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Relating Ethnicity and Culture to Healthcare Marketing

  • August 8, 2003


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Pamela L. Schneider
Senior VP, Client Services Director

Rick Johnson & Company, Inc.
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But It’s More than Just Spanish…
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It’s About Reaching Them with Relevance
  • It’s necessary to connect with target consumers
    • Emotionally
    • Rationally
    • Intellectually
    • Culturally


  • To connect in these ways, you must know about their level of acculturation
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Acculturation, Not Assimilation
  • Assimilation:
    • A group leaves culture and customs behind and adopts culture and customs of another group


  • Acculturation:
    • A group adopts or borrows customs and traits from another culture
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Acculturation is Defined as…
  • “Change resulting from contact between cultures”


  • “The process by which people adopt or borrow customs and traits from another culture”


  • “A merging of cultures as a result of prolonged contact”


  • “Mutual influence of different cultures in close contact”




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Key Indicators of Acculturation
  • Language
  • Values
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Acculturation Nationally Among Hispanic Adults 18+
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Albuquerque is Highly Acculturated Market
  • Top 3 Most Acculturated Markets in U.S.:
    • San Antonio
    • Albuquerque
    • San Francisco
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Acculturation Among HA 18+ - Albuquerque
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Factors Influencing Acculturation
  • Employment
  • Length of Residency in U.S.
  • Language Use/Preference (home and work)
  • Birthplace of Parents
  • Education
  • Generation U.S. Born (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc)
  • Media Preferences (Spanish or English)
  • Values and Attitudes


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Ethnicity is defined as:
rel:  of, relating to, or originating from the traits shared by members of a group as a product of their common heredity and cultural tradition(s)
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Culture is defined as syn:
breeding, cultivation, polish, refinement
rel:  development, education, learning; enlightenment; refinement, breeding, erudition, manners, class
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Culture-Sensitive Healthcare: 
Hispanic
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American Indian
Native American
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