If You Are Using Your Own Cultural Standards to Judge

question 79

Multiple Choice

If you are using your own cultural standards to judge the standards and/or norms of a foreign culture, you may be operating under ______.

• A) cultural relativism
• B) cultural confusion
• C) cultural diffusion
• D) ethnocentrism

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Definitions:

Functionalist Theorists

Scholars who analyze society through the lens of function, arguing that each aspect of society is interdependent and contributes to society's functioning as a whole.

Social Change

The alteration in the social order of a society, encompassing changes in nature, social institutions, social behaviors, or social relations.

Stability

The state or quality of being stable; resistance to change, deterioration, or displacement.

Equilibrium

A state of balance or stability within a system, achieved when various forces or influences are equal and oppositional forces are neutralized.