CMN 552 2026 STRATEGIC MESSAGING
REVIEW PAPER ANSWERS COMPLETE
LEARNING PACK
◉ Postmodernism
Answer: - Everything is a social construction
- Contends that context is all important
◉ Humanism
Answer: All human beings have equal worth, common resources and
problems, and are alike in fundamental ways
◉ Cultural Imperialism
Answer: - Practice of extending policies and practices of one group
(usually dominant) to disenfranchised and minority groups
- E.g. forcing native children to attend boarding school and move to
individually owned lands
◉ Cultural Relativism
Answer: - Belief that behaviors and practices of people should be
judged only in the context of their cultural system
, - Argument that this ignores family violence and human rights
violations
◉ Cultural Imposition
Answer: - Intrusive application of majority group's cultural view
upon individuals and families
- Diet orders, limited visitors
◉ Elements of the Cultural Clinical Encounter
Answer: - Adapting to be congruent with client culture
- Respect
- Collect cultural data during assessments
- Individualizing care plans
- Forming generalizations in order to formulate questions rather
than stereotyping
- Knowledge of common diseases, communication styles, religious
practices, family dynamics, complementary and alternative
medicine, and diet
◉ Pyramid of Evidence: Description of Experience
Answer: 1. Systematic review of descriptive and qualitative studies
2. Evidence from single descriptive or qualitative studies
3. Expert opinion and committees
REVIEW PAPER ANSWERS COMPLETE
LEARNING PACK
◉ Postmodernism
Answer: - Everything is a social construction
- Contends that context is all important
◉ Humanism
Answer: All human beings have equal worth, common resources and
problems, and are alike in fundamental ways
◉ Cultural Imperialism
Answer: - Practice of extending policies and practices of one group
(usually dominant) to disenfranchised and minority groups
- E.g. forcing native children to attend boarding school and move to
individually owned lands
◉ Cultural Relativism
Answer: - Belief that behaviors and practices of people should be
judged only in the context of their cultural system
, - Argument that this ignores family violence and human rights
violations
◉ Cultural Imposition
Answer: - Intrusive application of majority group's cultural view
upon individuals and families
- Diet orders, limited visitors
◉ Elements of the Cultural Clinical Encounter
Answer: - Adapting to be congruent with client culture
- Respect
- Collect cultural data during assessments
- Individualizing care plans
- Forming generalizations in order to formulate questions rather
than stereotyping
- Knowledge of common diseases, communication styles, religious
practices, family dynamics, complementary and alternative
medicine, and diet
◉ Pyramid of Evidence: Description of Experience
Answer: 1. Systematic review of descriptive and qualitative studies
2. Evidence from single descriptive or qualitative studies
3. Expert opinion and committees
