minority
indicates a group that holds less power (not just quantity of people)
culture
a set of factors from multiple dimensions that describes how a person or group experiences and engages in life
cultural responsiveness
to take a client’s perspectives, beliefs, and values into consideration during all aspects of providing services
unconscious bias
an automatic response outside of our awareness due to a lack of critical reflection
destructiveness
lack of empathy for anyone that is different
incapacity
inability to engage with different cultures
blindness
inability to see differences among or between cultures
pre-competence
recognizes they need more information/skills to interact with others
proficency
ability to hold cultural diversity in high regard and help make others more culturally responsive
cultural responsiveness
fusing past experiences and the experiences of others to react to situations with those experiences in mind
microsystem
the context directly related to the child that has bidirectional influence on the child (family, siblings, peers)
exosystem
the structures that indirectly affect the child by influencing the microsystem and relationships of the child (parent’s work, school board, extended family, media, neighborhoods)
macrosystem
the most removed level of external influence that indirectly affects the family of the child (laws, history, culture, economics, social conditions)
micro level
internal influences at the level of the individual (cognitive development of a child)
meso level
external influences among or within group (interactions between immigrants and US citizens)
macro level
the farthest level of external influences at the level of the society (interaction among different world nations)
globalization
the process of increasing interdependence among countries through fluid borders and technological advances
health disparities
occur when there are differences in the health outcomes between different groups of people (associated with economic/social/environment disadvantages)
health condition
body structures and their functions and daily living activities
contextual factors
factors that facilitate or hinder health outcomes and participation in daily life activities
macro practice
the ability to incorporate work at the societal level rather than the individual level
culture
includes visible aspects (rituals, traditions, religion, language, style) and invisible aspects (values, beliefs, assumptions, worldviews)
belief
the idea that something is true/real or not true/real (subjective)
values
ideas derived from cultural histories and shared experiences that demonstrate a group’s ideals of the way things should be
assumption
an unquestioned belief that does not require proof
cultural responsiveness
the ability to respond to a client’s cultural beliefs and behaviors and adapt your care to align with their culture
ethnicity
a social group with shared history, nationality, and traditions
race
biological attributes and ethnicity associated with a culture or nationality
racism
racial prejudice (a negative pre-judgement) and power (domination over a group)
institutional racism
the privilege of some groups and disadvantage of some groups based on race that is often unnoticed unless you are negatively affected (college admissions policies, hiring practices, school systems)
structural racism
persistent disparities among groups across multiple systems that results in some groups profiting and others paying the cost (healthcare, transportation, schooling, housing)
racial erasure
color-blind tactics that exclude race from the equation and therefore suggests that racism does not exist
linguistic racism
discrimination based on the language that a person or group speaks (people have the right to speak their own language)
international communication project
an advocacy project based on the premise that communication is vital to life and a human right (provide more opportunities for people who cannot communicate)
social theory
roles that social structures play in the world as society changes and social behavior is organized
ideology
the widespread idea of what is normal
conceptual framework
concepts and their definitions as well as how they are related to one another creating a cognitive map that can help with decision making
premises
statements that some belief is based upon (if this statement is true, this conclusion is also true
positivism
what people are observed doing is more important than what they think/believe/desire
interpretivism
we should approach scientific inquiry from an inductive process
critical perspectives
we examine and understand reality within historical, economic, political, and cultural contexts
power distance
the extent to which people of a cultural group believe there should be unequal distribution of power in their society
uncertainty-avoidance
how comfortable a culture is with unstructured contexts and uncertain outcomes
individualism-collectivism
how members of a cultural group see themselves as individuals or as part of a larger group
masculinity-femininity
the types of gender characteristics that are valued predominately within a society/cultural group
long term orientation-short term orientation
how people think about goals and challenges
indulgence-restraint
how groups control or delay desires/happiness
VISION model
a model consisting of 6 components for SLPs that are working with family partnerships
pedagogical framework
a framework for teaching a multicultural course in CSD that focuses on awareness, knowledge, and skills
Hierarchy of Cultural Knowledge and Cultural Growth Profile
a model used to organize knowledge systematically from basic cultural stereotypes to advanced cultural values
Conceptual Framework for Responsive Global Engagement
