Question 1

The tendency of a group of people to make judgments about other people is called ______.

Accepted Answer

A) relativism 
B) values 
C) ethnocentrism 
D) oppression 
A) relativism 
B) values 
C) ethnocentrism 
D) oppression

Question 2

The values an individual or organization holds

Accepted Answer

A) are often contradictory. 
B) need to be consistent. 
C) are easily changed when confronted with different values. 
D) are rarely contradictory. 
A) are often contradictory. 
B) need to be consistent. 
C) are easily changed when confronted with different values. 
D) are rarely contradictory.

Question 3

Using the discussion contained in this chapter, how would you explain to someone why the United States is different from Russia--or Canada--or France--or Mexico?

Accepted Answer

The United States is different from Russ

Question 4

Ethnocentrism is the tendency to

Accepted Answer

A) judge others by imagining the world from their perspective. 
B) understand others by imagining the world from their perspective. 
C) understand others through one's own culture. 
D) judge others by using one's own culture as a standard. 
A) judge others by imagining the world from their perspective. 
B) understand others by imagining the world from their perspective. 
C) understand others through one's own culture. 
D) judge others by using one's own culture as a standard.

Question 5

Akasha claims that America is the greatest country that ever existed in human history.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) social norms 
B) symbols 
C) ethnocentrism 
D) None of these. 
A) social norms 
B) symbols 
C) ethnocentrism 
D) None of these.

Question 6

How does the author explain the fact that members of some minority groups have an easier time making it in American society than others?

Accepted Answer

A) Some groups have more members than others. 
B) Each group has a different culture. 
C) Each group has a different history in American society. 
D) Some groups are the victims of prejudice; others are not. 
A) Some groups have more members than others. 
B) Each group has a different culture. 
C) Each group has a different history in American society. 
D) Some groups are the victims of prejudice; others are not.

Question 7

According to the author, ethnocentrism becomes a ______________ for evil.

Accepted Answer

A) rationalization 
B) substitute 
C) conduit 
D) All of these. 
A) rationalization 
B) substitute 
C) conduit 
D) All of these.

Question 8

According to Charon, most people

Accepted Answer

A) see value judgments as a problem. 
B) understand that values are socially created. 
C) believe that values are true and self-evident. 
D) all of these 
A) see value judgments as a problem. 
B) understand that values are socially created. 
C) believe that values are true and self-evident. 
D) all of these

Question 9

Values are statements of what

Accepted Answer

A) is true. 
B) should be. 
C) rules people should follow. 
D) feelings people have. 
A) is true. 
B) should be. 
C) rules people should follow. 
D) feelings people have.

Question 10

The author emphasizes that the most basic reason people are different from one another is because of

Accepted Answer

A) social conflict. 
B) ethnocentrism. 
C) racial qualities. 
D) social interaction. 
A) social conflict. 
B) ethnocentrism. 
C) racial qualities. 
D) social interaction.

Question 11

Human differences are important because they

Accepted Answer

A) encourage a dynamic approach to understanding the world. 
B) encourage self-reflection and evaluation. 
C) can teach us respect and humiliation. 
D) all of these 
A) encourage a dynamic approach to understanding the world. 
B) encourage self-reflection and evaluation. 
C) can teach us respect and humiliation. 
D) all of these

Question 12

What is ethnocentrism; and what is involved in being ethnocentric, from a sociological perspective?

Accepted Answer

Ethnocentrism is the belief that one's o

Question 13

What is the impact on social organizations of confronting social problems that are different than those confronting other social organizations?

Accepted Answer

A) they develop different social institutions and different cultures 
B) each organization is less organized when it confronts social problems 
C) different social problems have no impact on social organizations 
D) social organization confronting more serious problems will have better social structures afterwards 
A) they develop different social institutions and different cultures 
B) each organization is less organized when it confronts social problems 
C) different social problems have no impact on social organizations 
D) social organization confronting more serious problems will have better social structures afterwards

Question 14

From a sociological perspective, values

Accepted Answer

A) are cultural. 
B) should be examined critically. 
C) have contributed to many social problems. 
D) all of these 
A) are cultural. 
B) should be examined critically. 
C) have contributed to many social problems. 
D) all of these

Question 15

It is impossible for everyone to be the same because

Accepted Answer

A) people don't want to be like others. 
B) there is no organization to society. 
C) shared culture is rare among people. 
D) social interaction can never involve everyone at one time. 
A) people don't want to be like others. 
B) there is no organization to society. 
C) shared culture is rare among people. 
D) social interaction can never involve everyone at one time.

