As a result of norms
a. behavior becomes patterned.
b. people know how to behave.
c. interaction occurs smoothly.
d. all of the above
Question 2Which statement illustrates ethnocentrism?
a. My fraternity is the best.
b. Reincarnation is a weird belief.
c. We are God's chosen people.
d. All of the above illustrate ethnocentrism.
Question 3The paradox of culture is that
a. while humans make culture, culture constrains humans.
b. culture prevents social change.
c. culture undermines stability.
d. people tend to resist the dictates of culture.
Question 4Originally, propaganda referred to a committee of the Roman Catholic Church whose assignment was the care of foreign missions; today it usually refers to information that ________.
A) presents all pertinent data
B) is one-sided and distorts reality
C) is one-sided but clarifies the issue
D) is a series of catchy slogans
Question 5By definition, language refers
a. to symbols that evoke similar meanings in different people.
b. to ideas shared and understood by all people in the world.
c. universally agreed upon gestures.
d. only written and spoken words.