Culture 1 Flashcards
(1) coexistence of different ethnic, biological sex, racial, and socioeconomic groups within one social unit; (2) diverse groups in society, with varying racial classifications and national origins, religious affiliations, languages, physical size, biological sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, socioeconomic status, occupational status, and geographic location
Cultural diversity
What is critical in reducing health disparities and improving access to high-quality health care?
cultural respect
Shared system of beliefs, values, and behavioral expectations
Provides social structure for daily living
Defines roles and interactions with others and in families and communities
Apparent in the attitudes and institutions unique to the culture
Culture
Minorities living within a dominant group lose the characteristics that made them different.
Values replaced by those of dominant culture
Cultural assimilation (acculturation)
The feelings a person experiences when placed in a different culture
May result in psychological discomfort or disturbances.
Culture shock
Sense of identification with a collective cultural group
Largely based on group’s common heritage
One can belong to an ethnic group through birth or adoption of characteristics of that group.
Groups share unique cultural and social beliefs and behavior patterns.
Largely develops through day-to-day life with family and friends within the community
Ethnicity
Division of human beings based on distinct physical characteristics
Skin pigmentation, body stature, facial features, and hair texture
Race
This happens when someone assumes that all members of a culture, ethnic group, or race are alike. Can be positive or negative.
stereotyping
the belief that everyone else should conform to your own belief system,
cultural imposition
occurs when one ignores differences and proceeds as though they do not exist
cultural blindness
This happens 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 about their own values
cultural conflict
Care delivered with an awareness of the aspects of the patient’s culture
cultural competence
What are some cultural influences on health care?
Physiologic variations Reactions to pain Mental health Gender roles Language and communication Orientation to space and time Food and nutrition Family support Socioeconomic factors
What are some elements of cultural competence?
Developing self-awareness
Demonstrating knowledge and understanding of a patient’s culture
Accepting and respecting cultural differences
Not assuming that the health care provider’s beliefs and values are the same as the client’s
Resisting judgmental attitudes such as “different is not as good”
Being open to and comfortable with cultural encounters
Accepting responsibility for one’s own cultural competency
What is the cross cultural communication tool? What are 2 positives of this tool?
E- Explanatory Model of Health and Illness S-Social and Environmental Factors F- Fears and Concerns T-Therapeutic Contracting -Improve health care outcomes -Address health disparities
