Cultural and caring in nursing Flashcards
1
Q
what is culture?
A
groups with shared beliefs, values and practices
2
Q
what are cultural norms?
A
define what is normal or abnormal within a culture
3
Q
what are ethnic groups?
A
common heritage and history, share world view for thinking
4
Q
Enculturation
A
The process by which an individual learns the
traditional content of a culture and assimilates its practices and values
5
Q
Ethnocentrism
A
the attitude that one’s own group, ethnicity, or nationality is superior to others
6
Q
Cultural impositions
A
values, beliefs or practices that are forced upon a person or group of people
7
Q
Cultural harm
A
the breakdown of the spiritual, moral, health and emotional fabric of indigenous people e.g. effects of colonization, historical trauma
