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Cultural Diversity (Family (Patriarchal (Where the father or oldest son is…
Cultural Diversity
Family
Family organization is the structure of family and the dominant of decision making person in a family
Nuclear family contains mom dad and children sometimes single parent
Basic unit in European American families but extended families are important
Privilage to take care of elderly in Asian families
Extended includes nuclear family and grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousins
Patriarchal
Where the father or oldest son is the authority figure
Matriarchal
Where the mother or oldest female is the authority figure
Hcw are involved with many different people
Not only taking care of otheres but working with others
Be aware of factors that cause each person to be unique
Uniqueness is influenced by many things including physical characteristics, family life, socioeconomic staus, religioous beliefs, geographical location, education, occupational and life experiences
Greatest influence is cultural/ethnic heritage
Respect individuality
Culture
Defined as values, beliefs, attitude, language, symbols, rituals, behaviors, and customs unique to a particular group of people
Passed from one generation to the next
Set of rules because culture provides us with a individual blueprint or general design for living
Foundation of behavior, but variances
4 Basic characteristics of culture
Culture is learned
Children learn patterns by imitating others
Culture is shared
Common practices and beliefs are shared within a cultural group
Culture is social in nature
People is cultural group understand appropriate behavior based on traditions that have been passed down generation after generation
Culture is dynamic
Group can meet the needs by adapting to environmental changes
Ethnicity
Classification of people based on national origin and or culture
Members of an ethnic group can share common heritage, geographic location, national origin, social customs, language, and beliefs
Every individual in an ethnic group might now practice all beliefs, they are still influenced by them
Common ethnic groups and their countries of origin
African american
Central ans south Africa, Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Jamaica
Asian/Pacific American
Cambodia, China, Guam, Hawaii, India, Indonesia, Pacific island countries, Japan, Korea, Laos. Philippines, Samoa, and Vietnam
Hispanic American
Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spain and Spanish speaking countries in central and south America
European American
England, France, Germany, Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Russia,
Middle eastern/Arabic Americans
Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Yemen
Native Americans
Eskimos more than 500 tribes
Race
Classification of people based on physical or biological characteristics
Color of skin, hair, and eyes
Blood types
Bone structure
frequently used to label a group of people and explain patterns of behaviors
Race cuts across multiple ethnic and cultural groups
Acculturation
Process of learning the beliefs and behaviors of a dominant culture and assuming some of the characteristics
Occurs slowly over a long period, usually many years
1st generation likely to use language of the country
2nd and 3rd generation would use English as main language
Every individual has unique blend of characteristics and as hcw it is important to remember these factors and also that not everyone is 100% anything
Hinduism
Beliefs about birth no ritual at birth, naming ceremony is performed 10-11 days after birth to obtain blessings from gods and goddesses
Abortion can only be preformed to save the life of the mother
Vedas are the sacred scriture
Will accept most medical procedures
Bias
Preference or inclination that inhabits impartial judgments
People who have a bias may antagonize and alienate people from other cultures
Common bias
Age, education, economic, Physical size, occupation, sexual preference, gender
Prejudice
Strong feelings or beliefs about a peraon or subject; Pre-judging others without reviewing facts or info
They regard their ideas or behaviors as right and others wrong
Stereotyping
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Making the assumption that everyone in a group is the same
ignore individual characteristics and labels and individual
Bias, prejudice, and stereotyping are barriers to effective relationships with other s, you need to be on alert to these and avoid them
hcw need to avoid feelings and assumptions