1/2: Culture and competence Flashcards
Define culture
- customary beliefs, social forms and traits of a racial, religious or social group.
- shared attitudes, values, goals and practices within an institution, organisation or group.
complex and dynamic
Do all people in the one culture present identically?
NO, culture is dynamic
Define ethnicity
ethnic quality or affiliation. Connection to a race or group.
- belonging to a common national or cultural tradition.
share common things - language living location - physical characteristics - place of origin - religion - customs
Define Race
often refers to physical features of the group
e.g. skin colors, hair, eye color, body shape.
White= caucasian
Black= African American
Asian
Pacific Islander
Define cultural diversity
the existence of multiple cultures or ethnic groups within society.
recognises and respects everyone.
The diversity not only between cultures but within cultures.
interchangeable with ‘multiculturalism’
It is culturally incompetent to generalise and not acknowledge diversity.
Cultural competence
ability to understand, communicate and effectively interact across cultures.
refers to the acknowledgment and recognition of different cultures.
- an awareness that people are different due to culture.
Cultural competence is key to great health care. It makes a patient comfortable. This could be comfort food, their language.
Describe the cultural iceberg analogy
Only the tip of the iceberg can be seen.
Observable: behaviors
Non-observable: INTERPRETATIONS and below that CORE VALUES
Influences on non-observable culture
- economics
- religion
- family
- history
- education system
- the media
Define formative factors
factors which create, define, and mold a cultures core values.
Define behavior
words and actions which are apparent to the casual observer
Define interpretations
how we feel core values should be reflected in specific situations in daily life such as working or socialising.
Define core values
good or bad, right or wrong, accepted or not accepted
- its what we learn this about we is good and bad.
Unconscious bias
social stereotypes about certain groups of people that individuals form outside their own conscious awareness.
more prevalent than conscious bias
What are the elements of culture
social orginsation Customs Rituals Religion Language Norms Symbols
Define cultural awareness
- observing and being conscious of similarities and contrasts between and in groups.
understanding the way in which an individual may approach health , illness and wellbeing care due to their culture.
