After a class on culture and ethnicity, the new graduate nurse reflects a correct understanding of the concept of ethnicity with which statement?
a. "Ethnicity is dynamic and ever changing."
b. "Ethnicity is the belief in a higher power."
c. "Ethnicity pertains to a social group within the social system that claims shared values and traditions."
d. "Ethnicity is learned from birth through the processes of language acquisition and socialization."
ANS: C
Ethnicity pertains to a social group within the social system that claims to have variable traits, such as a common geographic origin, migratory status, religion, race, language, values, traditions, symbols, or food preferences. Culture is dynamic, ever changing, and learned from birth through the processes of language acquisition and socialization. Religion is the belief in a higher power.
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