Ethnicity and Culture Vocabulary (CH. 21 TERMS)

A set of vocabulary flashcards defining key terms from Chapter 21 regarding ethnicity, culture, and cultural care in health contexts.

Acculturation

The process of adapting to adopting parts of a new culture while still possibly keeping parts of your original culture.

Assimilation

When a person fully adopts a new culture & loses most or all of their original cultural identity.

Cultural Competence

The ability of healthcare providers to understand, respect & effectively care for people from different cultural backgrounds.

Culturally Congruent Care

Nursing or health care that is tailored to fit a patients. Cultural Cultural values, beliefs, & practice.

Cultural Openness

Being willing to learn about & accept different cultures without judgement.

Culture

The shared beliefs, values, customs, behaviors, & traditions of a group of people

Discrimination

Treating someone unfairly based on characteristics like race, ethnicity, gender, or culture.

Enculturation

The process of learning your own culture from birth through family & community.

Ethnicity

A group identity based on Shared Culture, language, nationality or ancestry.

Ethnocentrism

Believing your own culture is superior to others & using it as the standard to judge others.

Generalization

A broad idea about a group that may or may not be accurate for every individual in that group.