When asked to describe the differences between ethnicity and race, what should the student nurse explain?
a. Ethnicity refers to a shared identity, whereas race is limited to biological attributes.
b. Ethnicity and race are actually the same and are based in cultural norms.
c. Ethnicity can be understood only through an ethic worldview.
d. Race refers to a shared identity, whereas ethnicity is limited to biological attributes.
A
Ethnicity refers to a shared identity related to social and cultural heritage such as values, language, geographical space, and racial characteristics. Ethnicity is different from race, which is limited to the common biological attributes shared by a group such as skin color or blood type. In any intercultural encounter, there is an insider or native perspective (ethic worldview) and an outsider's perspective (ethic worldview). Ethnicity is best understood by those who are a part of that ethnicity and have an "emic" worldview.
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