361Religious Affiliation
- Affiliation of family of origin
- Religious group with which you identify
- Values or practices associated with the group with which you identify
Socioeconomic Class
- Socioeconomic class of family of origin (family into which you were born)
- Your own socioeconomic class
- Values or practices associated with the group in which you place yourself
Ethnic Group
(Note: Ethnic group may overlap with religious affiliation.)
- Ethnic group(s) of family of origin
- Ethnic group(s) with which you identify
- Values or practices associated with the group with which you identify
Other Group Identifications
(Note: Examples might include a community or neighborhood group, social action
group, or group whose members share special interests such as music or sports.)
- Other Group Identifications of Family of Origin
- Other groups with which you identify (e.g., your professional genetic counseling
group). - Values or practices associated with the groups with which you identify.
We tend to think of cultural issues as those belonging to others. However, we all
have cultures and therefore bring our unique cultural backgrounds to any
relationship.
Pirzadeh et al. ( 2007 ) described personal values genetic counselors have identi-
fied as important. As part of their study, 292 genetic counselors completed the
Schwartz Universal Values Questionnaire (SUVQ; Schwartz 1992 ). The SUVQ was
developed based on extensive international research resulting in the identification of
universal value types that exist across cultures. These values have been associated
with career behaviors and career satisfaction in physicians (Eliason and Schubot
13.1 Genetic Counselor Motivations, Culture, and Values