The propensity to judge others by the standards of one rsquo s own culture is called ........

Sociology Preliminary Sciology of Culture

The propensity to judge others by the standards of one’s own culture is called _______.

Ethnocentrism

Studying norms

Studying subcultures and countercultures

cultural relativism

- Option 1: Ethnocentrism

- This is the correct answer.

- Ethnocentrism is judging other cultures based on the standards and values of one’s own culture.

- It's a belief in the superiority of one's own cultural norms.

- Option 2: Studying norms

- This involves examining the standards that govern behavior in a culture.

- It’s descriptive, not evaluative or comparative like ethnocentrism.

- Option 3: Studying subcultures and countercultures

- This refers to examining groups within a culture with distinct values.

- It does not necessarily involve judgment from one cultural perspective.

- Option 4: Cultural relativism

- This is understanding a culture by its own standards, opposing ethnocentrism.

- It promotes open-mindedness and acceptance.

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