The nurse labels a patient an alcoholic because of his ethnicity. Which of the following best de-scribes this action by the nurse?
a. Stereotyping
b. Prejudice
c. Racism
d. Ethnocentrism
ANS: A
Stereotyping is ascribing certain beliefs and behaviors about a given racial and ethnic group to an individual without assessing for individual differences. Prejudice is the emotional manifestation of deeply held beliefs about a group. Racism is a form of prejudice that occurs through the exer-cise of power by individuals and institutions against people who are judged to be inferior in, for example, intelligence, morals, beauty, and self-worth. Ethnocentrism is the belief that one's own cultural group determines the standards by which another group's behavior is judged.
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