What does the nursing student learn about race?
a. It is biologically based.
b. It is a social construct.
c. It is chosen by the person.
d. It helps establish superiority.
ANS: B
Race is often thought to be inherited and biologically based, but this is not true. Race is a social construct that is used to group people together on the basis of common physical characteristics, heredity, or common descent. People are placed into racial categories by the larger society. One race is not superior to any other.
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