Anna travelled to another country to visit relatives, who offered her live sea urchin at their first meal together. Watching the urchin moving across her plate made her feel anxious and queasy; she didn't want to eat it, but felt rude refusing. Anna's experience is an example of:
a. ethnocentrism.
b. culture shock.
c. cultural relativism.
d. ethnomethodology.
e. cultural newness.
B
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Which of the following is true of the transitional stage of demographic transition?
a. It is characterized by high birthrates and high death rates, resulting in a population that grows slowly, if at all. b. The falling death rates occur because of improvements in lifestyle resulting from industrial development. c. The decline in the birthrate was a response to the impact of industrialization on cultural values regarding childbearing. d. It is characterized by low birthrates and low death rates, resulting in a roughly stable population with little growth.
Maria's father identifies as Dominican, which puts him in the ethnic category Hispanic. Maria's mother is white, non-Hispanic. According to U.S. rules of classification, what ethnicity is Maria?
a. nonHispanic c. Latino b. Hispanic d. Asian
Early Syrian American immigrants were mainly Muslim
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Shaming and reintegration occur:
a. simultaneously b. sequentially c. it depends on the situation d. none of the above