Children are taught the values of their culture through observation and feedback relative to their own behavior.In teaching a class on cultural competence,the nurse should be aware that which factor may be culturally determined?

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Status is culturally determined and varies according to each culture.Some cultures ascribe higher status to age or socioeconomic position.Social roles also are influenced by the culture.Ethnicity is an affiliation of a set of persons who share a unique cultural,social,and linguistic heritage.It is one component of culture.Race and culture are two distinct attributes.Whereas racial grouping describes transmissible traits,culture is determined by the pattern of assumptions,beliefs,and practices that unconsciously frames or guides the outlook and decisions of a group of people.Cultural development may be limited by geographic boundaries,but the boundaries are not culturally determined.

Children Are Taught the Values of Their Culture Through Observation