Definitions
Handing down the manners and understanding in common to a culture from one generation to the next
What is enculturation?
The most universal food taboo is
What is cannibalism?
A one-pot dish in America would be considered a meal if it contained
What is meat, vegetables, and starch?
According to the Seventh-Day Adventists, this results from violating the laws of health
What is sickness?
This is the most followed religion around the world
What is Christianity?
The beliefs, attitudes, values, and practices of a community of individuals
What is culture?
This culture group has the following attributes; time dominates, informality, materialism, mostly self-proclaimed Protestant religious affiliation, individuality
What is majority American value?
According to kosher standards, this/these food(s) is/are not permitted
What is blood from any animal?
When a health personnel imposes their beliefs, practices, and values upon another culture because they believe their views are superior
What is cultural imposition?
In Islamic faith, this term is used to describe foods that are unlawful or prohibited
What is Haram?
This occurs when the connections among growing, harvesting, cooking and eating are lost, as meals prepared by anonymous workers are purchased from convenience markets and fast-food restaurants
What is delocalization?
Culturally specific preferences become apparent around what age
what is 3-6 years of age?
These are common Middle Eastern staple foods
What are wheat, rice, poultry, beef, fruits, vegetables, and olive oil?
Choosing to use both mainstream Western healthcare systems and more traditional, folk methods of medicine
What is medical pluralism?
This religion does not consume coffee, tea, or alcohol
What are Mormons?
(Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) try to follow the Mormon laws of health in relation to dietary matters.)
Believing that ones culture/group has the "right and normal" way of eating, and all the other cultures are odd or wrong describes what kind of thinking
What is ethnocentric?
Plantation owners from France, England and the early colonies, West African slaves, local Native American inhabitants and other ethnic groups depending on location shaped this geographical region
What is the American South?
Rice, tropical fruits including papaya and pomegranate, mung beans and a variety of meats, as well as eggs, tea, soy products and lard are common staple foods for this cultural region
What is Southeast Asia?
Using the mnemonic CRASH will help you to remember the components of cultural competency. This stands for:
What is Cultural consideration, Respect and avoid affection, Assess/Affirm intercultural differences, be Sensitive to offensive issues, Humility?
Two examples of specific religious guidelines dealing with how to slaughter meat include
What is kashrut (kosher) and halal?
The assumption that cultures progress from under-developed to developed through structural and food culture changes is termed the
What is developmental perspective of food culture?
The primary factor in consumer food choice is
What is taste?
Food choices in all societies are driven by an inborn preference for these two food flavors
What is sugar and fat?
Middle Easterners believe ________ should be involved in all health care decisions
What is family?
Common religious dietary restrictions include:
What is restriction of meats, avoidance of caffeine and alcohol, restrictions regarding the slaughtering of animals, feasting and fasting days?