A nursing student has been challenged by an instructor that she may hold the belief that her own cultural practices and values are inherently correct or superior to those of others. In doing so, this student is demonstrating:
A) Stigmatization
B) Ethnocentrism
C) Stereotyping
D) Discrimination
Ans: B
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Ethnocentrism is the belief that one's own cultural practices and values are inherently correct or superior to those of others. Stigmatization is the attribution of negative characteristics or identity to one person or group, causing feelings of rejection, alienation, and ostracization from society. Stereotyping is believing that one member of a cultural group will display certain behaviors or hold certain attitudes (usually negative) simply because he or she is a member of that cultural group. Discrimination is differential treatment based on race, class, sex, or other variables rather than on individual merit.
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