IV. Ethics and Culture

Question 1

the complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, law, morals, custom, and any other capabilities and habits ACQUIRED by an individual as a member of society

Answer 1

culture acc to Edward Tylor

Question 2

a set of common values, norms, beliefs and ideas SHARED by members of the same group

Answer 2

culture acc to Daft

Question 3

6 characteristics of culture

Answer 3

1. Culture is shared and transmitted.
2. Culture is learned and acquired.
3. Culture is a social phenomenon.
4. Culture gratifies human needs.
5. Culture is dynamic.
6. Culture is integrated.

Question 4

tendency to perceive and judge others according to one’s cultural standards

Answer 4

ethnocentrism

Question 5

tendency to value other culture more highly than one’s own

Answer 5

xenocentrism

Question 6

view that all beliefs, customs, and ethics are relative to the individual within his own social context

Answer 6

cultural relativism

Question 7

ethnocentrism or cultural relativism?

intolerance of cultural features

Answer 7

ethnocentrism

Question 8

shows propagation of certain practices as basic human rights

Answer 8

cultural relativism

Question 9

tolerance of cultural features

Answer 9

cultural relativism

Question 10

extreme form of supremacy

Answer 10

ethnocentrism