Social Change Ch 3: Social Change

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

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

B

Situation in which some aspects of the culture change less rapidly, or lag behind, other aspects of the same culture.

Cultural lag

____ 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

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.

F

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 knowledge and tools that people use to manipulate their environment are called technology.

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