NCLEX Question for strong ethnocentric tendencies

NCLEX Review Question

The inability of a person to recognize his or her own values, beliefs, and practices and those of others because of strong ethnocentric tendencies is termed

a.cultural blindness.
b.acculturation.
c.cultural imposition.
d.cultural taboo.

Correct Answer: A
cultural blindness.
Rationale: Cultural blindness results in bias and stereotyping.

acculturation.
Rationale: Acculturation is the process by which members of a culture adapt or learn how to take on the behaviors of another group.

cultural imposition.
Rationale: Cultural imposition is the tendency to impose one's cultural beliefs, values, and patterns of behavior on a person from a different culture.

cultural taboo.
Rationale: Cultural taboos are those activities governed by rules of behavior that are avoided, forbidden, or prohibited by a particular cultural group.

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