Sociology Term 1-Social Change

____ is the knowledge and tools that people use to manipulate their environment. a. Ethnocentrism c. Diffusion b. Technology d. Reformulation

B. Technology

A system of beliefs or ideas that justifies the social, moral, religious, political, or economic interests held by a group or by society is a. a social movement. c. an ideology. b. a cultural lag. d. a vested interest

C. An ideology

____ one of the reasons that people resist cultural change. a. Ethnocentrism is c. Vested interests are b. Cultural lag is d. a, b, and c

D. A, B, and C

Ethnocentrism is a. a commitment to the full development of one's personality, talents, and potential. b. extreme self-centeredness. c. the process by which a norm becomes a part of an individual's personality. d. the tendency to view one's own culture or group as superior to others

D. The tendency of view one's own culture or group as superior to others.

The process of spreading culture traits from one society to another.

Diffusion

The tendency to view one's own culture or group as superior to others

Ethnocentrism

A vested interest is a commitment to the full development of one's personality, talents, and potential.

False

A system of beliefs or ideas that justifies the social, moral, religious, political, or economic interests held by a group or by society.

Ideology

The process of adapting borrowed cultural traits.

Reformulation

The long history of immigration has influenced American culture.

True