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The U.S. and Canada are ___ societies.
multicultural
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5 characteristics of acquired culture:
- 1) Learned
- 2) Taught
- 3) Shared by its members
- 4) Dynamic and Adaptive
- 5) Complex
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1. A belief that one's own way of viewing and experiencing the world is superior to other perspectives; a mindset that judges the actions and beliefs of others according to one's own cultural rules.
2. In health care, a perspective that supports the worldview of the caretaker, rather than considering the patient's perspective of health and illness.
Ethnocentrism
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The process of adapting an individual to the social customs of society; in the process he or she becomes an integrated member of the society.
Socialization
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The process by which a member of one culture assumes the values, attitudes, and behavior of a second culture.
Acculturation
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In psychology, the absorption of newly perceived information into the existing subjective conscious structure.
Assimilation
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A relatively cohesive group of individuals living within a society, who, because of shared traditions, customs, socioeconomic status, or genetic heritage, may be predisposed to particular states of health or illness.
Subculture
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7 Vulnerable subculture populations:
- 1) Homeless
- 2) Poor
- 3) Mentally ill
- 4) Ppl with physical diasbilities
- 5) Young
- 6) Elderly
- 7) Some ethnic and racial minority groups
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The grouping of people based on biological similarities (skin color, blood type, bone structure)
Race
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An ordered system of beliefs regarding the cause, nature and purpose of the universe especially the beliefs related to the worship of God or gods (tells a person what to believe)
Religion
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Values, beliefs, and practices that people from all cultures share
Culture UNIVERSALS
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Values, beliefs, and practices that are special or unique to a culture
Culture SPECIFICS
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An ideal or perfect anatomical type; used as a theoretical standard in judging other individuals; Something recurrent based on facts:
Archetype
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A simplified idea of a person or a concept, often one that is prejudicial to others or lacking in finesse; Widely held but oversimplified beliefs that have no basis in fact
Stereotype
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