Exploring Cultural Concepts in Sociology

Which term refers to the elements, patterns, traits, or institutions that are common to all human cultures worldwide?

• Subculture

• Cultural Universals

• Counterculture

• Cultural Lag

What is the term for a group within a larger culture that has different beliefs or interests from the main culture?

• Ethnocentrism

• Cultural Relativism

• Subculture

• Cultural Leveling

Which concept describes a culture that rejects the norms and values of the larger society?

• Cultural Diffusion

• Counterculture

• Cultural Lag

• Cultural Universals

What is the belief in the inherent superiority of one's own ethnic group or culture?

• Cultural Relativism

• Ethnocentrism

• Cultural Leveling

• Subculture

Which term refers to the practice of assessing a culture by its own standards rather than viewing it through the lens of another culture?

• Cultural Diffusion

• Cultural Lag

• Cultural Relativism

• Counterculture

What is the process by which cultural elements are borrowed from another society and incorporated into the culture of the recipient group?

• Cultural Diffusion

• Cultural Leveling

• Ethnocentrism

• Subculture

Which term describes the period of adjustment when the non-material culture is struggling to adapt to new material conditions?

• Cultural Universals

• Cultural Lag

• Counterculture

• Cultural Relativism

What is the process by which different cultures become similar or even merge into one?

• Cultural Leveling

• Cultural Diffusion

• Subculture

• Ethnocentrism