LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

LINGUISTIC RELATIVITY

ETHNOCENTRISM AND CULTURAL RELATIVISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Americans believe that the democracy is the best form of government. This reflects a/an ____
A
Ethnocentrism
B
Cultural Relativism
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Democracy is considered as the best form of government because of the following reasons: In democracy, people have the right to choose their rulers. If rulers do not work well, people will not elect him in the next election. Democracy has more freedom of speech than any other forms of government.

Detailed explanation-2: -As “Democracy in America” revealed, Tocqueville believed that equality was the great political and social idea of his era, and he thought that the United States offered the most advanced example of equality in action.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is representative because people choose elected officials by free and secret ballot. It is a republic because the Government derives its power from the people.

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