Nursing 1070A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Intercultural Competence, Health Promotion, Interpersonal Communication
6 Jun 2016
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You have a miserable cold and you have an exam in 2 days. It is believed that demography is destiny, demographic change is reality, and demographic sensitivity is imperative (geiger & davidhizar, 2004, p. 4: demography statistical study of populations. What is culture: range of patterned behavioral responses that develop over time through social and religious customs and intellectual and artistic activity. Shaped by values, beliefs, and norms that are shared by members of the same cultural group. It is passed down from one generation to the next. It is a dynamic, ever-changing active or passive process. Can include: language, ethnicity, spiritual/religious beliefs: may also include ses, gender, sexual orientation, age, group history, geographic origin, education and child/life experiences (potter & perry, Developing sensitivity and understanding of another ethnic group. This usually involves internal changes in terms of attitudes and values. Cultural sensitivity begins with the understanding that there are differences among cultures.
