, cultural diversity - CORRECT ANSWERS-people of varying cultures, racial and ethnic
origin, religion, language, physical size, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability,
socioeconomic status, occupational status. and geographic location
culture - CORRECT ANSWERS-a shared system of beliefs, values, and behavioral
expectations that provides social structure for daily living
subcultures - CORRECT ANSWERS-a large group of people who are members of an
even larger cultural group, but who have certain ethnic, occupational, or physical
characteristics that are not common to the larger culture
cultural assimilation - CORRECT ANSWERS-when a minority group lives within a
dominant group, many of their members may lose the cultural characteristics that once
made them different, and their values may be replaced by the values of the dominant
culture
culture shock - CORRECT ANSWERS-the feelings a person experiences when placed
in a differenct culture perceived as strange
ethnicity - CORRECT ANSWERS-a sense of identification with a collective cultural
group, largely based on the group's common heritage
race - CORRECT ANSWERS-typically based on specific physical characteristics such
as skin pigmentation, body stature, facial features, and hair texture
stereotyping - CORRECT ANSWERS-when one assumes that all members of a culture,
ethnic group, or race act alike
cultural imposition - CORRECT ANSWERS-the belief that everyone should conform to
your own belief system
cultural blindness - CORRECT ANSWERS-when one ignores differences and proceeds
as though they do not exist
culture conflict - CORRECT ANSWERS-occurs when people become aware of cultural
differences, feel threatened, and respond by ridiculing the beliefs and traditions of
others to make themselves feel more secure about their own values
personal space - CORRECT ANSWERS-the area around a person regarded as part of
the person; the area into which others should not intrude during personal interactions
nursing process - CORRECT ANSWERS-a systematic method that directs the nurse
and patient
origin, religion, language, physical size, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability,
socioeconomic status, occupational status. and geographic location
culture - CORRECT ANSWERS-a shared system of beliefs, values, and behavioral
expectations that provides social structure for daily living
subcultures - CORRECT ANSWERS-a large group of people who are members of an
even larger cultural group, but who have certain ethnic, occupational, or physical
characteristics that are not common to the larger culture
cultural assimilation - CORRECT ANSWERS-when a minority group lives within a
dominant group, many of their members may lose the cultural characteristics that once
made them different, and their values may be replaced by the values of the dominant
culture
culture shock - CORRECT ANSWERS-the feelings a person experiences when placed
in a differenct culture perceived as strange
ethnicity - CORRECT ANSWERS-a sense of identification with a collective cultural
group, largely based on the group's common heritage
race - CORRECT ANSWERS-typically based on specific physical characteristics such
as skin pigmentation, body stature, facial features, and hair texture
stereotyping - CORRECT ANSWERS-when one assumes that all members of a culture,
ethnic group, or race act alike
cultural imposition - CORRECT ANSWERS-the belief that everyone should conform to
your own belief system
cultural blindness - CORRECT ANSWERS-when one ignores differences and proceeds
as though they do not exist
culture conflict - CORRECT ANSWERS-occurs when people become aware of cultural
differences, feel threatened, and respond by ridiculing the beliefs and traditions of
others to make themselves feel more secure about their own values
personal space - CORRECT ANSWERS-the area around a person regarded as part of
the person; the area into which others should not intrude during personal interactions
nursing process - CORRECT ANSWERS-a systematic method that directs the nurse
and patient
