Which statement is consistent with an emic view of a factor or situation?
a. Health care provider's statement that Native Americans are stoic in the experience of pain
b. Kindergarten teacher's statement that there are fewer discipline problems among Asian children
c. The National Cancer Institute's report that the incidence rate of prostate cancer is high among African American men
d. White teenager's statement that being "skinny" is more socially acceptable than having a higher weight
ANS: D
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A The health care provider's statement provides an outsider's view or etic view.
B The kindergarten teacher's statement provides an etic view.
C The National Cancer Institute's report provides an etic view.
D Emic refers to an "insider's" view. The teenager's statement provides a view on weight as it is experienced by the teenager.
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