_______ describes a particular society's entire way of living,
encompassing shared patterns of beliefs, feelings, and knowledge that
guide people's conduct and are passed from generation to generation.
Correct Answer-culture
__________ relates to people who identify with each other because of a
shared heritage.
the term ____ is not the same as ethnicity, and is instead a more
biological term that describes a group of people who share similar
characteristics such as skin ____, _______ groups, etc. Correct Answer-
ethnicity
race
color
blood
- Nurses must understand these cultural concepts because cultural
_______ affect human behavior, the __________ of human behavior,
and the ________ to human behavior. It is essential for nurses to
understand these influences in order to work with a _________
population. Generalizations about a cultural group in this context can be
beneficial to the ______ _____.
•Caution must be taken not to _____ that all individuals who share a
culture or ethnic group are the ____. This constitutes ________ and
,must be avoided. All individuals must be appreciated for their
_________. All individuals must be treated as unique and assessed to
identify his or her ________ in regard to ______ or _______ practices.
Correct Answer-influences
interpretation
response
diverse
nursing process
assume
same
stereotyping
uniqueness
preferences
cultural, spiritual
how do cultures differ?
•Communication
- Has its roots in _____
- Is expressed through ______, _________, and _________
•_____ (the place where the communication occurs)
- Territoriality: refers to the innate tendency to ____ space
, -_________: refers to the number of people within a given
environmental space and can influence interaction.
- Distance is the means by which various cultures use _____ to
communicate
* Hall identified three primary dimensions of space in interpersonal
interactions in the Western culture: the intimate zone (__-___ inches),
the personal zone (___ inches to __ feet), and the social zone (___-___
feet).
•Social organization
- Social organizations are the groups within which individuals are
_________, acquiring ________, and internalizing _____.
- Examples of social organizations are _______, _______ groups, and
_____ groups.
•______
- ________ and efficiency are highly valued in the ____, Correct
Answer-culture
language, para-language, gestures
space
own
density
space
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