m3 ucsp Flashcards
Cultural differences are dominant than cultural universal
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true
Cultural Universals are traits that are parts of
every known culture
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true
Cultural
relativism requires an open mind and a willingness to consider, and even adapt to,
new values and norms.
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described the
term, involves a belief or attitude that one’s own culture is better than all others
(1906).
William Graham Sumner
Cultural Relativism refers to the practice of assessing a culture by its own
standards rather than viewing it through the lens of one’s own culture.
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argued that each culture has an
internally consistent pattern of thoughts and actions, which alone could be the
basis for judging the merits and morality of the culture’s practices.
Ruth Benedict
can be so strong that when confronted with all the
differences of a new culture, one may experience disorientation and frustration
Ethnocentrism
refers to both the fact
of the existence of a diversity of cultures within one territory and to a way of
conceptualizing and managing cultural diversity.
Multiculturalism
In sociology, we call this culture shock.