Practice

This is the tendency or ability to look for the cultural context in which differences in cultures occur. Answer: Cultural Relativism

This is the disoriented feeling which occurs in the context of being in a new culture. Answer: Culture Shock

Everyone is a member of at least one subculture. It This is the tendency to judge others based on our own experiences. Answer: Ethnocentrism

This occurs when a group's values, norms, and beliefs are in conflict or opposition to those of the larger society and mainstream culture. Answer: Counterculture

This is one in which groups have different folkways, mores, and norms, exist within but are not at odds with the mainstream or dominant culture. Answer: Subculture

Also known as dominant culture, this is the culture shared by the dominant groups, coinciding with the culture shared in the main social institutions (government, education, religion, family, technology, media, and the economy). Answer: Mainstream Culture

 

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