A unique combination of traditions and customs that is transmitted through learning and that shapes the beliefs and behavior of the people who live within it is referred to as
A) culture.
B) ethnicity.
C) race.
D) ethnocentrism.

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Culture encompasses a wide range of practices and beliefs that are learned and shared among members of a particular group, and it shapes their behavior and worldview. Ethnicity and race are related concepts that describe groups of people with shared cultural or biological characteristics, respectively, but neither captures the full range of beliefs and practices that make up a culture. Ethnocentrism is a tendency to view one's own culture as superior to others and to judge other cultures by the standards of one's own.

A Unique Combination of Traditions and Customs That Is Transmitted