The nurse is reviewing the characteristics of culture. Which statement is correct regarding the development of one's culture?

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Culture is a complex phenomenon that includes attitude, beliefs, self-definitions, norms, roles, and values learned from birth through the processes of language acquisition and socialization. It is not biologically or genetically determined and is learned by the individual. It is a universal phenomenon and is important because a person's culture defines health and illness, identifies when treatment is needed and which treatment is acceptable, and informs a person of how symptoms are expressed and which symptoms are important.

The Nurse Is Reviewing the Characteristics of Culture