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| process by which people of divers backgrounds slowly give up their original cultural language and identity and melt into another, usually larger, group |
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| prejudice; thinking negatively of others without any or significant justification; generally a combinationof stereotyped beliefs and negative attitudes |
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| being able to negotiate two or more different cultures competently, individual and mainstream |
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| of or relating to culture |
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| all of the socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, and all other products of human work and thoughts by particular classes, communities, or populations |
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| physical actions involved in the unequal treatment of people because they belong to a certain category, group, or race |
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| differing from one another; made up of distinct characteristics, qualities, or elements |
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| fact or quality of being diverse, different (all of the ways in which human beings are both similar and different) |
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| designating any of the basic groups or divisions of humankind or of a heterogeneous population, as distinguished by customs, characteristics, language, and common history; national origin |
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| ethnic affiliation or classification |
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| tendency toward viewing the norms and values of the individual's own culture as absolute and using them as a standard against which all other cultures are measured |
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| chromosomal designation of female or male being |
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| irrational fear of and hostility toward homosexuality |
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| mental and physical abilities |
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| capacity to perform cognitive and psychomotor tasks |
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| population that differs from others in the relative frequency of some gene or genes; any of the different varieties of humankind, distinguished by the type of hair, color of eyes and skin, stature, bodily proportions, or other characteristics |
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| belief in racial superiority, leading to discrimination and prejudice toward races considered inferior |
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addresses the variety of human societies and cultures and examines their similarities and differences.
the differences inherent among people |
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| list some of the characteristics of human diversity |
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| age, disability, economic status, education, ethnicity, family status, first language, gender, geographic location, lifestyle, organizational level, physical characteristics, political affiliation, religious preference, sexual orientation, work style or ethic |
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| members of the U.S. mainstream culture are said to value and identify with the following: |
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activity and hard work
personal achievement and success
individualism
efficiency and practicality
affluence, consumerism, and material comfort
competition
openness, directness, and being well informed |
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| list the elements contributed to becoming culturally competent: |
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valuing diversity
possessing the capacity for cultural self-assessment
having a consciousness of the dynamics of cross-cultural interaction
institutionalizing cultural knowledge
developing adaptations of service delivery that reflect an understanding of a multicultural environment |
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| 3 critical empathetic practices to help bridge cultural insight and produce better outcomes |
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make a quick powerful connection with patient through communication
gather culturally relevant info
work with patients to form strategies that meet their individual needs, the needs of the provider, and the needs of the facility |
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| the application of empathy skills accomplishes the following |
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promotes better health care outcomes overall
increases patient satisfaction
decreases health care costs
decreases provider liability |
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| what are the 6 areas of human cultural diversity healthcare providers need to understand to provide high quality care to patients |
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communication
space
time
environmental control
biologic variations
social organizations |
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