Week Six Flashcards
Enculturation
Processes of absorbing and internalising the rules of the culture we live in
Culture
Shared set of values, beliefs, attitudes and behaviours typifying a group of people or population
The things we learn from around us - family, friends and community
Collectivist culture
A cultural distinction that places greater value on perceptions of ‘we’ and ‘us’ or ‘the group’ over perceptions of self and ‘I’
Individualistic culture
A cultural distinction that places greater value on perceptions of self and ‘I’ over perceptions of ‘we’, ‘us’, or ‘the group’
What are the 3 different types of culture which influence a person
Distal culture (macro system) Proximate culture (micro system) Individual
What are aspects included with the distal culture
History
Social conditions
Law and politics
What are aspects included within the proximate culture
Family
Neighbourhood
School
What aspects are included within the individual culture
Age
Gender
Cultural competency
Understanding your own culture and the culture of others and having the skills to adapt your practice to be applicable to the culture of the person whom you are interacting with
Ethnocentrism
The belief that your cultural group is superior to all other groups
Xenophobia
The fear of people from a different culture
What are the universal terms of effective communication?
Respect
Caring
Listening
Attending
Enculturation
The process of absorbing and internalising the rules of the culture we live in
Integration/acculturation
Maintaining own culture but also relating to and absorbing host culture
Fusion
Combining both cultures to form a new culture