Diversity and Maternal and Child Nursing Flashcards
A view of the world and a set of traditions a specific social group uses and transmits to the next generation
Culture
means there is a mixture or variety of sociodemographic groups, experiences, and beliefs in the population
Diversity
is care guided by cultural aspects and respects individual differences
Transcultural nursing
are norms and patterns of behavior unique to one particular culture.
Culture-specific values
refers to the cultural group into which the person was born, although the term is sometimes used in a narrower context to mean only race
Ethnicity
a social construct refers to a category of people who share a socially recognized physical characteristic, often skin color or facial features.
Race
making everyone fit the same cultural pattern and excluding those who don’t fit- forced assimilation
Cultural destructiveness
Do not see or believe there are cultural differences among people
Cultural blindness
Being aware that we all live and function within a culture of our own and that our identity is shaped by it
Cultural Awareness
Understanding and accepting different cultural values, attitudes, and behaviors
Cultural sensitivity
The capacity to work effectively and with people, integrating elements of their culture-vocabulary, values attitudes, rules, and norms. Translation of knowledge into action
Cultural competence
The lifelong process of self-reflection and self-critique begins, not with an assessment of a client’s belief but rather an assessment of your own.
Cultural Humility
A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
Stereotype
Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience
Prejudice
The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.
Discrimination
Biological, based on reproductive organs; may be male, female, or intersex
Sex
Biological, function or role which a male or female assumes because of the basic physiological or anatomical differences between the sexes
Sex Role
refers to the social attributes and opportunities associated with being male and female
Gener- MASCULINITY or FEMININITY
refers to a person’s deeply-felt internal and individual experience of gender, which may or may not correspond with the assigned at birth
Gender Identity
What is the perception of self?
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual
A person who finds sexual fulfillment with a member of the opposite sex
Heterosexual
Someone who finds sexual fulfillment with a member of his or her own sex
Homosexual
Male identified individuals who are sexually attracted to male partners
Gay
female-identified individuals who are sexually attracted to female partners
Lesbian
Someone who does not experience or feel sexual attraction
Asexual
A person who is born with reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn’t fit the typical female or male definitions
Intersex
An umbrella term for those who wish to not categorize sex, sexuality, or gender
Queer
Act of wearing items of clothing associated with the opposite sex within a particular society
Cross-dressing (transvestism)
MSM
Men who have sex with men
WSW
Women who have sex with women
An individual attracted to both men and women
Bisexual
When individuals feel that their gender and their sex match
Cisgender
When individuals feel that their gender and their sex do not match
Transgender
The way in which a person acts to communicate gender within a given culture
Gender expression
The totality of being; the sum of a person’s sexual behaviors and tendencies, and the strength of such tendencies, begins at birth and lasts a lifetime
Sexuality
All are the following characteristics of sex, except?
- Same in all societies
- May differ from society to society
- Can be performed by only one of the sexes
- Biologically determined
May differ from society to society
What are the sex-role stereotypes
Masculine and Feminine
You overhear a group of nurses talking. One of the groups states, “Men are never any good at diapering babies”. You interpret this as an example of
Stereotyping
In performing a family assessment, what is the best way to handle the situation of an English-speaking healthcare provider and parents who do not speak English
Assure that a translator from the healthcare organization is present
It is the individual perception that one’s own culture is superior to all others
Ethnocentrism
