Why Do People Tend to Prefer Their Own Culture's Native

question 67

Multiple Choice

Why do people tend to prefer their own culture's native behavioral patterns,values,beliefs,and customs?

• A)because a sense of superiority is built into cultural teaching
• B)because of cultural indoctrination,which teaches them that
• C)because they are socialized from birth into their own culture
• D)because ethnocentricity is a key component of all cultures

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Definitions:

Leopold II

The king of Belgium from 1865 to 1909, best known for his exploitation of the Congo Free State as a private venture.

Herero

An ethnic group in Namibia, notable for their resistance against German colonial rule and suffering a genocide early in the 20th century.

Southwest Africa

Now known as Namibia, formerly a German colony and later a mandate under South African administration until its independence in 1990.