CulLural ulverslLy CulLural ulverslLy

1eresa 8ogers
8uLler CounLy A1C
Summer 2010
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W SLudenLs wlll
W LlsL Lhe four aslc characLerlsLlcs of culLure
W ulfferenLlaLe eLween culLure eLhnlclLy and race
W ldenLlfy some of Lhe maor eLhnlc groups ln Lhe unlLed SLaLes
W rovlde an example of acculLuraLlon ln Lhe uS
W CreaLe an example of how las preudlce or sLereoLype can cause arrlers Lo
effecLlve relaLlonshlps
W uescrle ways Lo avold las
W ulfferenLlaLe eLween a nuclear and exLended famlly
W ldenLlfy ways ln whlch language personal space Louchlng eye conLacL and
gesLures are affecLed y culLural dlverslLy
W Compare and conLrasL Lhe dlverse healLh ellefs of dlfferenL eLhnlc/culLural groups
W LlsL flve ways healLh care provlders can show respecL for an lndlvldual's ellefs
W ldenLlfy meLhods LhaL can e used Lo show respecL for culLural dlverslLy
CulLure
W 1he values ellefs
aLLlLudes languages
symols rlLuals
ehavlors and cusLoms
unlque Lo a parLlcular
group of people LhaL ls
passed from on
generaLlon Lo anoLher
Inc|udes
W amlly relaLlons
W Chlld rearlng
W LducaLlon
W ccupaLlonal cholce
W Soclal lnLeracLlon
W SplrlLuallLy
W 8ellglous ellefs
W ood preferences
W PealLh ellefs
W PealLh care
CulLure CulLure
W CulLure ls learned
W CulLure ls shared
W CulLure ls soclal ln naLure
W CulLure ls dynamlc and consLanLly changlng
LLhnlclLy
W A classlflcaLlon of
people ased on
naLlonal orlgln and/or
culLure
W Memers share a
common herlLage
geographlc locaLlon
soclal cusLoms
language and ellefs
n Lthn|c Grups
W Afrlcan Amerlcan
W Aslan Amerlcan
W Luropean Amerlcan
W Plspanlc Amerlcan
W Mlddle LasLern / Aralc
Amerlcan
W naLlve Amerlcan
8ace 8ace
W ClasslflcaLlon of people ased on physlcal or
lologlcal characLerlsLlcs lncludlng
Color of skln halr and eyes
aclal feaLures
8lood Lype
8one sLrucLure
W CuLs across mulLlple eLhnlc/culLural groups
CulLural ulverslLy
W ulfferences ased on
culLure eLhnlclLy and
race LhaL lnfluence one's
ehavlor selfpercepLlon
udgmenL of oLhers and
lnLerpersonal
relaLlonshlps
W lncludes
W amlly organlzaLlon
W Language
W ersonal space
W 1ouchlng
W Lye conLacL
W CesLures
W PealLh care ellefs
W SplrlLuallLy
W 8ellglon
CulLural AsslmllaLlon CulLural AsslmllaLlon
W AsorpLlon of a culLurally dlsLlncL group lnLo a
domlnanL or prevalllng culLure
W 8equlres LhaL a culLural group alLer Lhelr
unlque ellefs and ehavlors and adopL Lhe
ways of Lhe domlnanL culLure
W Powever ln Lhe uS we are sLrlvlng for a
socleLy where culLural dlfferences are
appreclaLed and respecLed
AcculLuraLlon AcculLuraLlon
W 1he process of learnlng Lhe ellefs and
ehavlors of a domlnanL culLure and assumlng
some of Lhe characLerlsLlcs
W ccurs slowly over a long perlod of Llme
W Lxample
8ecenL lmmlgranLs are more llkely Lo use Lhe
language and follow Lhe ehavlor paLLerns of Lhelr
orlgln counLry Lhan Lhelr chlldren or grandchlldren
SenslLlvlLy SenslLlvlLy
W 1he alllLy Lo recognlze and appreclaLe Lhe
personal characLerlsLlcs of oLhers
W lL ls essenLlal for healLh care professlonals Lo
undersLand and respecL Lhese dlfferences Lo
provlde care LhaL meeL Lhe needs of all
lndlvlduals
8las 8las
W A preference LhaL lnhllLs lmparLlal udgmenL
of oLhers
W Common lases
Age
LducaLlon
hyslcal slze
ccupaLlon
Sexual preference
Cender
reudlce reudlce
W A sLrong feellng or ellef aouL a person or
suecL LhaL ls formed wlLhouL revlewlng facLs
or lnformaLlon
W Causes fear and dlsLrusL of oLhers
W lnLerferes wlLh lnLerpersonal relaLlonshlps
W PealLh care workers musL e aware of our
preudlces and Lo make every efforL Lo oLaln
as much lnformaLlon aouL a slLuaLlon as
posslle
SLereoLyplng SLereoLyplng
W rocess of assumlng LhaL everyone ln a parLlcular
group ls Lhe same
W lL lgnores lndlvldual characLerlsLlcs and laels"
Lhe lndlvldual
W May occur wlLh regard Lo
8ace
Cender
8ody slze
ccupaLlon
LLhnlclLy
vercomlng vercomlng
8las reudlce and SLereoLyplng 8las reudlce and SLereoLyplng
W 8e consclous of your own personal and
professlonal values and ellefs
W Learn as much as you can aouL dlfferenL
eLhnlc/culLural groups
W 8e senslLlve Lo ehavlors and pracLlces LhaL
are dlfferenL from your won
W 8ememer LhaL you do noL have Lo adopL
