Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Ethnocentrism refers to understanding a culture from the eyes of the people who live in that culture.
2. An example of U.S. ideal culture is the belief that mothers should be completely devoted to their children.
3. When you pit a countercultural group against the dominant cultural group on an issue where they will never agree, it creates conditions for a culture war.
4. European cultures are far more multicultural now than they were several decades ago.
5. Given incidences of tension and violence between immigrants and citizens in Europe and the United States, some people have declared multiculturalism a failure.
1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE
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a. Men have a tendency to listen politely while women speak. b. Women have a tendency to interrupt men when men are speaking. c. Men have a tendency to interrupt women when women are speaking. d. Women smile less often than men do.
Due to the increasing incidence of stepfamilies, there have been attempts over the years to soften the terminology and instead use other terms that do not carry the negative connotation. Which of the following is NOT an example listed by the text?
A) complicated family form B) blended family C) reduced family D) integrated family
Examining the bivariate tables in Section 14.1, which group was most prone to delinquency as a function of their academic record?
a. urban males with poor academic records. b. nonurban males with poor academic records. c. urban males with good academic records. d. nonurban males with good academic records.
Malik is planning to perform a research study in which he asks college students about their sexual behavior. What ethical issue will be of greatest concern to him?
a. voluntary participation b. no harm to participants c. deception d. analysis e. reporting