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Chapter 16,17,21

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Assimilation   The process of giving up parts of their own culture and adopting parts of the culture of the dominant group is called...  
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Biomedicine   ...focuses on symptoms, with the goal of finding the cause of a disease and then eliminating or relieving the problem. __________ is the dominant health system in the United States.  
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)   focuses on assisting the body's own healing powers and restoring body balance.  
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Cultural Bias   A mental leaning  
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Cultural Competence   Is the continuous attempt of practical/vocational nurses to gain the knowledge and skills that will allow them to effectively provide care for patients of different cultures.  
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Cultural Diversity   The concept of the melting pot has been replaced by the concept of _______ _________, which refers to the many differences in the elements of culture in groups of people in the American and Canadian society.  
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Cultural Sensitivity   It is developing an awareness of different cultures ________ ___________ and continually learning about people who are different from you.  
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Culture   _______ is a way of life. It is the total of the ever-changing knowledge, ideas, thoughts, beliefs, values, communication, actions, attitudes, traditions, customs, and objects that a group of people possess and the ways they have of doing things.  
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Customs   Are the generally accepted ways of doing things that are common to people who share the same culture.  
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Discrimination   When rights and privileges are withheld from those of another cultural group, ______________ is the result.  
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Enculturation   The process of learning your culture (the way your group does things) is called _____________.  
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Ethnic Groups   Members of ______ ______ are a special type of cultural group, composed of people who are members  
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