SOCIOLOGY Questions with Ratio

1. Which of the following is/are the focus/es of Anthropology?

a. The origin of humans
b. The evolutionary developments of human
c. The human physical, chemical and cultural variations
d. The material and cultural heritage of humans
e. All of the above

RATIO: Anthropology is the study of culture. And everything is culture. Therefore, anthropology
is virtually concerned with anything connected to human beings.
2. A culture within a culture is known as ________.
a. Subculture
b. Counter Culture
c. Culture Pattern
d. Culture Universal

RATIO: A culture within a culture is known as subculture. A subculture that contradicts the
larger culture is counter culture.
3. Cardo lives in a very traditional community where homosexuality is taboo. Cardo lives with a
man. Cardo shows_______.
a. Subculture
b. Culture Pattern
c. Counter Culture
d. Culture Universal

RATIO: A culture within a culture is known as subculture. A subculture that contradicts the
larger culture is counter culture. Cardo living with a man contradicts the mores of the society he
lives in. It is counter culture.

4. The following pertains to culture. Which do not?

a. Everything is culture.
b. Culture pertains to those which are traditional material and non- material cultures
only.
c. Culture is all encompassing
d. Culture is learned
RATIO: Culture is virtually anything connected to humans. Culture is both ugly and beautiful,
and everything is cultural, both traditional and modern. One of the common misconception
about culture is that it only pertains to anything traditional- no. Modern culture also exists.

5. Iah lives in a rural community and her family owns 5 hectares of arable land. What type of
society does Iah belong?
a. Pastoral society
b. Horticultural society
c. Agricultural society
d. Feudal society

RATIO: Types of societies:

• Pre Industrial- Age of limited technology

o Hunter Gatherer- Hunting and gathering- Nomadic
o Pastoral- Domestication of Animals
o Horticultural- Agriculture, you plant only what you need, Semi-nomadic.
o Agricultural- Permanent settlers. Technology in agriculture
o Feudal- Leadership structure hierarchy
• Industrial- Age of machines
• Post Industrial- Age of electronic

6. Which of the following occupations is a person of power most likely to have in an post-
industrial society?
a. software engineer
b. coal miner
c. children’s book author
d. sharecropper

RATIO: In a post-industrial society which is known as the age of electronics, the software
engineer would highly likely get a career than a coal miner, children’s book author or
sharecropper.
7. Which of the following fictional societies is an example of a pastoral society?
a. The Deswan people, who live in small tribes and base their economy on the production
and trade of textiles.
b. The Rositian Clan, a small community of farmers who have lived on their family’s land
for centuries.
c. The Hunti, a wandering group of nomads who specialize in breeding and training
horses.
 d. The Amaganda, an extended family of warriors who serve a single noble family.

RATIO: A pastoral society is known for domestication of animals. In the fictional societies
presented, the Hunti people were the ones who is directly mentioned to breed and train
animals- domestication.
Types of societies:

• Pre Industrial- Age of limited technology

o Hunter Gatherer- Hunting and gathering- Nomadic
o Pastoral- Domestication of Animals
o Horticultural- Agriculture, you plant only what you need, Semi-nomadic.
o Agricultural- Permanent settlers. Technology in agriculture
o Feudal- Leadership structure hierarchy
• Industrial- Age of machines
• Post Industrial- Age of electronic

8. Which of the following situations demonstrate non-discrimination towards other societies?

a. Jerick who lives in Manila laughs when he heard Michael speak in his Bicolano accent
b. Mia only befriend people who are born and raised in cities because she believes that
people from rural communities are hampas-lupa.
c. Virlyn’s family lives in Tokyo. Once she visited her grandfather who lives in Sagada. She
taught him how to use cell phone so he wouldn’t look primitive.
d. None of the above.

RATIO: Option A, B and C all shows ethnocentrism- a feeling that one’s culture or ways are
better or superior.
9. Which of the following is/are the characteristic/s of a post-industrial society?
i. A transition from the production of goods to the production of services, with very few
firms directly manufacturing any goods
ii. The development of newer scientific disciplines—such as those that involve new forms
of information technology, cybernetics, or artificial intelligence—to assess the
theoretical and ethical implications of new technologies.
iii. The replacement of practical knowledge with theoretical knowledge.
iv. Numerous new inventions that influenced and made people work easier such as steam
engine.

a. i only
b. i and ii
c. i, ii, and iii
d. i, ii, iii, and iv
RATIO: In a post-industrial society which is known as the age of electronics, there is a boom in
the service sector, artificial intelligence and theoretical knowledge. The invention of the steam
engine started the industrial revolution.
10. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a feudal society?
a. It contained a strict hierarchical system of power based around land ownership and
protection.
b. They relied on permanent tools for survival.
c. They hunt and gather food
d. They depend on cultivating vegetables, fruits and plants for survival

RATIO: Hunting animals and gathering for food are characteristics of a hunter-gathering society.

