Deck 12: Nonethnic Cultures

Question 1

Culture is not defined by race or ethnicity alone but by the all the following that affect behavior except:

A) Beliefs
B) Values
C) Specialized knowledge
D) Genetics

Answer 1

D

Question 2

A person's physical, romantic, and emotional attraction to another is known as:

A) sexual identity
B) gender identity
C) homosexuality
D) transgender

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The LGBT population represents about what number of people in the United States?

A) 1 million
B) 4 million
C) 9 million
D) 23million

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Cultural competence strategies for health care and the LGBT person include all of the following except:

A) Use gender-neutral language
B) Tell the patient some of your best friends are gay
C) Conduct thorough sexual risk evaluation
D) Do not make assumptions about sexuality

Question 5

What cultural group has the greatest percent of persons with disabilities?

A) Hispanic
B) African American
C) Asian
D) American Indian and Alaskan Native

Question 6

Many prescription drugs cannot be purchased by consumers without a doctor's prescription, yet direct advertising to potential patients by drug companies to increase product demand:

A) exceeds 4 billion dollars per year
B) is allowed only in New Zealand and the United States
C) will be viewed for about 16 hours per year by the average television viewer
D) All of these

Question 7

The culture of commerce has negatively contributed to health in which of the following ways?

A) Tobacco use and lung disease
B) Fast food and rates of obesity
C) Television and less physical activity by children
D) All of these

Question 8

Health problems migrant farmworkers are exposed to include all of the following except:

A) Respiratory illness
B) Musculoskeletal injuries
C) Tuberculosis
D) Obesity

Question 9

Health promotion considerations for migrant farmworkers include all of the following except:

A) Determining immigration status
B) Recognizing the living situation
C) Including the family in decisions
D) Acknowledging potential mistrust

Question 10

A refugee is a person who fled his or her home country because of fear of:

A) starvation
B) persecution
C) religious discrimination
D) political unrest

Question 11

An asylee is a person who:

A) declares he or she has fled a dangerous country
B) has been granted this status by the U.S. government
C) is provided support in defending rights in the person's home country
D) has fled persecution in his or her home country

Question 12

Discrimination is common among cultures.

Question 13

Accurate information about migrant farmworkers in the U.S. is difficult because the workers are reluctant to provide information due to immigration issues.

Question 14

Health promotion for refugees and asylees is often difficult because the home country's education programs have been disrupted, resulting in low literacy rates in this population.