The term ethnocentrism was coined by sociologist:
William F. Ogburn
William Graham Sumner
George Murdock
Max Weber
In its study of language, which sociological perspective focuses on how people rely on shared definitions of phrases and expressions in both formal speech and everyday conversation?
functionalist perspective
conflict perspective
interactionist perspective
ethnocentric perspective
In the United States, we often formalize norms into:
folkways
mores
values
laws
The identification of a new moon of Saturn was an act of:
invention
discovery
diffusion
cultural integration
In a sense, xenocentrism is a reverse form of:
cultural relativism
ethnocentrism
culture shock
Which of the following statements about values is correct?
Values never change.
Values of a culture may change, but most remain relatively stable during any one person's lifetime.
Values are constantly changing; sociologists view them as being very unstable.
All of the above statements are correct.
Which sociological perspective argues that a common culture serves to maintain the privileges of some groups while keeping others in a subservient position?
each of the above
While vacationing in Great Britain, you discover that the British drive on the "wrong" side of the road, are critical of your United States accent, and will not accept dollars in stores. You feel disoriented and out of place and thus are experiencing:
xenocentrism
the Hawthorne effect
the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
The distinction between elements of material and nonmaterial culture was made by sociologist:
Margaret Mead
Which of the following statements about norms is correct?
People do not follow norms in all situations. In some cases, they evade a norm because they know it is weakly enforced.
In some instances, behavior that appears to violate society's norms may actually represent adherence to the norms of a particular group.
Norms are violated in some instances because one norm conflicts with another.
all of the above
