The Book Cross-Cultural Caring:A Handbook for Health Professionals in Western

question 45

Multiple Choice

The book Cross-Cultural Caring:A Handbook for Health Professionals in Western Canada,addresses an important issue of ________ in multicultural health settings in Canada.

• A)five approaches within medical anthropology
• B)a situation when a doctor suggests several forms of treatment to a patient
• C)practice of a patient consulting several physicians before deciding what to do
• D)growing patients' distress
• E)cross-cultural communication

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Definitions:

Role Congruity Theory

Mainly applied to the gender gap in leadership – because social stereotypes of women are inconsistent with people’s schemas of effective leadership, women are evaluated as poor leaders.

Gender Gap

The disparity in outcomes or attitudes between men and women, often observed in political, economic, or social contexts.

Leadership Positions

Roles or titles within organizations that carry responsibility for guiding or managing groups or individuals.

Group Prototypicality

The degree to which a member of a group represents the average or ideal characteristics of that group, influencing their influence and status within the group.