cullture Flashcards
Enculturation
Socialization into one’s primary culture during childhood
acculturation
the process of adapting to and adopting characteristics of new culture
assimilation
A process whereby a minority group gradually adopts the attitudes and customs of the mainstream culture
cultural pluralism
Perspective that promotes the rights of others to have different beliefs, values, behaviours and ways of life
cultural relativism
fosters awareness and appreciation of cultural differences, rejects assumptions of superiority of one culture and averts ethnocentrism
race
limited to the common biological attributes such as skin colour shared by groups
ethnicity
a groups of members share a social and cultural heritage
culture by CNA
a shared pattern of learned values and behaviours transmitted over the the time and distinguish the member of one group from another
culture by Leiniger
learned values, beliefs, norms and ways of the life that influences thinking descions and actions in certain way
subculture
represents various ethnic, religious and other groups with distinct characteristic
cultural safety
It is an outcome of nursing education that enables safe service to be defined by those who receive the benefits.
considering the redistribution of power and resources in the relationship
cultural humility
A lifelong experience, value or virtue that shapes character traits across the lifespan.
global health
The optimal well-being of all humans from the individual and collective perspective is considered a fundamental human right that should be accessible to all.
It encompasses prevention, treatment and care while focusing on the improvement of health for all and health equity
cultural awareness
It is a beginning step towards understanding that there is a difference.
Many people undergo courses designed to sensitize them to formal rituals and practices rather than the emotional, social, economic and political context in which people exist.
cultural sensitivity
Alerts nurses to the legitimacy of difference and begins a process of self-exploration as powerful bearers of their realities which can impact others.
