Culture refers to the customary ways that humans live and includes aspects such as diet, family structures, social organizations, and religions. An ethnic or cultural group shares aspects of culture from one generation to the next through learning. There are 12 key aspects of culture or ethnicity, including history, social status factors, family life processes, healing beliefs, religion, diet, and more. Personal culture is one's core identity developed through social interactions. Cultural competence involves self-awareness of one's own culture, awareness and acceptance of differences, understanding cultural dynamics, knowledge of clients' cultures, and adapting skills appropriately.

1. What Is
Culture?

2. “We talk a lot and talk pretty well
about race, but we don‟t listen
enough. And I‟m hoping that if we
listen to each other, we can begin to
… make this society of ours into less
and less of a country of strangers.”
-David Shipler, 1997

3. “Appreciation
of our
differences starts with the
acknowledgment of our
similarities”
-Peter Reese

4. What Is Culture?
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The customary ways in which
humans live. For example; diet,
family forms and processes, social
organizations, and religions.
Info taken from: The Four Skills of Cultural Diversity Competence,
by Mikel Hogan-Garcia

5. Ethnic Group or Culture
Group

The cultural heritage, or aspects of
culture, that a group shares and
attempts to hand down from one
generation to the next through
learning.
Info taken from: The Four Skills of Cultural Diversity Competence,
by Mikel Hogan-Garcia

6. 12 Aspects of Culture or
Ethnicity

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History-time period and conditions under which a group migrated
or immigrated.
Social Status Factors – education, occupation, income
Social Group Interaction Patterns: Intra-group (within group
relations) and Inter-group (between-group relations)
Value Orientation – standards by which members of a culture
judge their personal actions and those of others.
Language and Communication: Verbal and Nonverbal
Family Life Processes – gender roles, family dynamics
Healing Beliefs and Practices – attitudes and beliefs about health.
Religion – spiritual beliefs and practices
Art and Expressive Forms – art, music, stories, dance, etc.
Diet/Foods – preferred food eaten by groups.
Recreation – activities, sports for leisure, etc.
Clothing – types, styles, and extent of body coverings.

8. Personal Culture – Core
Identity
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Includes everything an individual
finds meaningful, beliefs, values,
perceptions, assumptions, and
framework about reality.
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Developed through social
interaction with family and others in
your environment.

9. Cultural Competence Skill
Areas
 Awareness
and Acceptance
of Differences
 Self-Awareness
 Dynamics
of Difference
 Knowledge
of Client‟s Culture
 Adaptation
of Skills

10. Self-Awareness

“It is impossible to appreciate the
impact of culture on the lives of
others, particularly clients, if one is
out of touch with his or her own
cultural background.”

11. Self-Awareness

“Many people never acknowledge how
their day-to-day behaviors have been
shaped by cultural norms and values and
reinforced by families, peers, and social
institutions. How one defines „family‟,
identifies desirable life goals, views
problems, and even says hello are all
influenced by the culture in which one
functions” (Cross, 1988, p.2).

12. Self-Awareness
 Requires
self-knowledge of
own culture in order to know
when cultural limits are likely to
be pushed, foreseeing
potential areas of tension, and
conflict with specific client
groups.

13. Why Become Culturally
Competent?

14. Ethnocentrism
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The belief that one‟s own group or culture
is superior to all other groups or cultures.
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The tendency of most people to use their
own way of life as a standard for judging
others; now also indicates the belief, on
the part of most individuals, that their
race, culture, society, etc., are superior to
all others
Info taken from: nku.edu website

15. Ethnorelativsm
These people have gone from being neutral about
difference to being positive. They not only accept
cultural differences, but are willing and able to
adjust their own behavior to conform to different
norms. They are able to empathize with people
from different cultures. In many ways, they
become what is known as bi cultural or multi
cultural, effortlessly adjusting their behavior to suit
the culture of the people they're with, "style
switching," in other words. They do not give up
their own or birth culture's values and beliefs, but
they do integrate aspects of other cultures into it.
Info taken from www.peacecorps.gov

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