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Davideckstein7 · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

An older female patient tells a nurse the following: In my culture, women are the silent partner in the family. Men make all of the decisions. However, when we came to the United States, all that changed.

I became an American. I am in charge of my family just like my husband. This is an example of:
a. enculturation.
b. acculturation.
c. ethnicity.
d. culture competence.

Question 2

Gerotranscendence theory posits that: (Select all that apply.)

a. older adults withdraw from society in or-der to allow the transfer of power to younger individuals.
b. older adults withdraw from society in or-der to give the individual an opportunity for self-reflection and self-exploration.
c. time and superficial relationships become less important.
d. material possessions have less meaning.
e. status and value of elders is lost because their contributions are no longer valued.

brittiany.barnes · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Enculturation is defined as cultural beliefs passed down from one generation to the next. Accul-turation is the process by which persons from one culture adapt to another. Ethnicity is defined as the cultural group that one identifies with. Cultural competence involves stepping outside our own biases and understanding that others bring a different set of values.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B, C, D
Disengagement theory posits that older adults withdraw from society in order to allow the trans-fer of power to younger adults. Gerotranscendence theory posits similarly that older adults with-draw from society, but for different reasons. These reasons include giving the individual the op-portunity for self-reflection and exploration. Time, material possessions, and superficial relation-ships have less meaning. The modernization theory posits that the status and value of elders is lost because their contributions are no longer valued.