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Hertiage inconsistent Client who has acculturated into dominant culture of modern society in which they reside Heritage Things passed down from previous generations Ethnocentricism Blief in the superiority of one's own culture and lifestyle Holistic health belief Holds that the forces of nature must be maintained in balance or illness results Cultural broker One who engages both parties effectively and efficiently in accessing the nuances and hidden sociocultural assumptions embedded in each other's language Folk medicine Beliefs and practices relating to illness and healing that derive from cultural traditions rather than from modern medicine's scientific base Biomedical Health Belief Based on the blief that life is controlled by physical and biochemical processes that can be manipulated by huamsn Health disparities Differences in care experienced by one population compared with another population Heritage consistent client who identifies with traditional cultural heritage Ethinicity Relationship between individuals who believe that they have distinctive characteristics that make them a group Transcultural nursing Centered on the client's cultural perspectives, integrating the client's values and beliefs into the plan of care Culture Learned and shared patterns of information that a group uses to generate meaning among its members Acculturation Involuntary process occurs when people include belief that races are inherently unequal Culturally responsive care Centered on client's cultural perspectives, integrating client's values and beliefs into the plan of care Subculture Composed of people who have a distinct identiy and yet are related to a larger cultural group Bicultural A person who has dual patterns of identification and crosses two cultures, lifestyles, and sets of values Stereotyping Assumption that an individual reflects all characteristics associated with being a member of the group