Ethnocentrism is visible in an American's belief that democracy and capitalism are necessities for the good life and, therefore, best for all people
a. true
b. false
a
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If you were following the class-society approach, which factor would you focus on as shaping modern society the most?
a. rationality b. interdependency c. capitalism d. anomie
According to the authors, as an ethnographer, your job is to:
A. document the behaviors B. criticize the behaviors C. discuss the behaviors with others D. emphasize words over behaviors E. none of the above
________ are when companies and states implement wages and benefits that take into account the local area's cost of living
A) Fair labor wage laws B) Minimum wage laws C) Living wage laws D) Consumer price index laws
You are returning to the US on a long intercontinental flight where a crying baby is bothering you and all the passengers near you. The baby's mother opens the baby's diaper and begins to fondle its genitals. When the flight attendant and the passengers protest, the mother tries to explain that in her country this practice is a common way to quiet infants. Although you find her behavior very unusual and personally disturbing, you are interested in understanding her culture and you listen to the mother as she explains how and why the practice developed. According to Sociology, you are being:
a) discriminatory b) culturally relativistic c) ethnocentric d) right c) racist