SAS#11 Flashcards
These group total approximately one-third of the U.S. population
- BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN
- HISPANIC/LATINO
- ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER
- AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKAN NATIVE
Largest, fastest growing subculture
Less likely to receive preventive care, often lack health insurance, less health care access
HISPANIC/LATINO CULTURE
________ disadvantage
(Hispanic/latino culture)
ECONOMICALLY
Mosh information obtained from mass media
HISPANIC OR LATINO CULTURE
Second largest U.S ethnic group
BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE
Disadvantage due to ______ and ________
POVERTY AND LACK OF EDUCATION
(Black/African American Culture)
Extended family important and elders hold highest respect
BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE
Strong religious values
Some believes in voodoo, witchcraft
Some believe all animate and inanimate objects have good or evil spirits
Some use folk remedies
BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE
Amy folk practices or religious beliefs should be respected and allowed (if not harmful) and incorporated into the recommended treatment
TEACHING STRATEGIES under BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE
Blend of four philosophies
1. Buddhism
2. Confucianism
3. Taoism
4. Phi
ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER CULTURE
Major barriers to health care our language, cultural beliefs health literacy health insurance and immigrant status
ASIAN/ PACIFIC ISLANDER CULTURE
Male authority and dominance
ASIAN/ PACIFIC ISLANDER CULTURE
“Saving face” (conduct as a result of a sense of pride)
ASIAN/ PACIFIC ISLANDER CULTURE
“way of life”
BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE
Respect for parents elders teachers and other authority figures
ASIAN PACIFIC/ISLANDER CULTURE
