CLASSWORK - Ch. 10 Cultural Diversity
Acculturation:
The process of learning the beliefs and behaviors of a dominant culture and assuming some of its characteristics.
Cultural diversity:
The differences among people resulting from cultural, ethnic, and racial factors.
Holistic care:
Care that promotes physical, emotional, social, intellectual, and spiritual well-being by treating the whole person.
Personal space:
The physical distance that people require between themselves and others to feel comfortable (often called "territorial space").
Sensitivity:
The ability to recognize and appreciate the personal characteristics of others.
Agnostic:
A person who believes that the existence of a God cannot be proved or disproved
Culture:
The values, beliefs, attitudes, languages, symbols, rituals, behaviors, and customs unique to a particular group of people.
Matriarchal:
A family structure in which the mother or the oldest female is the authority figure.
Polytheist:
An individual who believes in and worships many gods.
Sensitivity:
The ability to recognize and appreciate the personal characteristics of others.
Atheist:
A person who does not believe in any deity.
Ethnicity:
A classification of people based on national origin and/or culture.
Monotheist:
An individual who believes in the existence of only one God.
Prejudice:
A strong feeling or belief about a person or subject that is formed without reviewing facts or information.
Spirituality:
The beliefs individuals have about themselves, their connections with others, and their relationship with a higher power.
Bias:
A preference or inclination that inhibits impartial judgment.
Ethnocentric:
Believing in the superiority of one's own ethnic group.
Nuclear family:
A family group that usually consists of a mother, father, and children, but can also consist of a single parent and children.
Race:
A classification of people based on physical or biological characteristics such as color of skin, hair, and eyes.
Stereotyping:
Making the assumption that everyone in a particular group is the same.
Cultural assimilation:
The absorption of many cultures into a single dominant culture (often described as a "melting pot")
Extended family:
A family group that includes the nuclear family plus grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Patriarchal:
A family structure in which the father or the oldest male is the authority figure.
Religion:
An organized system of belief in a superhuman power or higher power.
Transcultural health care:
A field of nursing and healthcare focused on comparative cultural care values, beliefs, and practices to provide culture-specific care.