Chapter 7- Lecture

Question 1

What is prejudice?

Answer 1

Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience

Question 2

What needs to be added to prejudice to make it discrimination?

Answer 2

Behaviors that treat other unfairly on the basis of group membership

Question 3

What can discrimination become?

Answer 3

A spiritual
Religious
and Theological matter

Question 4

What is race?

Answer 4

Refers to groups of people who have difference and similarities in biological traits deemed by society to be SOCIALLY SIGNIFICANT, meaning that people treat other people differently because of them.

Question 5

What is ethnicity?

Answer 5

Shared cultural practices, perspectives, and distinctions that set apart one group of people from another

Question 6

What are the most common characteristics distinguishing various ethnic groups?

Answer 6

Ancestry
Sense of history
Language
Religion
Forms of dress

Question 7

How are the ethnic differences acquired?

Answer 7

They are learned.

Question 8

What is culture?

Answer 8

The learned or shared knowledge, bliefs, traditions, customs, rules, arts, history, folklore and institutions of a group of people used to interpret experiences and to generate social behavior.

Question 9

What does culture influence?

Answer 9

Attitude
Belief
Value
Behavior

Question 10

Who taught us how to believe and treat people who are different than we are?

Answer 10

Our families/society

Question 11

What is cultural awareness?

Answer 11

Developing our ability to see when and how good communication is breaking down or could break down

Question 12

What is the difference between knowledge and awareness?

Answer 12

Someone may know a piece of information about culture but are not aware of when and how that information comes into play in real life.

Question 13

When does knowledge and awareness occur during an encounter?

Answer 13

Knowledge occurs before the encounter

Awareness occurs during the encounter

Question 14

What is awareness?

Answer 14

Awareness of one’s own cultural values and beliefs

Recognition of attitudes and behaviors influenced by belief

Question 15

What is understanding?

Answer 15

The cultural beliefs and values of others and how they are influenced by them.

Question 16

What must be done to be aware?

Answer 16

Get in touch with your own social identity
Spiritual self-knowledge
Acknowledge your cultural heritage
Personal Cultural assessment
Exploring specific cultural attitudes
Relate to various groups of people in the society

Question 17

What makes up your social identity?

Answer 17

Socioeconomic status
Political views
Ethnicity
Gender
Relationship status
Profession

Question 18

What is cultural competence?

Answer 18

Embodies attitude

Knowledge and skills

Question 19

How does cultural competence permit people to respond?

Answer 19

Dignity

Respect to all people

Question 20

What is individual and organizational cultural competence?

Answer 20

State of being capable of functioning effectively in the midst of cultural differences.

Question 21

What occurs because of individual and organizational cultural competence?

Answer 21

Sensitivity to not impose personal values on someone else because of differences

Question 22

What ability occurs with individual and organizational cultural competence?

Answer 22

Ability to establish relationships with people in the midst of diversity

Question 23

How do you know your cultural competent?

Answer 23

You celebrate difference
Recognize similarities
Commit to seeing differences as differences and not deficits

Question 24

What is cultural sensitivity?

Answer 24

A respect for differences, eagerness to learn, and a willingness to accept that there are many ways of viewing the world.