In Malcolm Gladwell's (2008) Book, Outliers, He Asserts That Ordinary

question 5

True/False

In Malcolm Gladwell's (2008) book, Outliers, he asserts that ordinary people are the product of hard work, native intelligence, as well as the result of the practices of their culture at a future time in their history.

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Definitions:

Self-Reliance

Dependence on one's own powers and resources rather than those of others.

Ethnocentrism

The belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group or culture, often accompanied by a disregard for other cultures.

Egotism

A personality trait characterized by an excessive preoccupation with oneself and one's own importance, often disregarding others.

Initiative Versus Guilt

A stage in Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development where children learn to assert power and control through directed play and other activities.