11. The following are true to socialization, except ________.

a. A process of learning roles and skills
b. Necessary to become a competent member of the society
c. It is a two way process
d. It is a one way process.

RATIO: Socialization happens when members of the society interact with one another.
Interaction, and in extension socialization, is not and will never be a one-way process.

12. Which of the following best describes socialization?

I. Socialization molds individual members of the society.

II. We assimilate the culture of the society we are living into.

III. Socialization is a process in which societies mold its individual members to conform
to the established social norms and rules.

a. I only
b. I and II only
c. I,II and III
d. I and III only

RATIO: Socialization happens when members of the society interact with one another. It helps
us mold members of society, enable one to learn culture and pressure members to conform to
the societal norms and rules.
13. Deviant behaviors are __________.

a. Violation of the society’s norms and rules

b. Acceptable norms and rules of the society
c. Violation of the laws promulgated by the government only
d. Behaviors that causes confusion

RATIO: Deviance is violation of the society’s norms and rules

Crime which is a behavior that violates criminal laws and other’s rights is an example of
deviance.

14. How can you best help in controlling deviant behaviors inside the school?

a. maintain high grades

b. participate in and support in-school activities that help reduce deviance
c. join social groups inside the school
d. become an officer of the student government body

RATIO: Maintain high grades, joining social groups inside the school and become an officer of
the student government body does not directly help in controlling deviant behaviors in schools.

15. The following are the ill-effect of deviant behaviors inside the school, EXCEPT…

a. increased enrollment
b. smoking, and drinking
c. tarnishing reputation of the school
d. sexual harassment

RATIO: Smoking, and drinking, tarnishing reputation of the school and sexual harassment are all
deviant behaviors.

16. Which is the most fundamental form of social struggle?

a. Cooperation
b. Conflict
c. Conflict Resolution
d. Competition

RATIO: In the dissociative social processes (competition and conflict), competition is known as
the most fundamental form of social struggle.
17. Which Social Processes refer to serious disagreement or arguments between two or more
people?
a. Competition
b. Conflict
c. Conflict resolution
d. Cooperation

RATIO: In the dissociative social processes (competition and conflict), conflict is known as the
serious disagreement or arguments between two or more people.

18. In the society, when the two or more people disagree or argue with each other is called
conflict. When two or more people work together to finish a particular task, it is called _____.
a. Competition
b. Conflict Resolution
c. Cooperation
d. conflict

RATIO: Associative social processes (cooperation and conflict resolution), cooperation means
working together, from the Latin words “Co- together, and Operary- work”.

19. Every social group manifests specific sets of characteristics, which of the following is NOT a
characteristic of members in an in-group?
a. a sense of “we” rather than “I”
b. a feeling of being alone
c. similar likes and dislikes
d. ethnocentrism

RATIO: Associative social processes (cooperation and conflict resolution), cooperation means
working together, from the Latin words “Co- together, and Operary- work”.

20. It is the network in which people are related to one another through blood, marriage and
other ties.
a. Kinship
b. Marriage
c. Culture
d. Household
RATIO: Kinship is the network in which people are related to one another through blood,
marriage and other ties. It is a kind of social relationship that ties people. This is also known as
the lifeblood or the social building blocks of the people

21. The following are the types of kinship, EXCEPT.

a. Through Marriage
b. Through Blood
c. Through Adoption
d. Through Culture

RATIO: Kinship is the network in which people are related to one another through blood,
marriage and other ties. It is a kind of social relationship that ties people. This is also known as
the lifeblood or the social building blocks of the people. There is no Kinship through culture.

22. What do we call couples living together without the benefits of marriage?
a. Cohabitants/common law spouses/live-in-partners
b. Same sex marriage/gay marriage
c. LGBT Family
d. Transnational/Virtual Families

RATIO: Kinship is the network in which people are related to one another through blood,
marriage and other ties. It is a kind of social relationship that ties people. This is also known as
the lifeblood or the social building blocks of the people. There is no Kinship through culture.

