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Founds chapter 26
Cultural diversity
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| culture | a shared system of beliefs, values, and behavioral expectation that provides social structure for daily living |
| subcultures | a large group of people who are members of an even larger group but who have certain ethnic, occupational or physical characteristics that are not common to the larger culture |
| a dominant group | the group that has the most ability to control the values and sanctions of the society, but does not have to be the largest group in a society |
| minority group | have some physical or cultural characteristic such as race, religious beliefs, or occupation) that identifies the people within it as different from dominant group |
| cultural assimilation | when a minority group lives within a dominant group, many of their members may lose the cultural characteristics that once made them different and their values may be replaced bu the values of the dominant culture |
| cultural assimilation | when people immigrate and encounter a new dominant culture, as they go to work, go to school and learn the dominant language, they often move closer to the dominant culture |
| mutual cultural assimilation | many Hispanic immigrants to the US learn to speak English, and many americans learn to cook and enjoy traditional Hispanic foods. what is that process called? |
| cultural shock | the feelings a person experiences when placed in a different culture perceived as strange |
| stereotyping | when one assumes that all members of a culture, ethnic group, or race act alike |
| negative stereotyping | racism, ageism, sexism, beliefs that certain races, age group, or one gender is inherently superior to others |
| cultural imposing | the belief that everyone should conform to your own belief system |
| cultural blindness | occurs when one ignores cultural differences and proceeds as though they do not exist |
| cultural conflict | occur when people become aware of cultural differences, feel threatened and respond by rediculing the beliefes and traditions of other to make themselves feel more secure about their own values |
| diabetes mellitus found in | american indians and alaska natives, Hispanics, Whites |
| Cirrhosis of the liver found in | A. indians and Alaska Natives |
| Hypertension | african americans, Asia/Pacific |
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