Influences on Health Flashcards
Nuclear Family
traditional family, 2 parents and kids
Extended Family
grandparents, aunts, uncles
Blended Family
2 parents and unrelated kids from previous relationships
Cultural Assimilation
minorities living within a dominant group loose the characteristics that made them different
Cultural blindness
ignores differences and proceeds as if they didnt exist
Cultural Competence
demonstrating knowledge and understanding of a patients culture: accepting and respecting cultural differences
Culture Conflict
people become aware of differences and feel threatened; making fun of a culture
Cultural Imposition
the belief that everyone should conform to a majority belief system
Cultural Respect
the recoginiton, protection and continued advancement of inherent rights, cultures and traditions of a particular culture
Enthocentrism
belief that ones ideas are superior to others
Subculture
large groups of people who are members of a larger cultural group
Ethnicity
sense of identification with a collective cultural group
Race
biology, linked with physical characterstics
Free Radical
oxidative stress damages cell membranes
Disengagement Theory
older adults withdrawl from society and become self focused
