Culture is defined as a group's shared
a. race and ethnicity.
b. values, beliefs, and norms.
c. biologic variations and psychological characteristics.
d. patterned behavioral responses that developed over time.
B
Culture is the internal and external manifestation of a person's, group's, or community's learned and shared values, beliefs, and norms that are used to help individuals function in life and understand and interpret life occurrences. None of the other responses provides an adequate explanation of culture, because all are too narrow in scope.
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