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Cultural Change - it is observed when new opens up new ways of living and when new ideas enter a culture as a result of ______

globalization

Cultural Diversity - differentiation of culture all over the world which means there is no right or wrong culture but there is appropriate culture for the need of a specific group of people. This concept emphasizes that no culture is ______ to any other culture

superior

Cultural Relativism - a principle that an individual person’s beliefs and activities should be understood by others in terms of that individual’s own culture. ______ - patterns or traits that are globally common to all societies

Cultural Universal

Cultural Variation - rich diversity in social patterns that different human group exhibit around the world. Culture ______ - it is experienced when some parts of the society do not change as fast as with other parts and they are left behind

<p>Lag</p> Signup and view all the answers

Culture Shock - the feeling of disoriented, uncertain, out of place or even fearful when immersed in an unfamiliar ______

<p>culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

Ethnocentrism - a feeling or belief that one’s culture is better than ______

<p>the rest</p> Signup and view all the answers

Structural Strain Theory focuses on the tension between cultural goals and ______

<p>social structure</p> Signup and view all the answers

Robert Merton developed the Structural Strain theory as an extension of the ______ perspective on deviance

<p>functionalist</p> Signup and view all the answers

Conformity (Conformists) are individuals who believe in the established cultural goals and normative ______

<p>means</p> Signup and view all the answers

Ritualism (Ritualists) do not believe in the established cultural goals but abide by the means for attaining those ______

<p>goals</p> Signup and view all the answers

Innovation (Innovators) accept the cultural goals of society but reject the conventional ______ of attaining those goals

<p>methods</p> Signup and view all the answers

Retreatism (Retreatists) reject both cultural goals and the accepted ______ of attaining those goals

<p>means</p> Signup and view all the answers

Non-conformity is a behavior that departs significantly from societal ______

<p>expectations</p> Signup and view all the answers

Ignorance is why people violate ______ and norms

<p>laws</p> Signup and view all the answers

Cultural Diversity emphasizes that no culture is ______ to any other culture

<p>superior</p> Signup and view all the answers

Ethnocentrism is a feeling or belief that one’s culture is better than ______

<p>others</p> Signup and view all the answers

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