Distinguish between ethnocentrism and cultural relativity
What will be an ideal response?
Ethnocentrism is the idea that one's own culture is superior to all others. It is the tendency to judge all other cultures in terms of one's own standards. Cultural relativity recognizes that all cultures develop their own ways of dealing with the specific demands of the environment, and that differences do not necessarily imply inferiority.
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Once a neighborhood becomes minimally integrated a common result is
a. For whites to stop moving into the neighborhood b. That the neighborhood becomes more attractive to whites, so whites move in at an accelerated rate c. For blacks to move out at an accelerated rate d. They remain relatively stable in racial composition
Michael is unable to find work, so he decides to enlist in the military to gain skills to become a mechanic. He is undergoing a program of resocialization
a. voluntary b. mandatory c. imposed d. forced
Which of the following techniques of neutralization fit the example, "I didn't really hurt anyone"?
a. Denial of victim b. Denial of responsibility c. Everybody else is doing it d. Denial of injury
Social movements need five types of resources to be successful.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)