Question

please match the terms with their correct definition.
column a
1 ____ beliefs
2 ____ cultural imperialism
3 ____ cultural relativism
4 ____ countercultures
column b
a. the practice of assessing a culture by its own standards, and not in comparison to another culture
b. tenets or convictions that people hold to be true
c. the deliberate imposition of one’s own cultural values on another culture
d. groups that reject and oppose society’s widely accepted cultural patterns

Explanation:

Each term is matched to its standard sociological definition:

1. "beliefs" refers to accepted true tenets.
2. "cultural imperialism" is imposing one's culture on others.
3. "cultural relativism" judges a culture by its own standards.
4. "countercultures" oppose dominant cultural norms.

Answer:

1. beliefs - b. tenets or convictions that people hold to be true
2. cultural imperialism - c. the deliberate imposition of one's own cultural values on another culture
3. cultural relativism - a. the practice of assessing a culture by its own standards, and not in comparison to another culture
4. countercultures - d. groups that reject and oppose society's widely accepted cultural patterns