Cultural Diversity

Classification of people based on national origin and/or culture.

• Ethnicity

• Race

• Religion

• Culture

Process of learning beliefs and behaviors of the dominant culture and assuming some of the characteristics.

• Assimilation

• Agnostic

• Acculturation

• Ethnocentric

Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

• Patriarchal

• Ethnicity

• Atheist

• Bias

Family structure in which father and oldest male is the authority figure.

• Prejudice

• Patriarchal

• Matriarchal

• Stereotyping

Classification of people based on physical or biological characteristics.

• Culture

• Ethnicity

• Race

• Acculturation

Strong feelings or beliefs formed without reviewing facts or information.

• Prejudice

• Bias

• Stereotyping

• Ethnocentric

Individual who believes existence of God cannot be proved or disproved.

• Spirituality

• Ethnocentric

• Atheist

• Agnostic

Assumption that everyone in a particular group is the same.

• Ethnocentric

• Stereotyping

• Prejudice

• Bias

Organized system of belief in a a superhuman power of higher power.

• Spirituality

• Bias

• Agnostic

• Religion

Ability to recognize and appreciate the personal characteristics of others.

• Acculturation

• Sensitivity

• Assimilation

• Matriarchal