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ghost!

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How are boundaries between in-groups and out-groups maintained?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

In general, nurses in the United States
 
  a. have the authority to make treatment decisions about their patients.
  b. make active recommendations to doctors about treatment plans.
  c. spend far more time with patients than do physicians.
  d. are well paid as professionals.
  e. have very little to do with the safety, comfort, or emotion of their patients.



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Answer to Question 1

The maintenance of boundaries requires a commitment on the part of the in-group members. The boundaries may be identified through acts of hostility, even violence, against members of the out-group. Group symbols, including rituals, styles of dress, or bumper stickers, identify group members and also maintain the boundary with out-groups.

Answer to Question 2

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