Identify and discuss the factors that contribute to heritage consistency :Cultural Foundations
Unit I creates the foundation for this book and enables you to become aware of the importance of developing knowledge in the topics of (1) cultural and linguistic competency; (2) cultural heritage and history—both your own and those of other people; (3) diversity—demographic, immigration, and economic; and (4) the standard concepts of health and illness.
The chapters in Unit I will present an overview of relevant historical and contemporary theoretical content that will help you climb the first three steps to CULTURALCOMPETENCY. You will:
1. Understand the compelling need for the development of cultural and lin- guistic competency.
2. Identify and discuss the factors that contribute to heritage consistency— culture, ethnicity, religion, acculturation, and socialization.
3. Identify and discuss sociocultural events that may influence the life trajec- tory of a given person.
4. Understand diversity in the population of the United States by observing ■ Census 2010 and the demographic changes in the population of the
United States over several decades; ■ immigration patterns and issues; and ■ economic issues relevant to poverty.
5. Understand health and illness and the sociocultural and historical phenom- ena that affect them.
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6. Reexamine and redefine the concepts of health and illness. 7. Understand the multiple relationships between health and illness.