Why Is Ethnocentrism Functional

question 73

Multiple Choice

Why is ethnocentrism functional?

• A) It reinforces conformity and maintains stability.
• B) It promotes the belief that no culture is better than another.
• C) People disparage those with differing attitudes as inferior or backward.
• D) It encourages intergroup understanding and cooperation.
• E) Viewing others as inferior generates hatred, discrimination, and conflict.

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