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Cultural Studies Concepts
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What is 'Ideology' according to the text?
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Ideology refers to the thoughts, attitudes, and beliefs that reflect the social needs and desires of an individual or ethnocultural group.
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What does 'Transcultural' mean in the context of cultural studies?
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Transcultural involves making comparisons for similarities and differences between cultures.
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What does the term 'Worldview' describe?
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Worldview is the way individuals or groups look at the universe to form values about their lives and the world around them.
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How is a 'Subculture' defined in the material?
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A subculture is a group of people who have had different experiences from the dominant culture by status, ethnic background, residence, religion, education, or other factors.
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What is acculturation?
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Acculturation is the willingness to adapt or modify one's own culture as a result of contact with another culture (p. 481).
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How is assimilation defined in the context of culture?
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Assimilation is the willingness of an individual or group to gradually adopt and incorporate characteristics of the prevailing culture (p. 481).
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What does cultural awareness involve?
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Cultural awareness involves recognizing and appreciating the external signs of diversity in other ethnic groups, such as their art, music, dress, and physical features (p. 482).
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What is cultural competence and why is it important in care delivery?
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Cultural competence means possessing the knowledge, abilities, and skills to deliver care congruent with the patient's cultural beliefs and practices (p. 7). This is important to provide respectful and effective care aligned with patients' values.
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How is cultural diversity described?
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Cultural diversity is a term used to describe the variety of cultures that exist within society.
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What is cultural relativism?
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Cultural relativism is the belief that behaviors and practices of people should be judged only from the context of their own cultural system (p. 482).
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How is culture defined in this context?
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Culture is the totality of socially transmitted behavioral patterns, arts, beliefs, values, customs, lifeways, and all other products of human work and thought characteristic of a population of people (p. 482).
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What characterizes an ethnic group or subculture?
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An ethnic group, also called a subculture, is a population of people who have experiences different from those of the dominant culture (p. 483).
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What is ethnocentrism and how does it affect perception?
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Ethnocentrism is the tendency to believe that one's own ways of thinking, acting, and believing are the only right, proper, and natural ones (p. 483). This can limit understanding and acceptance of other cultures.
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What does ideology refer to in the context of culture?
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Ideology refers to the thoughts, attitudes, and beliefs that reflect the social needs and desires of an individual or ethnocultural group (p. 484).
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How is a subculture distinguished from the dominant culture?
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A subculture is a group of people who have had different experiences from the dominant culture due to factors like status, ethnic background, residence, religion, or education (p. 486).
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What does transcultural mean?
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Transcultural refers to making comparisons for similarities and differences between cultures (p. 8).
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What is meant by worldview?
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Worldview is the way individuals or groups look at the universe to form values about their lives and the world around them (p. 487).