The tendency to assume that one's own culture and way of life represent the norm or are superior to all others is called

A. culture shock.
B. cultural relativism.
C. ethnocentrism.
D. value stability.


C. ethnocentrism.

Sociology

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a. true b. false

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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