Glossary C

Cultural Relevance means demonstration that evaluation methods , procedures, and/or instruments are appropriate for the cultures to which they are applied.

Cultural schema refer to beliefs about one’s own culture as it relates to other cultures.

Deutsch: Kulturelle Sensibilität / Español: Sensibilidad cultural / Português: Sensibilidade cultural / Français: Sensibilité culturelle / Italiano: Sensibilità culturale

Cultural sensitivity in the context of psychology refers to the awareness, understanding, and Appreciation of cultural differences and the impact these differences can have on individuals' thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It involves recognizing the importance of cultural identities in shaping personal experiences and the way individuals interact with the world around them.

Cultural tools refer to symbol systems, such as language of one's society that permit individuals to alter their environments and guide, regulate and redefine themselves.

Cultural transmission refers to a theory that views delinquency as a socially learned behavior transmitted from one generation to the next in disorganized urban areas.

Cultural truisms refer to attitudes and beliefs that are widely shared and rarely challenged in a society.

Cultural universality refers to the belief that the origin, process, and manifestation of disorders are equally applicable across cultures

Cultural-familial retardation refers to substandard intellectual performance that is presumed to stem from lack of opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills considered important within a cultural setting.

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Glossary C

Glossary C

Cultural Relevance

Cultural schema

Cultural Sensitivity

Cultural tools

Cultural transmission

Cultural truisms

Cultural universality

Cultural-familial retardation

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