Nursing 2220A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Homicide, Infant Mortality, Heterosexism
17 Dec 2016
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50% of sources for the paper should be of a nursing nature. Refers to variety and differences of attributes among, between, and within groups. The preservation and value of traditions, and adaptation leading to creativity and innovation (culture) Includes characteristics and constructs (composed of many concepts) such as gender, language, sexual orientation, and visible and invisible disabilities. Like culture, diversity is a process of change, affecting people in similar and different ways. In the construct of diversity there would be: gender, language, sexual orientation, and visible and invisible disabilities. p. 126-127 power issues are evident. We want to support diversity, but by doing so, we may perpetuate an injustice. Culture is more than beliefs, practices, and values. It also encompasses all aspects of our lives. What we have learned to value represents our assumptions about how to perceive, think, and behave in acceptable, appropriate, and meaningful ways (textbook) Can talk about culture of a unit.