23. It is any social group of people who are united together by ties of marriage for rearing
children.
a. Society
b. Marriage
c. Family
d. Household

RATIO: A Family is a group of people, living together, united by blood, marriage or adoption
created with the purpose of rearing children. It is known as the smallest unit of the society and
the building blocks of the society.

24. What is the most important function of family?

a. Cooperation
b. Unity
c. Patriotism
d. Reproduction

RATIO: From among the many functions of family, reproduction is its basic and most important
function.
25. On eliminating inequalities, complete the statement: “_______ is the great equalizer.”
a. Education
b. Economy
c. Family
d. Government

RATIO: The 5 social institutions are Family, School, Church, Government and Economy. Horace
Mann, an American Public Education advocate said: “…education… beyond all other devices of
human origin, is a great equalizer of the conditions of men…”.

26. What is the most important role that education plays in the society?
a. Ensure that the next generation is equipped with the necessary skillset to function
fully in the society
b. Keep the division in the society between the educated and uneducated
c. Ensure that those who were learned were also cultured
d. To ensure that uneducated leaders do not win elections

RATIO: The 5 social institutions are Family, School, Church, Government and Economy. The
basic function of education is transmission of knowledge that the people need to function fully
and productively in the society.

27. Schools are purveyors of culture. Which of the following statements prove it?
a. The school preserves and teach tangible and intangible culture
b. The school teaches knowledge, the society should be the one teaching culture
c. If the society can’t teach culture, that’s when the school comes in aid
d. The school is the only place where culture could be learned

RATIO: The 5 social institutions are Family, School, Church, Government and Economy. The
basic function of education is transmission of knowledge (intellectual) that the people need to
function fully and productively in the society. Included in the functions of the school is to
socialize the learners (social), inculcate loyalty to present political order (political), and preserve
and teach cultures (cultural).

28. It is refers to the changes made in cultural elements, both material and non-material?
a. Cultural change
b. political change
c. Social change
d. Externally change

RATIO: Changes in culture is called cultural change.

29. Assimilation is a process whereby people of a culture learn to adapt to the ways of the
majority culture and losing its own culture. Which is known as a process where minority adopts
the cultural aspects of the majority without losing its own traditions and customs?
a. Assimilation
b. Innovation
c. Accommodation
d. Cultural diffusion

RATIO: The two modes of adapting of culture are assimilation and accommodation.
Accommodation happens when one has learned a new culture and added it to their culture
without losing their true cultural identity, while assimilation is learning a new culture and
forgetting previous cultural identity.

30. Vanessa was an adaptive daughter to Mr. Ceb. What kinship principle is shown by Vanessa’s
relationship with the family of Mr. Ceb?
a. Consanguinity
b. Affinity
c. Fictitious Kinship
d. Outcaste

RATIO: The various kinship ties are consanguinity (blood), affinity (marriage) and fictitious
kinship (adoption, foster parenting, god parenting, and others).

THROUGH BLOOD
• The principle of consanguinity
• Consanguine- a person who is related to another person through blood
• Parents relation to child, children to siblings, one’s relation to uncles and aunts,
grandparents, cousins, nieces and nephews; etc.
THROUGH MARRIAGE
• The principle of affinity
• Affinite/affinity- a family relationship through marriage of a relative
• Kinship ties between husband and wife, husband and his wife’s group and wife to his
husband’s group
THROUGH ADOPTION, FOSTERING, GOD-PARENTING, ETC.
• The principle of fictitious kinship
• Fictitious Kinship- when two individuals create a parent-child like relationship without
any blood or marriage ties
31. Which of the following shows endogamy?
a. A teacher marrying a co-teacher
b. A muslim woman marrying a Christian man
c. A Bhramin marrying a Kshatriya
d. A Filipina marrying an Englishman

RATIO: The types of marriage according to marriage partner are:

ENDOGAMY- Marrying within one’s ethnic, class, or social groups. Ex: Marriage of people with
the same religion or Caste
EXOGAMY- Marriage outside one’s group
A teacher marrying a co-teacher means marrying within one’s social group. This is endogamy.

32. When Ronald married, he and his wife decided to rent an apartment. What family
residence is shown by Ronald and his wife?
a. Patrilocal
b. Neolocal
c. Matrilocal
d. Independence

RATIO: The types of family according to residence are:

• PATRILOCAL- Couple lives with the family of the male
• MATRILOCAL- Couple lives with the family of the wife
• NEOLOCAL- Couple lives alone or separately from parents
When Ronald married and rented an apartment with his wife, they lived alone and separate
from their parents. That is neolocal.

