Which statement is consistent with an emic view of a factor or situation?
A) Health care provider's statement that Native Americans are stoic in the experience of pain
B) Kindergarten teacher's statement that there are fewer discipline problems among Asian children
C) The National Cancer Institute's report that the incidence rate of prostate cancer is higher for African American men
D) White teenager's statement that being "skinny" is more socially acceptable than being of normal weight or overweight

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Correct D: Emic refers to an insider's view.The teenager's statement provides a view on weight as it is experienced by the teenager.
Incorrect A: The health care provider's statement provides an outsider's view or etic view.
Incorrect B: The kindergarten teacher's statement provides an etic view.
Incorrect C: The National Cancer Incidence report provides an etic view.

Which Statement Is Consistent with an Emic View of a Factor