1. Cultural Diversity Flashcards
Define culture
A shared set of values, assumptions, perceptions and conventions based on a shared history and language which enabled a group to function together.
Invisible acts of culture
values, morals, meaning of life, death, illness
which model is used to describe learned and inherited values? who?
3 levels of uniqueness in human mental programming - Hofstede 1997
what are the 3 tiers in the 3 levels of uniqueness in human mental programming model? describe each one
- personality - specific to individual - inherited + learned
- culture - specific to group/category - learned
- Human nature - universal - inherited
what is a microculture?
a culture within a culture
Which act promotes equal opportunities?
Equality Act 2010
give a stat for religion in UK
77% identified as having a religion - 72% - Christian 3% - Muslim 1% - Hindu 1% - other
give a stat for disability in UK
19% had a LT illness/diasability
give a stat for gay, bisexual, lesbian in UK
5-7%
give a stat for age in UK
16% > 61 years old
Define ageism
prejudice/discrimination on the ground of a persons age
Define anti-discrimination
opposed to the unjust and prejudicial treatment of different categories of people
Define assimilation
the process of taking in and fully understanding info or ideas
Define equal opportunities
the right to be treated without discrimination - especially on grounds of age, race, sex
Define ethnic group
a community/population made up of people who share a common cultural background or descent
Define homophobia
dislike/prejudice against homosexual people
Define minority ethnic group
a group of people of a particular race or nationality living in a country or area where most people are from a different race or nationality
Define multi-cultural
relating to or containing several cultural or ethnic groups within a society
Define oppression
prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or exercise of authority
Define positive action
when an employer takes steps to help or encourage certain groups of people with different needs, or who are disadvantaged in some way, access work or training
Define define positive discrimination
the practice or policy of favouring individuals belonging to groupsn which suffer discrimination
Define prejudice
preconcieved opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience
Define racism
prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a diffferent race based on the belief that one’s own race is superior
Define sexism
prejudice, stereotyping or discrimination, typically against women, on the basis of sex
Define stereotypes
a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person/thing