33. Culture is a possession of individuals as members of the social group. What main feature of
culture does this pertain to?
a. Culture is symbolic
b. Culture is socially learned
c. Culture is shared
d. Culture is patterned

RATIO: The features of culture are:

• CULTURE IS SYMBOLIC- Things, actions, behaviors, etc. always stand for something else,
other than merely, the thing itself
• CULTURE IS SHARED- Culture is a possession of individuals as members of the social
group
• CULTURE IS PATTERNED- Culture is interrelated with one another
• CULTURE IS ALL ENCOMPASSING- Culture is the sum total of human creation; the things
each of the new generation learn and eventually add.
• CULTURE IS GENERAL AND SPECIFIC- All have culture and we share it but it’s
differences/relativity makes people diverse.
• CULTURE IS SOCIALLY LEARNED- Culture is an outgrowth of social interactions.
 • PEOPLE USE CULTURE CREATIVELY
• CULTURE IS ADAPTIVE AND MALADAPTIVE
• ADAPTIVE- People adapt to the environment using culture
• MALADAPTIVE- People threatens his survival because of culture (environmental
problems due to technology)
• CULTURE IS STABLE YET IT CHANGES- Culture survives through time, but it also changes
through time

RATIO: The characteristics of culture are:

• LEARNED- Could be learned through interaction
• SHARED- No one knows the entire culture
• CUMULATIVE- It can grow and expand
• DYNAMIC- Change is continuous
• RELATIVE/DIVERSE- Culture is different from one another

34. Shall we judge someone’s culture based on a universal norm/standard?

I. Yes when the universal standard is acceptable to many
II. Yes when the culture is unacceptable to many
III. No. There is no universal standard for culture

a. I only
b. II only
c. III only
d. I and II

RATIO: Multiculturalism is a PHILOSOPHY that recognizes ethnic diversity within a society.

This Philosophy promotes Cultural Relativism- Culture is diverse and there is no universal
standard for judging it.
NOTE: Judge a culture using its own standards as there is no universal standard in judging any
culture.

35. Which of the following statement best summarizes the relationship between farming and
the growth of villages?
a. farming held back developments in the arts
b. farming competed with hunting and gathering
c. the development of farming led to more hunter-gatherer group
d. the development of farming helped establish permanent settlements

RATIO: When farming started, societies were able to live permanently. When surplus happened
because of improved farming techniques and technology, the people started inventing and
developed arts and philosophy as well as governments and rules.
36. Sociology is to study of society, Anthropology is to _____
Culture
Community
People
Fossils
RATIO: SOCIOLOGY- is the study of association, group, society, and social interaction, and
focuses on social organization, social institution, and social problems.
ANTHROPOLOGY- is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human
biology, cultures, societies, and linguistics.
37. Which of the following binds people in the society?
a. Common culture
b. Neighborhood
c. Friendship
d. Families

RATIO: Culture binds people in societies. Neighborhood binds people in communities.

38. He is known as the father of Sociology after stablishing sociology as an academic discipline/
a. Auguste Comte
b. Herbert Spencer
c. Karl Marx
d. Emile Durkheim

RATIO: Auguste Comte is the father of Sociology. He coined the term “Sociology” and
advocated “Positivism”- Society operates on its own laws.
39. Who coined the term “Survival of the fittest”?
a. Auguste Comte
b. Herbert Spencer
c. Charles Darwin
d. Max Weber

RATIO: Although widely credited to and popularized by Charles Darwin in his theory of
evolution, the phrase “survival of the fittest” was first coined by Herbert Spencer as he
advocates “Social Darwinism”- Rich deserves to be rich, poor deserves to be poor”.
40. The absence of conflict, according to Dahrendorf is ____.
a. Consensus
b. Clash of ideas
c. Peace
d. Interaction
 RATIO:
CONSENSUS THEORY

• Consensus theorists examine value integration in society.

• See shared norms and values as fundamental to society, focus on social order based
on agreements
• View social change as occurring in a slow and orderly fashion.
• Consensus is a concept of society in which the absence of conflict is seen as the
equilibrium state of society based on the general or widespread agreement among
all members of a particular society.

CONFLICT THEORY

• Emphasizes the dominance of some social groups by other

• See social order as based on manipulation and control by dominant groups and in a
disorderly fashion as subordinate groups overthrow dominant group.
• View social change as occurring in a fast and disorderly fashion.
• Conflict theorist examine conflict of interest and the coercion that hold the society
together in the face of these stresses.

Dahrendorf said that conflict is the absence of consensus and consensus is the absence of
conflict.

