The nurse recognizes the terminology that applies to culture and ethnicity.Ethnicity is defined as what?

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Ethnicity refers to a shared identity related to social and cultural heritage,including values,language,geographic space,and racial characteristics.The most important characteristic of an ethnic group is that its members feel a sense of common identity.Cultural pluralism is a perspective that appreciates another group for being different and "promotes respect for the right of others to have different beliefs,values,behaviours,and ways of life".Multiculturalism is regarded as a fundamental characteristic of Canadian society;many cultures coexist in Canadian society and maintain their cultural differences.Ethnocentrism is a tendency to hold one's own race or culture as more valuable than those of others.

The Nurse Recognizes the Terminology That Applies to Culture and Ethnicity.Ethnicity