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Cultural Sensitivity
Terminology Describing Culture Barriers and Theory
Question | Answer |
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Cultural Awareness | Similarities and differences among cultures |
Cultural Sensitivity | Awareness of the needs and feelings of your own culture and of other cultures |
Cultural Competence | Provide safe and effective health care regardless of population or setting |
Stereotypes | Over simplified conceptions or opinions |
Ethnocentrism | Interpreting beliefs in terms of ones own cultural values and traditions |
Prejudice | Bias based on characteristics such as race, age, gender, etc. |
Acculturation | Modification of a groups or individuals culture as a result of contact with another culture |