41. What is known as the most important social institution

a. Family
b. School
c. Economy
d. Religion

RATIO: Family, being the smallest and the basic unit of the society which has the function of
reproduction is the most important social institution.

42. What is the term used by Charles Cooley to pertain to our tendencies to see ourselves in
the perspectives of others?

a. Looking Glass Self

b. Extrinsic Perspective
c. Third person Point of View
d. More knowledgeable other
RATIO: In symbolic interactionism by Charles Cooley, a theory which believes that people in the
society must take others into consideration and decide if and how to fit their activities to
others, he emphasized the “looking glass self”- we see ourselves as others see us.
43. Which of the following shows symbolic interactionism?
a. Shaking of hands
b. Kissing
c. Nodding
d. Waving of hand

RATIO: In symbolic interactionism by Charles Cooley, a theory which believes that people in the
society must take others into consideration and decide if and how to fit their activities to
others, he emphasized the “looking glass self”- we see ourselves as others see us. In this
interaction, you cautiously act and speak to be “in”. Ex: Kissing- means to show affection. You
won’t kiss everybody in the lips to show affection. You will think as much before you kiss
anyone.

44. The following signifies kinship ties, except:

a. Blood
b. Marriage
c. Adoption
d. Friendship

RATIO: Kinship is the network in which people are related to one another through blood,
marriage and other ties like adoption. It is a kind of social relationship that ties people. This is
also known as the lifeblood or the social building blocks of the people. There is no Kinship
through friendship.

45. Prince has two wives. His marriage is____.

a. Monogamous
b. Polygamous
c. Conjoint
d. Questionable

RATIO: The two forms of marriages are Monogamy and Polygamy. Monogamy is marriage
which involves one man and one woman; a one to one marriage. This is the most common type
of marriage in the world. Polygamy is a marriage which involves two or more man and/or
woman. This is also called “plural marriage”.
46. What is known as the smallest building block of the society?
a. Family
b. Government
c. School
d. Church

RATIO: Family, being the smallest and the basic unit of the society which has the function of
reproduction is the most important social institution.
47. In Janus’ family, both his parents have a say in the household’s budget. What kind of
authority do his parents practice?
a. Patriarchal
b. Matriarchal
c. Egalitarian
d. Spoiling children

RATIO: Family, being the smallest and the basic unit of the society which has the function of
reproduction is the most important social institution. In the type of families according to
authority:
PATRIARCHAL- Authority is exercised by the father
MATRIARCHAL- Authority is exercised by the mother
EGALITARIAN- Authority is jointly shared
48. Observable repetitive patterns of social interaction is called ____.
a. Social Process
b. Social Communication
c. Social Behavior
d. Social Interaction

RATIO: Social processes are observable and repetitive patterns of social interaction that have a
consistent direction or quality. In simple words, social processes are specific types of social
interaction as they are social interactions that occur repetitively. There are two kinds of social
processes, associative and dissociative. Associative social process contributes to solidarity,
benefit and development of the society, while dissociative social processes separates
individuals and groups and can hinder development of society.
49. Associative social process contribute to ____.
a. Division in the society
b. Development of the society
c. Nothing
d. Inequality in the society

RATIO: Social processes are observable and repetitive patterns of social interaction that have a
consistent direction or quality. In simple words, social processes are specific types of social
interaction as they are social interactions that occur repetitively. There are two kinds of social
processes, associative and dissociative. Associative social process contributes to solidarity,
benefit and development of the society, while dissociative social processes separates
individuals and groups and can hinder development of society.
50. Cooperation is what kind of social process?
a. Associative
b. Dissociative
c. Advantageous
d. Disadvantageous

RATIO: Social processes are observable and repetitive patterns of social interaction that have a
consistent direction or quality. In simple words, social processes are specific types of social
interaction as they are social interactions that occur repetitively. There are two kinds of social
processes, associative and dissociative. Associative social process contributes to solidarity,
benefit and development of the society, while dissociative social processes separates
individuals and groups and can hinder development of society. Associative social process
include cooperation and conflict resolution. Dissociative social process include competition and
conflict.
51. Division of labor pertains to what kind of cooperation?
a. Direct Cooperation
b. Indirect Cooperation
c. Material Cooperation
d. Immaterial Cooperation

RATIO: The two types of cooperation are:

