Laura Attends a Prestigious University on a Full Scholarship

Laura attends a prestigious university on a full scholarship.Most of her classmates come from upper-class backgrounds.Her own family has trouble making ends meet,and they encourage her to do well in school.They believe that if she works hard,she will be able to escape poverty and achieve the same economic stability as that of her fellow classmates.This belief in the merit of individual achievement is an example of

A) a symbol.
B) cultural appropriation.
C) a value.
D) ethnocentrism.