Cultural/Spiritual Definitions Flashcards

1
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When members of a minority group live within a dominant group and
lose the cultural characteristics that made them different.

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Cultural Assimilation

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

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Cultural Blindness

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3
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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.

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Cultural Conflict

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4
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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

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Cultural Diversity

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5
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The belief that everyone should conform to the majority belief system

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Cultural Imposition

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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.

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Culture

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7
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The feelings a person experiences when placed in a different culture.

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Culture Shock

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8
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The group within a country or society that has the most authority to control
values and sanctions.

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Dominant Group

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9
Q

Has some physical or cultural characteristic that

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

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Minority Group

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10
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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.

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Ethnicity

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

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Ethnocentrism

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

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Personal Space

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13
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Categories based on specific physical characteristics.

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Race

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14
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Assuming that all members of a culture, subculture, or ethnic group act alike.

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Stereotyping

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15
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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.

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Subculture

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16
Q

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.

A

Transcultural Nursing