Direct Cooperation- Direct cooperation include activities in which people do same or like acts
together, where they share the same interest and goals. This type of cooperation is voluntary.
Indirect Cooperation- Indirect Cooperation include those activities in which people do unlike
tasks together towards a common end. This cooperation is based on the principle of the
division of labor.
52. In conflict resolution, how can we overcome differences and difficulties?
a. By meeting halfway
b. By bribing the other side
c. By filing a formal case
d. By proving our point

RATIO:
Conflict Resolution is a process through which individuals or groups make adjustment to the
changed situation to overcome difficulties and differences faced by them. Sometimes new
conditions and circumstances arise in the society. Individuals have learned to make adjustment
to the new situation.
53. Our family members, close friends and neighbors are our ____.
a. Primary Group
b. Secondary Group
c. Formal Organization
d. Informal Organization

RATIO: When two or more people interact with one another, share similar characteristics, and
collectively have a sense of unity, it is called social group. It is a collection of people that use the
self-referent pronoun “we;” and share a “we-feeling”. The two types of social groups are:
PRIMARY GROUP- Small social group whose members share close, personal, intimate and
enduring relationships. These groups are marked by concern for one another, shared activities
and culture, and long periods of time spent together. Ex: Family, close friends, neighbors.
SECONDARY GROUP- Large groups whose relationships are impersonal and goal oriented; their
relationships are temporary. Ex: Classmates, teammates, coworkers
54. The following are non-material culture except
a. Values
b. Clothing
c. Beliefs
d. Language

RATIO: Culture is the totality of man, the way of life, the complex set material and non-material
identity that distinguish man from one another, and complex whole which includes knowledge,
belief, art, law, morals, customs, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as
member of society. There are two types of culture, material or tangible and non-material or
intangible. Clothing is tangible, thus material culture.
55. When culture is learned through rewards and punishment, that is ____.
a. Enculturation
b. Amalgamation
c. Conditioning
d. Acculturation

RATIO: The modes of acquiring culture are:

IMITATION- Duplication of culture
ENDOCTRINATION- Culture is formally taught
ENCULTURATION- Learning own culture for necessity
ACCULTURATION- Learning other culture trough long contacts
CONDITIONING- Culture is learned through rewards and punishments
AMALGAMATION- Intermarriage
IMMERSION- New mode of acquiring culture through exposure
SOCIALIZATION- Fitting into the organized way of life
56. When culture is formally taught in school, that is ____.
a. Enculturation
b. Amalgamation
c. Indoctrination
d. Acculturation

RATIO: The modes of acquiring culture are:

IMITATION- Duplication of culture
ENDOCTRINATION- Culture is formally taught
ENCULTURATION- Learning own culture for necessity
ACCULTURATION- Learning other culture trough long contacts
CONDITIONING- Culture is learned through rewards and punishments
AMALGAMATION- Intermarriage
IMMERSION- New mode of acquiring culture through exposure
SOCIALIZATION- Fitting into the organized way of life
57. Culture shock happens when people feel disorientation and confusion in a new culture due
to ____.
a. Similarities in culture
b. Differences in culture
c. Indifference towards other culture
d. Acceptance of culture
RATIO: The dilemmas encountered when adapting to culture are: Culture lag- trouble adapting
to new culture and Culture shock- confusion and disorientation in a new culture. Culture shock
happens when the culture you are used to and the culture you are facing are at most, different.
58. The 90's generation is the best generation! This shows ____.
a. Ethnocentrism
b. Xenocentrism
c. Temporocentrism
d. Multiculturalism

RATIO: The various important cultural concepts are:

• ETHNOCENTRISM- Own culture is superior

• XENOSENTRISM- Anything foreign is superior
• TEMPOROCENTRISM- One’s own time is important than of the past or future
• SUBCULTURE- Distinct culture within a general culture
• COUNTER-CULTURE- Subculture which contradicts larger society

59. Cultural diversity is the concern of ____.

a. Ethnocentrism
b. Xenocentrism
c. Temporocentrism
d. Multiculturalism

RATIO: Multiculturalism is a PHILOSOPHY that recognizes ethnic diversity within a society.

This Philosophy promotes Cultural Relativism- Culture is diverse and there is no universal
standard for judging it.
NOTE: Judge a culture using its own standards as there is no universal standard in judging any
culture.

60. The Filipino attitude of withdrawal from undertakings or retreating from it pertains to his
____.
a. Bahala na attitude
b. Familialism
c. Fatalism
d. Fanaticism

RATIO: Among the negative Filipino character traits is the Bahala na attitude which is retreating
or withdrawal from certain undertaking and leaving everything to God to interfere and
determine the outcome of his deeds.