Explaining Life Events in Terms of Factors That Are Stable,global,and

question 27

Multiple Choice

Explaining life events in terms of factors that are stable,global,and internal is a _____ explanatory style.

• A)negative
• B)positive
• C)realistic
• D)repressive

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Definitions:

Government Services

The range of services provided by government agencies to citizens including sanitation, public education, healthcare, policing, and transportation.

Uncertainty Avoidance

A cultural dimension that describes how societies deal with the unknown, with high avoidance indicating a preference for clear rules and low avoidance reflecting more comfort with ambiguity.

Cultural Relativism

The perspective that beliefs, morals, and ethics are relative to each individual within his or her own social context.

Society

A group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social grouping sharing the same geographical or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations.