Hmgt 570 Midterm Exam

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what is the fastest-growing ethnic group in the U.S?

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Asians

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What is the definition of culture?

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the values, beliefs, attitudes, and practices accepted by members of a group

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the multiplicity of ways in which humans use food

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how it is selected, obtained, distributed, prepared, served and eaten

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omnivores paradox

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the need for humans to experiment with food choices but at the same time be conservative

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the process of handing down the manners and understandings in common to a culture from one generation to the next

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enculturation

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who has the least-lasting influence on children food preferences

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parents

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important considerations when defining a meal

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dont know

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elements that differ regarding a meal

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etiquette, social standing

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the term that described eating more food than is customarily consumed daily for religious or other special events

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feasting

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the most universal food taboos

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cannibalism

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edible vs inedible

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1. inedible

2. edible by animals

3. edible by humans

4. edible by humans but not by my kind

5. edible by humans but not by me

6. edible by me

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food choices in all societies are driven by an inborn preferences for what food flavor?

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salt

high energy foods associated with sugar and fat

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a monocronistic view of time

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wanting to finish one task before beginning another, value being on time

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who would be less likely to tell his or her family about a critical illness

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parent/bread winner

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what is considered a cause for illness

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change, will of god, other external forces

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culturally bound syndromes

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folkillnesses

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tip of iceberg analogy

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race, gender, age, nationality

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key levels of communication

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intrapersonal

interpresonal

group

public

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stereotyping

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when a person describes the collective traits associated with a specific group to every member of the group

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in which culture should you expect clients to speak quickly, with affect and rhythm

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african americans

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two components of message

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content

relationship between speaker and receiver

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message that demonstrates respect for the individuality of the receiver

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personal messages

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low context messages

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direct- words are important

info provided

straight forward

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high context culture

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wording vague

defined by group

misunderstanding easily occurs

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polychronistic

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multitasking

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which religions have guildlines dealing with how to slaughter meat

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islamic

judaism

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what food combo breaks that fast of ramadan

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water and dates

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rules regarding food and drink for followers of hinduism are meant to

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make humans one with the universals spirit or supreme being

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hiduism originiated where

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india

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caste distinctions are part of

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buddhism and hinduism

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in india, fasting varies according to

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age, sex

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true false: dining out is one way that we demonstrate belongingness, status and self-realization

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true

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true false: etiquette is values, beliefs, attitudes, and practices accepted by members of a group or community

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false

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TF lower uncertainty avoidance cultures are curios about the known and more open to change

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true

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TF biculturation can be defined as a minority group member's identity being compleltley submerged in or sublimated to the dominant cultural identity

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False

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TFflavor principles are the preparation and seasoning of foods to match the identifying spices and ingredients of a culture

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true

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TF urbanization of a population is associated with maintenance of traditional food habits

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false

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TF traditional food choices are among the last factor to change in the process of acculturation

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true

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TF the term tossed salad has replaced the idea of a melting pot because individuals maintain their own identity- even when mixed together in a group

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true

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TF your self-perception of your role in life will affect your perception of what should and should not be eaten for health

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true

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TF ethnicity has no relationship to health disparities in the US

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false

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TF cultural imposition can be defined as a tendency for health personnel to impose their beliefs, practices, and values upon other culture because they believe their views are superior

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true

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TF the american majority value that all people have the right to health care is shared by almost all cultures worldwide

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false

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TF materialism would predict that the emotions or the beliefs of the patient are not important in treatment

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false

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TF asians often believe that the yin and the yang of their surroundings and environment needed to be kept in balance for cosmic and personal harmony and health

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true

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TF hot and cold associations between food and health would suggest that a cold condition be treated with a hot food for health maintenance

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false

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TF in a traditional culture, the evil eye can be blamed for causing illness when an envious enemy casts it

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true

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TF the future orientation of the biomedical model expects patients to put up with a high level of pain and discomfort in the present for the future health benefit

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true

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TF high context communication styles may use vague or incomplete wording in a message

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true

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TF high context cultures are seldom found among homogenous populations

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false

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TF religion-related food habits are the least variable of culturally based food habits

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true

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identify and explain two factors that would affect an individuals food choice

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cost-income level

convenience- take out meals in japad, what is available in the grocery store, family structure comes into play

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compare verbal communication in low context and high context cultures

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low context- straightforward

high context- words are vague, circuitous and incomplete. indirect communication is preferred

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why is acculturation a process

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acculturation is the process of people from one ethnicity moving to an area with different cultural norms, adapting to the new majority society

process because it takes place over time inorder for everyone to adapt to the majority; cant be done short term

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edible vs inedible foods

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inedible food

> poisonous

edible by animals, not by me

> rodents

edible by humans, not by my kind

>acceptable in some cultures

edible by humans but not by me

> accepted by a persons cultural group but not by the individual

edible by me

> foods accepted as part of an individuals dietary domain

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cultural outlook or worldview affects expectations about personal and public conduct. how does acculturation affect this continum

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the way people act globally starts the process of acculturation. Acculturation takes place over time

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how might cultural imposition affect a new immigrant interaction with the standard health care system in the US?

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tendency for health care providers to enfore their beliefs, practices and values onclients sometimes unknowingly because of cultural differences but mostly because they believe their ideas are superior

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what are some low-context cultures described in the text and what attributes of their communication style are specific

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words are important, clear and concise communication is straight forward

nonverbal cues often missed, impatient with highcontext culture

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why would someone use low-context communication in some situations and high in another

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because how you communicate with differnet people is based on power, individualism, collectivism, masculine/feminine and uncertainty avoidance

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foods associated with rosh hashanah that affect new years

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jewish religous new year

food baked to represent wishes for new year

challah symbolizes life without end and a year with health

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what food related behaviors are observed by seventh-day adventists during sabbath

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they abstain from tea, coffee and alcohol

most are vegetarian

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discuss one of the reaons anthropologists have proposed for the prohibition of eating meat

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meat is unhealthy and high in cholesterol

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why is it useful to understand the non-verbal language of a culture

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65% of the meaning of a conversation interpreted through nonverbal cues

important to know how to appropriately act in situations not to affend anyone

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what is meant by non-verbal communications is ruled-governed

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nonverbal communication is rule governed because each culture has its own set of rules when referring to nonverbal cues

determine how people communicate with eachother

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would it be a good or bad occurence is the world moved towards an oligarchy

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an oligarchy of languages would result in the loss of minor languages and cultural differences. it would eventually lead into one large melting pot of a community