One obstetric nurse remarks, "I don't see how these young single women can keep on having babies without being married. Everyone knows a child needs a father." What is this nurse exhi-biting?
a. Ethnocentrism
b. Moral uncertainty
c. Values clarification
d. Professional concern
A
Ethnocentricity is the belief that one's own culture and values are superior to those of another. Such statements are based on values clarification and, perhaps, on moral outrage.
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