oLhers' ellefs uL you musL respecL Lhem
vercomlng vercomlng
8las reudlce and SLereoLyplng 8las reudlce and SLereoLyplng
W uevelop frlendshlps wlLh a wlde varleLy of people
W Ask and encourage quesLlons from oLhers Lo
share ldeas and ellefs
W LvaluaLe all lnformaLlon efore formlng an
oplnlon
W 8e open Lo all dlfferences
W Avold offenslve language and okes
W undersLand LhaL mlsLakes happen Apologlze and
forglve
PollsLlc Care PollsLlc Care
W Care LhaL provldes for Lhe wellelng of Lhe
whole person
W MeeLs noL only physlcal needs uL lncludes
soclal emoLlonal and menLal needs
W PealLh care workers musL undersLand Lhe
culLural and eLhnlc ellefs ln order Lo provlde
care Lhe meeL each of Lhese needs
amlly rganlzaLlon amlly rganlzaLlon
W 8efers Lo Lhe sLrucLure of a famlly and Lhe
domlnanL or declslonmaklng personal ln a
famlly
W -uc|ear famlly usually conslsLs of a moLher
faLher and chlldren or a slngle parenL and
chlldren
W Lxtended famlly lncludes grandparenLs
aunLs uncles couslns
Language Language
W 8ased on Lhe 2000 census almosL 20 of Lhe
populaLlon under 63 speaks a language oLher
Lhan Lngllsh aL home
W PealLh care provldes musL deLermlne a paLlenL's
alllLy Lo communlcaLe and lnLervene Lo help
Lhose who do noL undersLand Lngllsh y use of
1ranslaLors
amlly memers
CesLures or plcLures
Cue cards
ersonal Space ersonal Space
W 1he dlsLance people requlre Lo feel
comforLale when lnLeracLlng wlLh oLhers
W varles greaLly among eLhnlc/culLural groups
W PealLh care provlders musL e alerL Lo a
paLlenL's veral and nonveral cues Lo
deLermlne personal space
Lye ConLacL Lye ConLacL
W Lye conLacL ls affecLed y culLural ellefs
W Lack of eye conLacL ls usually lnLerpreLed as
noL llsLenlng" uL ln some culLures ls a slgn of
respecL
W PealLh care workers musL e alerL Lo an
lndlvlduals comforL level when uslng dlrecL
eye conLacL and adusL accordlngly
CesLures CesLures
W Are used Lo communlcaLe many Lhlngs
lncludlng agreemenL or dlsagreemenL
W Can vary among eLhnlc/culLural groups
W PealLh care provlders musL e aware of how a
paLlenL responds Lo gesLures and avold any
LhaL seem Lo e offenslve
PealLh Care 8ellefs PealLh Care 8ellefs
W vary wldely LhroughouL all groups
W Can affecL an lndlvlduals response Lo healLh
care
W MosL culLures have common concepLlons
regardlng
1he cause of lllness
Ways Lo malnLaln healLh
ApproprlaLe response Lo paln
LffecLlve meLhods of LreaLmenL
WesLern" Medlclne WesLern" Medlclne
or 8lomedlcal or 8lomedlcal P PealLh ealLh C Care are
W 8ased on Lhe cause of dlsease and ellmlnaLlng
LreaLlng or prevenLlng Lhose causes
W rovlders recelve Lralnlng and are llcensed Lo
pracLlce as professlonals
W 8ellefs of Lhls sysLem lnclude
Lncouraglng paLlenLs Lo learn aouL Lhelr lllness
1eachlng selfcare
uslng medlcaLlons and Lechnology Lo LreaL lllness
1eachlng prevenLlve care
AlLernaLlve PealLh Care MeLhods AlLernaLlve PealLh Care MeLhods
W 8ecomlng more wldely accepLed ln Lhe uS and
lncludes
-utr|t|na| ethds organlc hers vlLamlns
,|nd and bdy cntr| ethds medlLaLlon
hypnoLherapy lofeedack
Lnerget|c tuch therapy massage acupuncLure
acupressure
dyeent ethds chlropracLlc yoga Lal
chl
p|r|tua| ethds falLh heallng
SplrlLuallLy SplrlLuallLy
W 1he ellefs lndlvlduals have aouL Lhemselves
Lhelr connecLlons wlLh oLhers and Lhelr
relaLlonshlp Lo a hlgher power
W ls ofLen descrled as an lndlvldual's need Lo
flnd meanlng ln llfe
W ls ofLen expressed Lhrough rellglous pracLlces
uL ls noL Lhe same Lhlng as rellglon
8ellglon 8ellglon
W An organlzed sysLem of ellef ln a
superhuman power or hlgher power
W Are assoclaLed wlLh a parLlcular form or place
of worshlp
W May lnclude ellefs aouL lrLh llfe lllness
deaLh and dleLary pracLlces
Lher 8ellef SysLems Lher 8ellef SysLems
W the|st a person who does noL elleve ln
any delLy
W gnst|c an lndlvldual who elleves LhaL Lhe
exlsLence of Cod cannoL e proved or
dlsproved
8especLlng CulLural ulverslLy 8especLlng CulLural ulverslLy
W Lach lndlvldual musL e regarded as a unlque
lndlvldual
W Ways Lo achleve Lhls goal ls Lo
LlsLen as paLlenLs express Lhelr ellefs
AppreclaLe lndlvldual dlfferenL dlfferences
Learn more aouL culLural and eLhnlc groups ln
your area
8ecognlze slgns of preudlce las or sLereoLyplng