Social and Cultural Foundations Flashcards
Culture
habits, customs, art, religion, science, and the political behavior of a given group of people during a given period of time
dynamic
each culture changing or evolving at its own rate
macroculture
dominant or major culture in a country
microculture
smaller microculture
acculturation
learning the behaviors and expectations of a culture
cultural humility/ cultural competency
an ongoing process, you need a lifelong commitment to self- evaluation
universal culture
implies that we are all genetically and biologically similar
racism
occurs when one race views itself as superior to others
ethnocentrism
a given group sees itself as the standard by which other ethnic groups are measured
emic approach
the counselor helps the client understand his or her culture
etic approach
the counselor focuses on the similarities of people; treating people as being the same
autoplastic
implies that the counselor helps the client change to cope with his or her environment
alloplastic
occurs when the counselor has the client try to change the environment
stereotyping
the act of thinking that all people of a group are alike
prejudice
occurs when we have an opinion based on insufficient evidence
