually consists of one or two parents and a child or children.
Nuclear family
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
Care based on the cultural beliefs, emotional needs, spiritual feelings, and physical needs of a person.
Transcultural health care
A process that requires a newly arrived cultural group to alter unique beliefs and behaviors and adopt the ways of the dominant culture
Cultural assimilation
A family structure that includes the nuclear family plus grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins
Extended family
A family organization where the father or oldest male is the authority figure
Patriarchal
An organized system of belief in a higher power
Religion