ETH 114 - Achieving Cultural Competence

1. Students will be able to explain the concept of culture.
2. Students will be able to explain the difference between folkways and mores.
3. Students will be able to explain the cultural underpinning of value/belief systems.
4. Students will be able to discuss the melting pot theory and analyze the inherent flaws of this theory.
5. Students will be able to discuss three (3) components of our belief system that are culturally determined.
6. Students will be able to explain the concept of non-verbal communication. They will be able to discuss two (2) areas of conflict that may result from misinterpreted non-verbal communication.
7. Students will be able to discuss and compare the differences between bias, prejudice, racism and discrimination.
8. Students will be able to explain gender bias and its impact on equality for women.
9. Students will choose two (2) cultural groups and compare their treatment of the elderly.
10. Students will explain the concept of unearned privilege and will choose two (2) aspects of the phenomenon and compare/contrast the treatment of white and non-white individuals.

1. What is culture
2. How to identify sub-culture, how does it differ from a culture
3. The cultural basis of value systems. Value systems grow out of cultural norms
4. The inherent problems associated with the Melting Pot Theory
5. An understanding of folkways and mores and societal sanctions associated with violations
6. Identification of everyday life that is societally determined
7. Non-verbal communication and culture. Avoiding major faux pas
8. What is racism? How it differs from bias and discrimination
9. Sexism in America. Is it rooted in all cultures
10. Age discrimination and cultural norms. Do other societies treat the elderly as we do
11. The concept of unearned privilege. Each day we are granted or denied privilege based on cultural norms. What is the historical basis of this

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