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Culture & Heritage
Chap. 18
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| nonphysical traits, such as values, beliefs, attitudes, and customs, that are shared by a group of people and passed from one generation to the next | culture |
| The US has been called a ____________ of people | melting pot |
| the way in which many people of different cultures maintain the cultural values, beliefs, traditions, and practices of their heritage is more accurately defined by what term | cultural mosaic |
| things passed down from previous generations | heritage |
| What percentage of American Indian/Alaska Native's were in the US in 2004? Asian/ Pacific Islander and other? Black non-Hispanic? Hispanic? White non-Hispanic? Two or more races? | 0.4, American Indian 3.3, Asian 4.6, Black 1.8, Hispanic 88.4, White 1.5, Two or more races |
| ____________ __________ care is culturally sensitive, culturally appropriate, and culturally competent. | professional nursing |
| implies that, within the delivered care, nurses understand and attend to the toatl context of the client's situation and use a complex combination of knowledge, attitudes, and skills | culturally competent |
| implies that nurses possess some basic knowledge of and constructive attitudes toward the health traditions observed among the diverse cultural groups found in the setting in which they are practicing | culturally sensitive |
| implies that nurses apply the underlying background knowledge that must be possessed to provide a given client with the best possible health care | culturally appropriate |
| focuses onproviding care within the differences and similarities of the beliefs, values, and patterns of cultures | transcultural nursing (Madeline Leininger, 1950s) |
| Children who arrive in the US should be evaluated within 10 to 14 days for the following: | Immunization Hx, Infectious disease, parasites, general health, given PPD vaccine for TB exposure, developmental Hx and status, vision and hearing, and dental health |
| usually composed of peole who have a distinct identity and yet are related to a larger cultural group; they generally share ethnic origin or phusical characteristics with the larger cultural group | subculture |
| used to describe a person who has dual patterns of identification and crosses two cultures, lifestyles, and sets of values | bicultural |
| refers to the fact or state of being different | diversity |
| what are the many factors that account for diversity | race, gender, sexual orientation, cultur, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, educational attainment, religious affiliation, and so on |
| this occurs when people adapt to or borrow traits from another culture | acculturation |
| the process by which an individual develops a new cultural identity; becoming like the members of the dominant culture losing his or her original cultural identity | assimilation |
| the classification of people according to shard biologic characteristics, genetic markers, or features. They have common characteristics such as skin color, bone structure, facial features, hair texture, and blood type | race |
| a negative belief or perference that is generalized about a group and that leads to "prejudgment" | prejudice |
| assuming that all members of a culture or ethnic group are alike | stereotyping |
| the belief that one's own culture or way of life is better than that of others | ethnocentrism |
| the differential treatment of individuals or groups based on categories such as race, ethnicity, gender, social class, or exceptionality, occurs when a person acts on prejudice and denies other persons one or more of their fundamental rights | discrimination |
| a disorder that occurs in response to transition from one cultural setting to another | culture shock |
| relates to the observance of belief's and practices of a person's traditional cultural system (traditional) | heritage consistency |
| the observance of the beliefs and practices of one's accultruated belief system (modern) | heritage inconsistency |
| the model of heritage consistency has four overlapping components: | culture, ethnicity, religion, and socialization |
| a complex whole in which each part is related to every other part. | culture |
| cultural background is a fundamental component of one's ___________ _________ | ehnic background |
| a group within the social system that claims to possess variable tratis such as a common religion or language | ethnicity |
| a system of beliefs, practices, and ethical values about divine or superhuman power or powers worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe | religion |
| the process of being raised within a culture and acquiring the characteristics of that group | socialization |
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