NURSING ANM AND GNM

NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS

SOCIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Cannibalism, incest, and consuming “pets” as food are all examples of ____ in American Society.
A
Folkways
B
Mores
C
Ethnocentrism
D
Taboos
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Common taboos involve restrictions or ritual regulation of killing and hunting; sex and sexual relationships; reproduction; the dead and their graves; as well as food and dining (primarily cannibalism and dietary laws such as vegetarianism, kashrut, and halal) or religious (treif and haram).

Detailed explanation-2: -Important examples of food avoidance are pork among Jews, Muslims and Ethiopian Christians; beef among Hindus, some Buddhists and Jains; chicken and eggs in some African communities; dog meat in the West; fish in Mongolia and other parts of central Asia; milk and milk products in Polynesia and parts of China.

Detailed explanation-3: -Folkways, sometimes known as “conventions” or “customs, ‘’ are standards of behavior that are socially approved but not morally significant. For example, belching loudly after eating dinner at someone else’s home breaks an American folkway.

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