Cultural/Spiritual Definitions

Question 1

When members of a minority group live within a dominant group and
lose the cultural characteristics that made them different.

Answer 1

Cultural Assimilation

Question 2

The result of ignoring differences and proceeding as though they do not
exist.

Answer 2

Cultural Blindness

Question 3

The state that occurs when people become aware of cultural differences, feel
threatened, and respond by ridiculing the beliefs and traditions of others to make themselves feel
more secure.

Answer 3

Cultural Conflict

Question 4

Diverse groups in society, with varying racial classification and national
origin, religious affiliation, language, physical size, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability,
socioeconomic status, occupational status, and geographic location

Answer 4

Cultural Diversity

Question 5

The belief that everyone should conform to the majority belief system

Answer 5

Cultural Imposition

Question 6

A shared system of beliefs, values, and behavioral expectations that provide social structure for daily living. Includes beliefs, habits, likes and dislikes, and customs and rituals.

Answer 6

Culture

Question 7

The feelings a person experiences when placed in a different culture.

Answer 7

Culture Shock

Question 8

The group within a country or society that has the most authority to control
values and sanctions.

Answer 8

Dominant Group

Question 9

Has some physical or cultural characteristic that

identifies the people within it as different. (race, religious beliefs, occupation)

Answer 9

Minority Group

Question 10

The sense of identification with a collective cultural group, largely based on the
group’s common heritage. Includes language and dialect, religious practices, literature, music,
folklore, political interests, food preferences, and employment patterns.

Answer 10

Ethnicity

Question 11

The belief that one’s ideas, beliefs, and practices are the best, are superior, or
are most preferred to those of others.

Answer 11

Ethnocentrism

Question 12

The area around a person regard as part of the person; varying among people and cultural and ethnic groups.

Answer 12

Personal Space

Question 13

Categories based on specific physical characteristics.

Answer 13

Race

Question 14

Assuming that all members of a culture, subculture, or ethnic group act alike.

Answer 14

Stereotyping

Question 15

A large group of people who are members of a larger cultural group but have
certain ethnic, occupational, or physical characteristics not common to the larger culture.

Answer 15

Subculture

Question 16

Providing nursing care in a manner that is sensitive to the needs of
individuals, families, and groups who represent diverse cultural populations within a society.
Incorporates the caring values, beliefs, and practices of people and groups from a particular
culture without imposing the nurse’s cultural perspective on the patient. Nursing care is tailored
to fit the patient’s cultural values, beliefs, and lifestyles.

Answer 16

Transcultural Nursing