a conceptual framework for providing responsive services in a culturally diverse and globalized world based on the critical social science perspective
human rights
the privileges that all human beings have regardless of their social station, identity, or background
human rights approach
incorporating core values like fairness, respect, equality, dignity, and autonomy, into clinical practice, education, and scholarship
affirmative actions
actions used to correct inequitable outcomes without changing structures
transformative actions
actions that focus on dismantling systemic factors to eliminate injustice at the source
distributive justice
justice focused on redistributing human, material, and financial resources, and access to services
recognition justice
justice that recognizes, appreciates, and values cultural and identity differences
equity
everyone has what they need to make use of available resources and opportunities regardless of their cultural/economic/ethnic/gender/location/race/religious background
equality
treating everyone the same and making sure everyone has the same rights, resources, and opportunities
intersectionality
the compounding of various forms of inequalities and inequities experienced by a person
power
the capacity of groups of people to exert control over their own lives even if there is opposition from others
physical violence
acts of violence that were sanctioned and carried out by the arm of the law (police and courts) and supported by state governments
structural violence
social arrangements embedded in political and economic organization that put individuals in harm’s way and cause injury to people
symbolic violence
the power differential among social groups based on ideologies (unquestioned beliefs and views of the world)
manufactured consent
the ability to make people believe and act in ways that are in opposition to their own good
privilege
unearned opportunities and advantages given to or made available to certain groups based on identity and maintained by unequal power
organization of work
what work is done and who does that work
macroaggression
institutional and societal practices and structures that harm target groups
microaggressions
interpersonal interactions that are hostile, derogatory, or negative to a target person or group
microassaults
racism, sexism, or heterosexism carried out by individuals toward other individuals (deliberate attitudes against a group of people)
microinsults
racialized, gendered, or sexualized demeaning comments and behaviors
microinvalidations
negation of the feelings, perceptions, and people that experience racism, sexist, and gendered microaggressions
microinterventions
actions that can be used to diffuse, challenge, or neutralize micro/macroaggressions
microaffirmations
actions used to affirm a person’s humanity, identity, reality, and worth that are designed to make a person feel valued and supported
microprotections
actions that family and friends might use to help a person they care about understand the realities of racism while showing pride in their heritage
microchallenges
actions designed to disarm microaggressions by stopping or challenging it
langauge
a symbolic system that has meaning and is also a piece of culture
linguistic relativity
a criticized theory that focuses on the effect of linguistic differences on thought (language impacts how we conceptualize ideas)
communication
the ability to engage in an exchange of ideas with other people that is successful when a person is able to get their point across
language
a rule governed system used to combine sounds into words and words into sentences that changes based on what language you are using
paralinguistics
anything that occurs alongside of language and has been referred to as voice cues because it can provide cues about communication intentions
kinesics
gestures, body movements, postures, and facial expression that are used in communication and can occur with spoken language or independently
proxemics
how a person unconsciously structures space
high and low context cultures
a way to differentiate cultural group by how much context is taken into consideration during communication
language varriation
a variety of language that is associated with a socially defined group (this is another term for dialect)
social networks
a web of connections among individuals that connect through various contexts and settings like work/school/church
communities of practice
a group of people who come together to solve a common problem
simultaneous language acquisition
when a child develops two languages from birth
sequential bilingualism
when a child develops a second language later in life after developing their first language
acculturation
when members of a cultural group decide to maintain cultural values/traditions/languages but also incorporate the dominant culture of the area in some ways
assimilation
when members of a cultural group give up their values/traditions/languages to become fully apart of the dominant culture
innatist
a second language is acquired unconsciously, similarly to how the first language was learned
one-way communication theory
learning a second language required a clear input
two-way communication theory
conversation in the second language must occur during meaningful activities
african american english
a rule-governed language system that is a variation of English
linguistic racism
any system or practice of discrimination/segregation/persecution/or mistreatment of a language based on race or ethnic group
lexicon
the words and phrases of a language
linguistic culture
the beliefs and assumptions that people have about languages they speak, and others speak
code mixing
when an individual uses elements from two languages in the same utterance or stretch of conversation
intra-utterance code mixing
when an individual uses elements from two languages in the same utterance