A person who criticizes the Amish farmer (who tills his fields with horses) as uneducated and backwards is exhibiting
What will be an ideal response?
ethnocentrism
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Only a generation ago, parents of young adults worried about adjusting to an "empty nest." Today such parents are more likely to worry about how to get them to leave. This has been referred to as the
(a) boomerang phenomenon. (b) crowded nest. (c) sandwich generation. (d) glass ceiling.
The variable sexual behaviors among the Chukchee Eskimo and the Sambia show that__________.
A. "acceptable" sexual behavior is socially constructed B. sexual activity reflects only human biology C. sexual behavior is the same the world over D. sexual behavior matters little to most people
Dr. Richards is studying mental illness from an interactionist perspective. Which of the following is she most likely to focus on?
a. the ways in which mental illness is associated with deprivation and inequality b. the ways that our definitions of "normal" and "deviant" behavior in social situations lead to definitions of mental disorders c. the difference in the quality of care between more affluent patients and those with very little money d. the manner in which societies marked by rapid social change can provide effective treatment to those who have a mental illness
Jewish Americans are most similar to Italian Americans in which of the following ways?
a. Rates of upward social mobility b. Evolution of political and cultural beliefs c. Modes of entrance and settlement patterns d. History of occupational roles