wc identity and culture study guide actual questions and correct detailed answers.

what is identity? - correct answer our sense of who we are as individuals and as members of social groups what is culture? - correct answer all the ways of life including arts, beliefs and institutions of a population that are passed down from generation to generation what 7 elements do all cultures have? - correct answer social organization, language, customs and traditions, religion, arts and literature, forms of government, and economic systems what are stereotypes? - correct answer a widely held, simplified, and essentialist belief about a specific group why are stereotypes dangerous? - correct answer stereotypes often pave way for intergroup hostility and toxic prejudices around age, race, and other social distinctions what are the 5 major world religions? - correct answer Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism what is racism? - correct answer the belief that different races possess distinct characteristics, abilities, or qualities, especially so as to distinguish them as inferior or superior to one another what is ethnocentrism? - correct answer a term applied to the cultural or ethnic bias—whether conscious or unconscious—in which an individual views the world from the perspective of his or her own group, establishing the in-group as archetypal and rating all other groups with reference to this ideal how was McDonald's able to diffuse to so many different countries? - correct answer McDonald's adapts to the needs of the consumers as required by the cultures of specific countries