Culture Preferences

Question 1

Islam/ Muslim

Answer 1

Dietary Rituals
Clients often avoid alcohol and pork
Clients can fast during Ramadan

Health and Illness
Avoid organ transplantation
Make decisions with family
Might permit withdrawal of life support
Have a belief in faith healing

Question 2

Jehovah’s Witness

Answer 2

Health and illness
Clients might not accept blood transfusions even in life threatening situations

Dietary Rituals
Avoid foods having or prepared with blood

Death
Clients can choose burial or cremation

Question 3

Asian

Answer 3

Many Chinese heritage prefer beverages without ice (ask for permission beforehand)

tone of voice
May use a soft tone of voice to convey respect

Question 4

Emic knowledge

Answer 4

An insiders viewpoints of a culture

Question 5

Eric knowledge

Answer 5

An outsiders view of a culture

Question 6

Health disparities

Answer 6

Preventable differences in incidence and prevalence of disease, injury, or violence among populations, based on race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, LGBT, age, or socioeconomic status.

Question 7

Judaism/ Jewish

Answer 7

Some clients practice a kosher diet
- foods that have both skins and scales ex: tuna
- They cannot have meat and dairy together
With death rituals someone often stays with the body