Culture (T5)

Prayers are commonly practiced at the bedside of a dying patient. Doctors are seen as authority figures, so patients and their families may hesitate to ask questions.

Japanese Generalization

_____A system of advantages and disadvantages tied to our membership in social groups

Oppression

___ The process of devaluing an entire group because of assumed behavior, values, or attributes

Prejudice:

_____ are formal, stylized, repetitive, and stereotypical actions performed in special places at special times.

Rituals

Bad news is traditionally not given to patients. Patients and families may ask for new treatments or procedures.

Russian Generalization

The ___ arbitrarily assigns a race to a person on the basis of a societal dictate that associates social identity with ancestry. This practice divides society and perpetuates disparities in health care.

rule of descent

____ is learned, and it is not biologically inherited.

Culture

Health care costs are shared by members of the community. Some Amish may use herbal products and remedies, for both prevention and treatment.

Amish Generalization

_____ refers to the learned, shared, and transmitted knowledge of values, beliefs, and ways of life of a particular group that generally are transmitted from one generation to another and influence the individual person's thinking, decisions, and actions in patterned or certain ways.

Culture

Health disparities are unequal burdens of disease morbidity and mortality rates experienced by racial and ethnic groups. These disparities are often exacerbated by: A. bias. B. stereotyping. C. prejudice. D. all of the above.

D. All of the above

:___ Policies and practices that harm a group and its members

Discrimination

-Malfunctioning biological or psychological processes

Disease

_____ is the process whereby a culture is passed from generation to generation.

Enculturation

Some may demonstrate passivity in the presence of an authority figure. Same-gender caregivers are preferred for most personal care.

Muslim Generalization

___ A set of fixed ideas, often unfavorable, about members of a group

Stereotype:

______, or worldview, provides a belief system that helps people identify themselves, their society, and the world around them.

Superstructure

_____ are signs, sounds, clothing, tools, customs, beliefs, rituals, and other items that represent meaningful concepts.

Symbols Culture is based on symbols.

_____ is the basic unit of society in all cultures.

family

Family networks are valued. Religious communities actively seek to influence lifestyle and political preferences. Some African Americans have a distrust of health professionals as a consequence of historical injustices.

African American Generalization

_____ a comparative study of cultures to understand their similarities and differences

Transcultural nursing

Purnell described three levels of culture:

(1) At the tertiary level, culture is visible to outsiders and is reflected in observable attributes and behaviors; (2) at the secondary level, members of a particular group know the rules of behavior and other defining characteristics and can articulate them; and (3) at the primary level, the group rules are known by all, observed by all, implicit, and taken for granted.

Culture is: (4 things)

(1) learned, (2) symbolic, (3) shared, and (4) integrated.

The process by which individuals from one cultural group merge with, or blend into, a second group is known as: A. Assimilation. B. Acculturation. C. Social structure. D. Social openness.

A. Assimilation.

___ is a mechanism of cultural change achieved through the exchange of cultural features resulting from first-hand contact between groups.

Acculturation

____ is the process by which individuals from one cultural group merge with, or blend into, a second group.

Assimilation

You are in the process of admitting an ethnically diverse patient. To plan culturally competent care, you will conduct a cultural assessment that includes: A. biocultural history. B. ethnohistory. C. negotiation. D. ethnocentrism.

B. ethnohistory.

Some tend to engage in more formal conversation and relationships. They may believe that hot and cold food items treat disease.

Chinese Generalization

____ is defined as a group of people having a common interest or identity.

Community

_____ Care that fits a person's life patterns, values, and system of meaning

Culturally congruent care

____ is associated with norms, values, and traditions passed down through generations. It also has been perceived to be the same as ethnicity, race, nationality, and language.

Culture

___ is based on cultural similarities and differences within a society or nation.

Ethnicity

____ is the person's identification with or membership in a particular racial, national, or cultural group and observation of the group's customs, beliefs, and language.

Ethnicity

____ is the belief that one's own culture is superior to that of another while using one's own cultural values as the criteria by which to judge other cultures.

Ethnocentrism

____A statement, idea, or principle that has a broad application.

Generalization: typically infer or draw conclusions from many factors. Generalizations are a beginning point; one should gather more information to ascertain whether a generalized statement is appropriately applied to an individual or group.

______Differences among populations in the availability, accessibility, and quality of health care services

Health care disparities

Traditionally present-oriented, viewing time as relative to the situation. They may use spiritual amulets, religious medallions, or rosary beads.

Hispanic or Latino Generalization

-The way that individuals and families react to disease

Illness

_______ provides the basic necessities of life

Infrastructure

_____Belonging simultaneously to multiple social groups

Intersectionality

___ is a socially constructed concept that tends to group people by common descent, heredity, or physical characteristics.

Race

___ is an unfounded belief that race determines a person's character or ability and that one race is superior or inferior to another.

Racism

_____ determines how people interact with one another

Social structure

____ is the process of being reared and nurtured within a culture and acquiring its characteristics

Socialization