NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
SOCIOLOGY
Question
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diffusion
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ethnocentrism
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cultural lag
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self-fulfillment
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ethnocentrism. Resisting social change because it comes from outside of one’s group. Physical environment.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ethnocentrism often leads to incorrect assumptions about others’ behavior based on your own norms, values, and beliefs. In extreme cases, a group of individuals may see another culture as wrong or immoral and because of this may try to convert, sometimes forcibly, the group to their own ways of living.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following is best describes ethnocentrism? It is the belief that one’s own culture is superior to others.
Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is option c. An American manager criticizes the cultural practices of Saudi Arabia when he is sent there on business because it differs from his cultural norms. The definition of ethnocentrism is considering one’s culture and ethnicity above others. This is exemplified in the above statement.