Vocabulary
Across
- 8. Term Care Ombudsman:advocates for residents of nursing homes, board and care homes and assisted living facilities
- 10. humility: a lifelong process of self-reflection and self-critique whereby the individual not only learns about another's culture, but one starts with an examination of her/his own beliefs and cultural identities
- 11. with Disabilities Act (ADA): prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in several areas
- 13. the federal government program that provides healthcare coverage
- 15. prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of a person's age
- 17. of Development: the senior fundraising manager of a non-profit organization, company, or corporation
- 21. the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas
- 23. identity: defined as a personal conception of oneself as male or female
- 25. all the ways of life including arts, beliefs and institutions of a population that are passed down from generation to generation.
- 26. the fact or state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition.
- 27. shock: the feeling of disorientation experienced by someone who is suddenly subjected to an unfamiliar culture, way of life, or set of attitudes.
- 29. competence: loosely defined as the ability to understand, appreciate and interact with people from cultures or belief systems different from one's own
Down
- 1. denoting an organization that operates to make a profit, especially one such as a hospital or school that would more typically be nonprofit.
- 2. the unfair or prejudicial treatment of people and groups based on characteristics
- 3. a public health insurance program that provides health care coverage to low-income families and individuals
- 4. showing an ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
- 5. Services: human services are all about helping people find stability,
- 6. of Directors: an elected group of individuals that represent shareholders
- 7. evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture.
- 9. norming: Gender norms are social principles that govern the behavior of girls, boys, women, and men in society and restrict their gender identity into what is considered to be appropriate.
- 12. They are responsible for tracking cash flow and financial planning and analyzing the company's financial strengths and weaknesses and proposing strategic directions.
- 14. the scientific study of old age, the process of aging, and the particular problems of old people.
- 15. discrimination in favor of able-bodied people.
- 16. Systems: a man made system with the purpose of delivering a drug or another chemical directly into a cellular target
- 18. Illness: conditions that last 1 year or more and require ongoing medical attention or limit activities of daily living or both.
- 19. Director: responsible for steering the organization and managing its operations
- 20. generativity: an impulse to pass down one's culture to the next generation, and thus to outlive the self.
- 22. Wage: a wage that is high enough to maintain a normal standard of living.
- 24. combination of our differences that shape our view of the world, our perspective and our approach
- 28. diversity: acknowledging people's differences and recognizing these differences as valuable