Cultural Appropriation

Theft of cultural elements for one’s own use, commodification, or profit — including symbols, art, language, customs, etc. — often without understanding, acknowledgement or respect for its value in the […]

Cultural Competence

A set of congruent behaviors, attitudes and policies that come together in a system, agency or among professionals to enable that system, agency or those professions to work effectively in […]

Cultural Conditioning

The unconscious process by which we are socialized to adopt the way of thinking of our own group. Santa Fe College Office of Diversity. Terms associated with diversity: cultural conditioning. […]

Cultural Essentialism

The practice of categorizing groups of people within culture or from other cultures according to essential qualities. Matthes, E. H. (2016). Cultural Appropriation Without Cultural Essentialism?. Social Theory & Practice, […]

Cultural Humility

The ability to maintain an interpersonal stance that is other-oriented (or open to the other) in relation to aspects of cultural identity that are most important to the [person]. Cultural […]

Cultural Pluralism

Recognition of the contribution of each group to a common civilization. It encourages the maintenance and development of different lifestyles, languages and convictions. It is a commitment to deal cooperatively […]

Culture

The shared patterns of behaviors and interactions, cognitive constructs and affective understanding that are learned through a process of socialization. These shared patterns identify the members of a culture group […]

Culture

A social system of meaning and custom that is developed by a group of people to assure its adaptation and survival. These groups are distinguished by a set of unspoken […]