Societies with Low Power Distance Have Been Defined by Hofstede

question 73

Multiple Choice

Societies with low power distance have been defined by Hofstede as those in which

• A)large inequalities between different classes in society are allowed to develop.
• B)the government uses taxation and social welfare programs to reduce inequality.
• C)inequalities in the well-being of individuals are due to their birth and heritage.
• D)the gap between the rich and poor grows very large.
• E)professional workers amass wealth.

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Definitions:

Life Support

Medical interventions or equipment used to keep a person alive who would otherwise fail to maintain autonomous bodily functions, including devices that assist respiration and circulation.

Utilitarianism

A specific, consequence-based, ethical theory that judges as right the action that does the most good and least amount of harm for the greatest number of persons.

Values Clarification

A process by which individuals define their own values.

Nursing Intervention

Actions undertaken by a nurse to improve or maintain a patient's health condition.