multicultural vocabulary Chapters 3-4 Flashcards
Characteristics of communication associated with race, gender and other group identities often manifested in verbal and nonverbal communication language
Communication styles:
Values held in common by a cultural group which often help shape worldview and the perceptions of individuals of that culture
Cultural values:
Stereotypes which are fueled by the historical relationship between cultural groups
Historical stereotypes:
This is the bias that a person of one racial/ ethnic group harbors for members of another racial/ ethnic group which can be fueled by erroneous stereotypes or negative experiences with a member of the other racial/ ethnic group and can cause cognitive dissonance
Interracial/ interethnic bias:
These are differences and conflicts between interracial/ interethnic groups that are infrequently publicly aired because of possible political ramifications for group unity
Interracial/ interethnic conflict:
This is discrimination that is extended to a racial/ ethnic group or member by another racial/ ethnic group or member
Interracial/ interethnic discrimination:
This pertains to the historical and current relationships between racial/ ethnic groups
Interracial/ interethnic group relations:
a socially marginalized group that is deemed to have been successful in U.S. society, such as Asian Americans
Model minority:
A helping role and a process that uses modalities and defines goals consistent with the life experiences and cultural values of diverse clients
Multicultural counseling:
The identity one forms as a member of a racial or ethnic group
Racial/ Ethnic identity:
These are groups that are excluded from the dominant social order and are often linked to culture and social status
Socially marginalized groups:
When an individual of a marginalized group fear inadvertently confirming a mistaken notion (stereotype) about their group
Stereotype threat:
When one uses his or her own group’s oppression to negate, diminish, and invalidate that of another socially devalued group
Who’s more oppressed game:
A term used to describe a deviation from some standard or norm considered to be desirable
Abnormality
When people, organizations, or social movements work toward the eradication of racism
Antiracism:
The belief that groups of color are “culturally deprived” because they lack White middle-class values
Cultural deprivation:
Counselors who are culturally unaware and who operate in isolation from a broader cultural context
Cultural encapsulation:
A term used to describe the guardedness, suspiciousness and mistrust of marginalized group members toward majority group members
Cultural paranoia:
Belief that people of color are inferior because they were culturally disadvantaged, deficient, or deprived of a White middle-class upbringing
Culturally deficient model:
Belief that all cultures are valued and that diversity should not indicate whether one group’s cultural heritage is better than another’s
Culturally diverse model:
Multicultural training that reflects only one cultural perspective, usually the White, EuroAmerican, middle-class perspective
Culture-bound training:
The belief that cultural differences must be considered in the diagnosis and treatment of culturally diverse groups
Emic (culturally specific):
The belief that one’s culture is superior to other cultures
Ethnocentricity:
The belief that human beings share overwhelming commonalities and that the manifestation and treatment of disorders are similar across all cultures and societies
Etic (culturally universal):
Belief that people of color are inferior by virtue of their biological makeup
Genetically deficient model:
A term used to describe the norm of cultural paranoia, which has proven to be a survival mechanism among people of color
Paranorm
Racist attitudes and beliefs expressed under the guise of science and scientific findings
Scientific racism
Counseling that operates from an active philosophy and approach to producing conditions that allow for equal access and opportunity
Social justice counseling:
