A faculty member is contrasting culture and ethnicity to students. Which statement is most accurate?
a. Culture is biologically determined; ethnicity is chosen.
b. Culture is socially transmitted; ethnicity is identification with a group.
c. Culture is a chosen identity whereas ethnicity is biologically based.
d. Culture and ethnicity are similar constructs used interchangeably.
ANS: B
Culture refers to the learned, shared, and transmitted knowledge of values, beliefs, and ways of life of a particular group that generally are transmitted from one generation to another and influence the individual person's thinking, decisions, and actions in patterned or certain ways. Ethnicity is the person's identification with or membership in a particular racial, national, or cultural group and observation of the group's customs, beliefs, and language. The words may be used interchangeably by some people, but this is not correct.
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