Elise travels across Thailand with her friends and, to her surprise, finds the country quite unlike the United States. "I hate the food," she tells her family at home. "I hate the language, I hate the weird customs and awful music. America is clearly the best place to be." This is an example of _______.
a. Ethnocentrism
b. Paradigms
c. Xenocentrism
d. Moral relativism
a. Ethnocentrism
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The structural-functional approach, which suggests that technological change ends up improving society, can be criticized for being too__________.
A. optimistic B. pessimistic C. radical D. micro-level
The region of the world that was the last to develop agriculture was
a. Southeast Asia b. Mesoamerica c. China d. sub-Saharan Africa
The presence of a significant physical disability is often treated as a(n) _____ resulting in the _____ of all individuals with significant physical disabilities.
A. master status; individualization B. insignificant status; individualization C. master status; stigmatization D. insignificant status; stigmatization
__________ refers to a situation in which an ethnic group accepts its subordinate position yet maintains its dignity and identity.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).