Question | Answer |
Race (Biologically) | defines a group based on genetic characteristics |
Culturally Sensitive | Open to learning about different groups |
Racism | Believing in an inherent superiority of a particular race |
Ethnocentrism | Seeing one's own standards as superior to the culture of others |
Multiculturalism | Recognizing that society is pluralistic including dominant and sub groups |
Culture | A body of learned beliefs and guides for behavior shared by a particular group |
Heterosexism | Believing that heterosexuality has the right to dominance |
Prejudice | An attitude, opinion, or feeling formed without adequate knowledge or reason |
Stereotype | A generalized belief about members of a group |
Sexism | Believing one sex is superior to the other |
Ethnicity | Sharing a sense of identity with a particular group re |
Diversity | All ways that individuals are unique and differ from one another |
Discrimination | To treat differently on the basis of one's group membership |
Paradigm | Establish the rules for the way we see things |
Bariatric | Branch of medicine that deals with the causes, prevention, and treatment of obesity |
Cultural Competency | Awareness of, acceptance of and respect for the differences of others |
Primary Dimension | Unchangeable personal traits |
Secondary Dimension | Personal traits that we have the power to change |
Cross Cultural | Dealing with or comparing two or more cultures |
Accessibility | The quality of being at hand when needed |
Internalized oppression | A subconscious belief in negative stereotypes |
Cultural blindness | Treating everyone the same-meets the needs of the dominant group only |
Value-neutral | Remaining unbiased regarding the decisions of our patients |