Ethnocentrism
a. can be subtle or extreme.
b. can only be practiced by dominant groups.
c. encourages intergroup understanding.
d. is another word for cultural relativism.
Question 2Which of these statements regarding the position of Native Americans in this country is false?
a. Native American populations were devastated by European diseases from which they had no immunity
b. Only about one-fourth of Native Americans live on or near reservations today.
c. Historical accounts have underrepresented the vast cultural and social heterogeneity of tribes prior to European conquest.
d. Today Native Americans have the highest poverty rate of any group in the U.S.
Question 3Which of the following statements is false regarding ethnocentrism?
a. Ethnocentrism may be a strong force for group solidarity.
b. Only Americans are ethnocentric.
c. Ethnocentrism discourages intergroup understanding.
d. One's own culture is taken for granted so it may be difficult to understand other people's culture.
Question 4At the time of their discovery, Native Americans had:
a. a common language.
b. heterogeneous cultures.
c. suffered devastating diseases.
d. shared values.
Question 5The habit of seeing things only from the point of view of one's own group is called _____.
a. ethnocentrism
b. xenocentrism
c. cultural relativism
d. multiculturalism
Question 6Understanding race and ethnicity as social constructions is a significant contribution of _____.
a. functionalism
b. conflict theory
c. symbolic interaction theory
d. social exchange theory
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