Question 16

Which of the following is not a reason discussed in the text for why organizations differ from one another?

Accepted Answer

A) individual members of organizations differ biologically 
B) they have different histories 
C) they have confronted different types of problems 
D) social interaction isolates and differentiates them 
A) individual members of organizations differ biologically 
B) they have different histories 
C) they have confronted different types of problems 
D) social interaction isolates and differentiates them

Question 17

How does socialization encourage ethnocentrism?

Accepted Answer

Socialization is the process by which in

Question 18

How can a person avoid ethnocentrism? Give an example.

Accepted Answer

A person can avoid ethnocentrism by bein

Question 19

From a sociological perspective, why are people different from one another?

Accepted Answer

From a sociological perspective, people

Question 20

Value judgments are statements

Accepted Answer

A) made only by obnoxious people. 
B) of fact. 
C) of preference. 
D) that contradict what most people around us believe. 
A) made only by obnoxious people. 
B) of fact. 
C) of preference. 
D) that contradict what most people around us believe.

The tendency of a group of people to make judgments about other people is called ______.

The values an individual or organization holds

Using the discussion contained in this chapter, how would you explain to someone why the United States is different from Russia--or Canada--or France--or Mexico?

Ethnocentrism is the tendency to

Akasha claims that America is the greatest country that ever existed in human history.This is an example of:

How does the author explain the fact that members of some minority groups have an easier time making it in American society than others?

According to the author, ethnocentrism becomes a ______________ for evil.

According to Charon, most people

Values are statements of what

The author emphasizes that the most basic reason people are different from one another is because of

Human differences are important because they

What is ethnocentrism; and what is involved in being ethnocentric, from a sociological perspective?

What is the impact on social organizations of confronting social problems that are different than those confronting other social organizations?

From a sociological perspective, values

It is impossible for everyone to be the same because

Which of the following is not a reason discussed in the text for why organizations differ from one another?

How does socialization encourage ethnocentrism?

How can a person avoid ethnocentrism? Give an example.

From a sociological perspective, why are people different from one another?

Value judgments are statements

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Exam 6: Why Cant Everyone Be Just Like Us: Value Judgments, Ethnocentrism, and Human Differences

The tendency of a group of people to make judgments about other people is called ______.

The values an individual or organization holds

Using the discussion contained in this chapter, how would you explain to someone why the United States is different from Russia--or Canada--or France--or Mexico?

Ethnocentrism is the tendency to

Akasha claims that America is the greatest country that ever existed in human history.This is an example of:

How does the author explain the fact that members of some minority groups have an easier time making it in American society than others?

According to the author, ethnocentrism becomes a ______________ for evil.

According to Charon, most people

Values are statements of what

The author emphasizes that the most basic reason people are different from one another is because of

Human differences are important because they

What is ethnocentrism; and what is involved in being ethnocentric, from a sociological perspective?

What is the impact on social organizations of confronting social problems that are different than those confronting other social organizations?

From a sociological perspective, values

It is impossible for everyone to be the same because

Which of the following is not a reason discussed in the text for why organizations differ from one another?

How does socialization encourage ethnocentrism?

How can a person avoid ethnocentrism? Give an example.

From a sociological perspective, why are people different from one another?

Value judgments are statements

How Do Sociologists Study Society: Researching the Social World

What Does It Mean to Be Human: Human Nature, Society, and Culture

How Is Society Possible: the Basis for Social Order

Why Are People Unequal in Society: the Origin and Perpetuation of Social Inequality

Are Human Beings Free: the Power of Society Over Human Thinking and Action

Why Is There Misery in the World : Society As an Important Source of Human Problems

Does the Individual Really Make a Difference: an Introduction to Social Change

Is Organized Religion Necessary for Society: Tradition, Modernization, and Secularization

Is the World Becoming One Society: Globalization and the Creation of a World Society

Why Study Sociology: Understanding, Questioning, and Caring

The Nature and Use of Categories, Generalizations, and Stereotypes in Social Science and Society

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