USCP CM 2 - ETHNOCENTRISM, XENOCENTRISM, & CULTURAL RELATIVISM

Question 1

TRUE OR FALSE: According to Dean Champion and his associates,
“the range of variations between culture is almost
endless and yet at the same time, cultures
ensemble one another in many important ways”.

Answer 1

TRUE

Question 2

TRUE OR FALSE: We may NOT consider a good etiquette in a particular
culture but a bad etiquette in another.

Answer 2

FALSE (MAY CONSIDER)

Question 3

A perception that cultures differ and
each culture defines reality
differently is known as _________.

Answer 3

Ethnocentrism

Question 4

A perception that “invalidates”
other people’s culture is called ____________.

Answer 4

Ethnocentrism

Question 5

This is the perception that one’s own culture is
INFERIOR than others.

Answer 5

Xenocentrism

Question 6

The perception that an individual
recognizes, understands, and accepts
that every society has cultural
differences

Answer 6

Cultural Relativism

Question 7

No prejudices — no culture is inferior
nor superior in this perception.

Answer 7

Cultural Relativism

Question 8

The culture in one society may be
considered immoral in another and
vice versa; therefore, no one has the
right to judge another’s culture in this perception of culture.

Answer 8

Cultural Relativism