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acculturation/ cultural assimilation - Answers when an individual shifts his/her identity from the
minority to the dominant group
cultural diversity - Answers characterized by race, national origin, religion, language, physical size,
gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, status, occupation, and location
culture - Answers a shared system of belief, values, and behavioral expectations that provide structure
for daily living
dominant group - Answers the group within a society that tends to control the societies values
ethnicity - Answers a sense of identification with a group based on common heritage
ethnocentrism - Answers the belief or assumption that a particular social or cultural group is superior in
some way
folk medicine - Answers a form of prevention and treatment that uses old-fashioned remedies and
household medicines that are handed down from generation to generation in a particular culture
hereditary - Answers a disease that is inherited genetically
immigrate - Answers when someone moves from one country to another
minority group - Answers a group that usually has some physical cultural characteristics that are
different from people of the dominant race
race - Answers characterization based on physical characteristics
subculture - Answers a group of people who are part of a larger cultural group, but whose attitudes and
behaviors act different beliefs and values from those of a larger culture
stereotypes - Answers mistaken perceptions that are typically rooted from strong feelings and lack of
knowledge
culture shock - Answers living in a dominant culture that differ from ones own can produce feelings of
psychological discomfort or disturbance
tay-sachs disease - Answers A rare genetic disorder that progressively destroys nerve cells in the brain
and spinal cord
keloids - Answers overgrowth of connective tissue that forms during healing from an injury to the skin ,
wound heals with lumpy, rough, or an elevated scar .
Lactose deficiency and lactose intolerant - Answers when someone does not have lactase or enough of it
to break down lactose which is needed to digest lactase