Discuss how cultural assumptions are challenged by an encounter with culture shock

What will be an ideal response?


The following are suggested areas for students to address in their essays: Define "culture shock."

Provide an example that illustrate culture shock. Explain ethnocentrism and provide an example. Explain cultural relativism and provide an example.

Encourage students to include any personal experiences with culture shock and discuss whether they experienced ethnocentrism and/or cultural relativism.

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____________. a. presumed competence of Yale University personnel b. worthy goals of the experiment c. perception that the learner (victim) had entered the experiment voluntarily d. fact that the subject had entered the experiment voluntarily and perceived himself under obligation to the experimenter e. all of the above

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According to sociologist __________, the purpose of government is to socialize people to be good citizens, to regulate the economy so that it operates effectively, and to provide necessary services for citizens

a. Karl Marx b. Emile Durkheim c. Robert Merton d. Herbert Spencer

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Even though it is a conflict of interest, companies that may profit from military expenditures are permitted to __________ Congress

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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In Horkheimer’s notion of the modern world, what is missing from individuals?

a. individuality, alternative truths, critique b. rationality, reason, totalities c. technology, alternative truths, reason d. individuality, technology, rationality

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