Several Students Had the Idea That They Could Get Rich

question 50

Multiple Choice

Several students had the idea that they could get rich if they opened a dating service on campus. Others were skeptical that the information on those services is either not true or exaggerated but the enterprising students tell them a campus based system will be much more reliable. This claim

• A)makes sense because college students are risk averse by nature and would not make claims that could get them in trouble.
• B)makes sense because a campus has many close relationships so exaggerated claims would be easily exposed.
• C)does not make sense because college students are risk lovers by nature and would make false claims.
• D)is false because the stigma of the newcomer will exclude freshman from the service.

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Definitions:

Flexible Self

The ability of an individual to adapt their identity and personal narratives to cope with various social situations and challenges.

Cultural Relativism

Is the belief that all cultures have equal value.

Ethnocentrism

The tendency to judge other cultures exclusively by the standards of one’s own.

Pluralism

Is the retention of racial and ethnic culture combined with equal access to basic social resources.