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NR 222 Week 3 & 4 Questions with VERIFIED
Answers UPDATED!!!
Intersectionality - ANSWER we all belong simultaneously to
multiple social groups within changing social and political
contexts; refers to the notion that intersecting categories such
as race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, sexual
orientation, and other axes of identity contribute to systemic
injustice and social inequality
Oppression - ANSWER Formal or informal system of advantages
and disadvantages tied to our membership in social groups,
such as those at work, school, and in families. It impacts an
individual's access to resources such as healthcare, housing,
education, employment, & legal services.
Social inequality - ANSWER Groups have unequal access to
resources, services, and positions.
Overinclusion & underinclusion - ANSWER Many groups have
been overlooked in research and the design of interventions.
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marginalization - ANSWER groups are left out; limited access or
exclusion from facets of the society such as political system,
labor market, positions of power.
Social location - ANSWER One's place in society is based on
membership in a social group (e.g., gender, race, class, sexual
orientation) that determines access to resources. Social location
is not based on biology but on the meaning that society
constructs and gives to one's social group.
Matrix of domination - ANSWER Instead of thinking about race,
gender, immigration status, class, and other axes of identity as
descriptive categories only, it is important to understand them
within the context of the larger system of power and privilege
that permeates society.
Transcultural nursing (Leininger) - ANSWER Comparative study
of cultures to understand their similarities ( culture that is
universal) and the differences among them (culture that is
specific to particular groups). Goal is to provide culturally
congruent care, or care that fits a person's life patterns, values,
and system of meaning.
NR 222 Week 3 & 4 Questions with VERIFIED
Answers UPDATED!!!
Intersectionality - ANSWER we all belong simultaneously to
multiple social groups within changing social and political
contexts; refers to the notion that intersecting categories such
as race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, sexual
orientation, and other axes of identity contribute to systemic
injustice and social inequality
Oppression - ANSWER Formal or informal system of advantages
and disadvantages tied to our membership in social groups,
such as those at work, school, and in families. It impacts an
individual's access to resources such as healthcare, housing,
education, employment, & legal services.
Social inequality - ANSWER Groups have unequal access to
resources, services, and positions.
Overinclusion & underinclusion - ANSWER Many groups have
been overlooked in research and the design of interventions.
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marginalization - ANSWER groups are left out; limited access or
exclusion from facets of the society such as political system,
labor market, positions of power.
Social location - ANSWER One's place in society is based on
membership in a social group (e.g., gender, race, class, sexual
orientation) that determines access to resources. Social location
is not based on biology but on the meaning that society
constructs and gives to one's social group.
Matrix of domination - ANSWER Instead of thinking about race,
gender, immigration status, class, and other axes of identity as
descriptive categories only, it is important to understand them
within the context of the larger system of power and privilege
that permeates society.
Transcultural nursing (Leininger) - ANSWER Comparative study
of cultures to understand their similarities ( culture that is
universal) and the differences among them (culture that is
specific to particular groups). Goal is to provide culturally
congruent care, or care that fits a person's life patterns, values,
and system of meaning.
