Dimensions of Culture
A dimension of culture that refers to whether group members experience themselves as separate beings
Concept of Self
What is the ongoing process of learning about different cultures to provide effective services called?
Cultural competence
This term refers to the study of eye behavior, including eye contact, movement, and gaze, and how it is used to convey interest, respect, or emotion in different cultures.
Oculesics
What is the belief that one's own culture is superior to others?
Ethnocentrism
The belief that the cultural ways of one group are superior to those of another.
Cultural racism
A dimension of culture that describes how time is experienced within a cultural group.
Concept of time
Name one component of developing cultural competence.
* Knowledge of cultural differences
* Attitudes and beliefs
* Skills development
This term describes how physical touch is used to communicate emotions, establish relationships, or convey messages in different cultural context
Haptics
What is a group that shares characteristics with the primary culture but has distinct patterns of behavior and ideas called?
A subcultural group
What is the process of adopting elements of another culture?
Acculturation
A dimension of culture that refers to the basic values, assumptions, and beliefs that are held within a cultural group and that guides social interactions.
Ethos
This term refers to the ability to interact effectively with people of different cultures.
Cross-cultural Communication
This term refers to the study of how people perceive, structure, and use time in communication
Chronemics
Why is self-assessment important in developing cultural competence?
It helps individuals become aware of their own cultural beliefs and practices and how they relate to others.
What is the term for the stress experienced when adapting to a new culture?
Acculturative Stress
A dimension of culture that describes the interpersonal values that a cultural group teaches.
Axiology
What is the practice of integrating clients' cultural beliefs into service planning?
Culturally responsive practice
This term refers to the personal space individuals maintain in interactions.
Proxemics
What is the term for a generalized expectation about forms of behavior of an individual or group?
Stereotype
What is the term for a system of learned behaviors practiced by a group of people and passed on from one generation to the next?
Culture
In reference to culture, a dimension that describes the kind of reasoning and intellectual processes that a cultural group adopts.
Logics
Name a barrier to achieving cultural competence in human services.
Language differences
What is the study of body movements, gestures, and facial expressions in communication?
Kinesics
The degree of variation represented among populations based on lifestyle, ethnicity, race, interest, across place, and place of origin.
Cultural diversity
What is the movement of people into a country or region to which they are not native in order to settle there.
Immigration