Culture Quiz

What is ethnocentrism?

• Evaluating and judging another culture based on one's own cultural norms

• The deliberate imposition of one's own cultural values on another culture

• Believing that another culture is superior to one's own

• Assessing a culture by its own standards

What is cultural imperialism?

• Evaluating and judging another culture based on one's own cultural norms

• The deliberate imposition of one's own cultural values on another culture

• Believing that another culture is superior to one's own

• Assessing a culture by its own standards

What is culture shock?

• Evaluating and judging another culture based on one's own cultural norms

• The deliberate imposition of one's own cultural values on another culture

• Experiencing disorientation and frustration in a new culture

• Assessing a culture by its own standards

What is cultural relativism?

• Evaluating and judging another culture based on one's own cultural norms

• The deliberate imposition of one's own cultural values on another culture

• Believing that another culture is superior to one's own

• Assessing a culture by its own standards

What is xenocentrism?

• Evaluating and judging another culture based on one's own cultural norms

• The deliberate imposition of one's own cultural values on another culture

• Believing that another culture is superior to one's own

• Assessing a culture by its own standards

What is the perspective of functionalists on culture?

• Culture is necessary for the functioning of society

• Culture perpetuates power differentials in society

• Culture is a continuous process of deriving meaning from interactions

• Culture is a system in which all parts work together

What is the perspective of conflict theorists on culture?

• Culture is necessary for the functioning of society

• Culture perpetuates power differentials in society

• Culture is a continuous process of deriving meaning from interactions

• Culture is a system in which all parts work together

What is the perspective of symbolic interactionists on culture?

• Culture is necessary for the functioning of society

• Culture perpetuates power differentials in society

• Culture is a continuous process of deriving meaning from interactions

• Culture is a system in which all parts work together

What is the role of norms in a society?

• They are rules and expectations by which a society guides the behavior of its members

• They are a continuous process of deriving meaning from interactions

• They perpetuate power differentials in society

• They are a system in which all parts work together

What is cultural assimilation?

• The process by which a person or a group's language and/or culture come to resemble those of another group

• The deliberate imposition of one's own cultural values on another culture

• Believing that another culture is superior to one's own

• Assessing a culture by its own standards