The Nurse Is Discussing the Term Subculture with a Student

question 27

Multiple Choice

The nurse is discussing the term subculture with a student nurse. Which statement by the nurse would best describe subculture?

• A) "Fitting as many people as possible into the majority culture."
• B) "Identifying small groups of people who do not want to be identified with the larger culture."
• C) "Singling out groups of people who suffer differential and unequal treatment as a result of cultural variations."
• D) "Recognizing fairly large groups of people with shared characteristics that are not common to all members of a culture."

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Definitions:

Desired Compound

A specific chemical substance that is the target or end result of a chemical synthesis or reaction.

Synthetic Reaction

A chemical process in which substances are combined to produce a new compound.

Chemical Kinetics

The branch of chemistry that studies the rates of chemical reactions and the factors that affect those rates.

Reactant Concentrations

The amounts of reactants present in a reaction mixture, affecting the rate at which a chemical reaction proceeds.