NSG 251 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Intercultural Competence, Acculturation, Health Literacy
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Intercultural communication: refers to conversations taking place between people from different cultures. Culture: complex social concept, which encompasses socially transmitted communication styles, family customs, political systems, and ethnic identity held by a group of people: definitions associated with culture. Ethnicity: a group of people who share a common social identity based on ancestral, national, or cultural experiences. Subculture: a smaller group of people living within the dominant culture with a distinct lifestyle, shared beliefs, and expectations that set them apart from the mainstream. Ethnoce(cid:374)t(cid:396)is(cid:373): (cid:271)elief that o(cid:374)e"s o(cid:449)(cid:374) (cid:272)ultu(cid:396)e is supe(cid:396)io(cid:396) to all othe(cid:396)s, a(cid:374)d should be the norm. Cultural relativism: concept that each culture is unique and should be judged only based on its own values and standards. Cultural diversity: refers to variations between cultural group. Intercultural communication apprehension: verbal language differences, time, stereotypes and prejudices. Differences between cultures: language, mannerisms, behaviors. Differences within a culture: educational, socioeconomic, age, gender, life experiences.
