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As a result of cultural diffusion,

A) global culture has disappeared.
B) a common homogeneous culture has diminished in importance.
C) national boundaries are becoming obsolete.
D) traditional institutions have strengthened.

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The process of learning one's culture is called cultural diffusion.

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Social technology is internalized by providing the individual with an identity, which is socially bestowed, socially sustained, and socially transformed.

The ________ refers to the process whereby people learn how to define reality from other people in interaction and by learning the culture.

Culture is acquired through ________, which is the lifelong process of learning culture.

Culture channels human behavior by constraining it.

The ________ is the religious belief that emphasizes hard work and continual striving to prove by one's success that one is saved.

________ is the scientific study of the commonplace activities of daily life.

________ are relatively unimportant norms and are not severely punished if violated.

___________ is the knowledge that members of a social organization share.

Ethnocentrism is the argument that customs should not be evaluated by our standards but those of the group being observed.

Identify which of the following is not one of the ways to determine a society's values.

It is cultural relativity that instills a sense of naturalness about the alternatives peculiar to a given society.

As a result of culture, human society is random and capricious.

Social technology provides us with a framework for interpreting the social and physical world, particularly language.

Analyze three techniques of determining a culture's values.

The environmental crisis can be traced to

Americans' faith in technology is evidenced by their faith that scientific knowledge will solve all problems.

________ are the behavioral expectations for the people who occupy particular social positions.

Briefly explain the Protestant ethic and its effect on American values.