alleryStart learning →Patterns or traits found in every society on the globe are known as what?
ACultural relativism
BCultural universals
CCultural imperialism
DCultural diffusion
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Cultural universals
1. Cultures differ enormously, yet a few patterns turn up everywhere.
2. The family unit is one, and funeral rites, weddings and birth celebrations are others.
3. Traits globally common to all societies are called cultural universals.
4. Cultural diffusion names the spread of culture between groups, which is a different idea.
_Source: OpenStax Introduction to Sociology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 "Culture", Ch 4 "Society and Social Interaction" and Ch 5 "Socialization", section 3.1 What Is Culture?_
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