The mother of an infant is staying on the unit. The pediatric nurse notes that the infant has not received the recommended vaccinations for his age, so the nurse provides information on immunizations to the mother
The mother informs the nurse that immunizations are against her cultural and religious beliefs, and she does not want her child to receive immunizations. In this scenario, what do immunizations represent?
A) Acculturation
B) Cultural blindness
C) A cultural imposition
D) A cultural taboo
Ans: D
Feedback: Immunizations in this scenario are a cultural taboo. Cultural taboos are defined as activities or behaviors that are avoided, forbidden, or prohibited by a particular cultural group. Cultural imposition is defined as the tendency to impose one's cultural beliefs, values, and patterns of behavior on a person from a different culture. Acculturation is the process by which members of a cultural group adapt to or learn how to take on the behaviors of another group. Cultural blindness is the inability of people to recognize their own values, beliefs, and practices and those of others because of strong ethnocentric tendencies.
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