A nursing instructor is teaching a group of student nurses about culture. When teaching the students nurses about the concept of ethnocentrism, the student nurses demonstrate cultural sensitivity when they state that their culture
a. is superior to others.
b. has the right to impose its standards of "correct" behavior and values on another.
c. is a culture that warrants a sense of pride.
d. should be the norm because it is considered better or more enlightened than others.
ANS: C
Ethnocentrism refers to a belief that one's own culture should be the norm because it is considered better or more enlightened than others. Other cultures are judged as inferior. Taking pride in one's culture is appropriate, but when a person fails to respect the value of other cultures, it is easy to develop stereotypes and prejudice. Ethnocentrism fosters the belief that one culture has the right to impose its standards of "correct" behavior and values on another. Prejudice can be felt or expressed, and directed to either a group as a whole or toward an individual associated with the group.
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