Chapter 27 - Family, Social, Cultural Flashcards
Consanguineous
blood relationship
Role transition experienced by new parents
Parents’ sense of self, division of labor and roles within the relationship, relationships with grandparents, work relationships, increased financial responsibilities, necessary sleep habit changes
Parenting styles
dictatorial or authoritarian, permissive, democratic or authoritative, passive
Communication skills
verbal and nonverbal skills are very important; nurses need to acknowledge and respect their patients’ practices
Culture
a particular group with its values, beliefs, norms, patterns, and practices that are learned, shared, and transmitted from one generation to another
Cultural competence
acknowledging, respecting, and appreciating ethnic, cultural, and linguistic diversity
Ethnocentrism
the view that one’s own way of doing things is best
Cultural relativism
opposite of ethnocentrism; learning about and applying the standards of another’s culture to activities within that culture
Areas of potential conflict of values and customs for a nurse
health beliefs, health practices, religious beliefs and practices;
physical aspects of caring for the body, mental parts of caring for health, spiritual aspects of health
Permissive
parents exert little or no control over the child’s behaviors; consults child when time to make decisions
Democratic
parents direct child’s behavior by setting rules and explaining the reason for each rule; breaking rules is negatively reinforced
Special parenting situations with adoption
initial attachment process, task of telling the child they are adopted, adolescence, cross-racial and international adoptions
Developmental theory
defines consistencies in how families change
Definition of family
what the individual considers it to be
