The family is the prime example of a(n) ?
A. Gesellschaft
B. secondary group
C. voluntary group
D. primary group
Miscellaneous Economics Mcqs
The research on an isolated Amazon tribe______________?
The research on an isolated Amazon tribe______________?
A. supports the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
B. shows that perceptions affect reality
C. language affects perceptions of reality
D. only A and C
An example of a permanent or enduring subculture would be_______________?
An example of a permanent or enduring subculture would be_______________?
A. a group of guerrillas
B. the military establishment
C. life in a survivalist enclave
D. a doomsday cult
Contemporary technologically advanced societies tend to be_______________?
Contemporary technologically advanced societies tend to be_______________?
A. hexahedron
B. hermetic
C. heterogeneous
D. homogeneous
An extreme example of the consequences of ethnocentrism in the sense of ethnochauvinism is_____________?
An extreme example of the consequences of ethnocentrism in the sense of ethnochauvinism is_____________?
A. cultural relativity
B. “ethnic cleansing”
C. ethnic pluralism
D. assimilation
Ethnocentrism has two meanings The version which may alternatively be called ethnochauvinism refers to the conviction that__________________?
Ethnocentrism has two meanings The version which may alternatively be called ethnochauvinism refers to the conviction that__________________?
A. one,s own culture subculture or society is best bar none
B. women are subordinate in every culture
C. other cultures can be judged by the standards of one,s own
D. the males of a given ethnic group are superior
Social control through the enforcement of norms works because ?
Social control through the enforcement of norms works because ?
A. everyone fears pain and embarrassment
B. individuals are anxious to be accepted
C. people need to be manipulated
D. independent though and action are too hard
In many societies’ cannibalism is______________?
In many societies’ cannibalism is______________?
A. mores
B. a cultural trait
C. a taboo
D. a cultural complex
Values in any society_____________?
Values in any society_____________?
A. dictate conduct in every situation
B. are specifically spelled out
C. are often contradictory
D. all of the above
All languages encompass and express notions of____________?
All languages encompass and express notions of____________?
A. shame and quilt
B. past and future
C. love and endearment
D. none of the above