When Carlos arrives in the country where he and his classmates will be studying abroad, some of his friends start making fun of the locals because the way they dress is "ridiculous." What behavior are they exhibiting?
Answer: Ethnocentrism.
Often people see their own culture as normal and judge others accordingly. This fosters an ethnocentric view of others.
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Steinberg argues that political and economic leaders have
a. increasingly turned their attention to addressing high rates of African-American unemployment. b. given up on African-American youth in favor of immigrants for placement into jobs. c. developed programs to train African Americans for the job market, but have not done much about discrimination in the workplace.
Clarice Thompson, an academician and scholar, believes that all individuals, irrespective of gender, have equal social, economic, and political rights in a society. Clarice is most likely to be a ________
A) conflict theorist B) symbolic interactionist C) social exchange theorist D) feminist
The argument that drug use may increase in times of anomie, or normlessness, is most closely associated with which theoretical perspective?
A. functionalism B. conflict theory C. symbolic interactionism D. integrative theory
Conflict theorists view society as being in an exploitative economic relationship with the environment, where the environment provides "free labor."
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)