Which rationale by a nursing instructor best explains why it is challenging to globally classify the Asian American culture?
1. Extremes of emotional expression prevent accurate assessment of this culture.
2. Suspicion of Western civilization has understandably resulted in minimal participation in cultural research.
3. The small size of this subpopulation makes research virtually impossible.
4. The Asian American culture includes individuals from Japan, China, Vietnam, Korea, and other countries.
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Rationale: The nursing instructor's best explanation is that the Asian American culture is difficult to classify globally because of the number of countries that identify with this culture. The Asian American culture includes peoples and descendents from Japan, China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Korea, Laos, India, and the Pacific Islands. Within this culture there are vast differences in values, religious practices, languages, and attitudes.
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