Question 1

What is the difference between real and ideal culture?

Accepted Answer

Ideal culture refers to the values, norm

Question 2

Identify and define the seven basic elements of nonmaterial culture.

Accepted Answer

The seven basic elements of nonmaterial

Question 3

Receiving the Medal of Honor and making the Dean's List are both examples of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  value contradictions 
B)  folkways 
C)  positive sanctions 
D)  value clusters 
A)  value contradictions 
B)  folkways 
C)  positive sanctions 
D)  value clusters

Question 4

Clarisse and Cindy are honor students who conduct themselves in a mature manner at the Christian college they attend in Philadelphia. This year for spring break, they decided to go to Cancun, where they auditioned for the "Girls Gone Wild" video. Which statement best describes the probable reason behind the behavior of Clarisse and Cindy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clarisse and Cindy unintentionally broke a taboo due to the stress, authoritarianism, and strict regime involved in Christian education. 
B)  Clarisse and Cindy considered themselves on a moral holiday, which permitted them to "let their hair down." 
C)  Clarisse and Cindy were evil spirited at heart and their true behavior surfaced in Cancun. 
D)  Clarisse pushed Cindy, or Cindy pushed Clarisse, into violating their Christian norms and deciding to "go wild." 
A)  Clarisse and Cindy unintentionally broke a taboo due to the stress, authoritarianism, and strict regime involved in Christian education. 
B)  Clarisse and Cindy considered themselves on a moral holiday, which permitted them to "let their hair down." 
C)  Clarisse and Cindy were evil spirited at heart and their true behavior surfaced in Cancun. 
D)  Clarisse pushed Cindy, or Cindy pushed Clarisse, into violating their Christian norms and deciding to "go wild."

Question 5

At the Back to Nature Nudist Colony, Ernie and Morello take a walk every morning along the beach, totally nude. Within the colony, which statement best describes the behavior of Ernie and Morello?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are conforming to the folkways of their subculture. 
B)  They are violating a more of their society. 
C)  They are challenging a taboo of their counterculture. 
D)  They are showing a need for cultural relativism. 
A)  They are conforming to the folkways of their subculture. 
B)  They are violating a more of their society. 
C)  They are challenging a taboo of their counterculture. 
D)  They are showing a need for cultural relativism.

Question 6

Why did anthropologist Robert Edgerton challenge unconditional cultural relativism?

Accepted Answer

He felt that each culture and

Question 7

As opposed to a subculture, a counterculture ________.

Accepted Answer

holds values and nor

Question 8

A set of values that are usually linked together to describe a larger whole, such as hard work, education, and efficiency, are classified as being a ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A set of values that are usually...

What is the difference between real and ideal culture?

Identify and define the seven basic elements of nonmaterial culture.

Receiving the Medal of Honor and making the Dean's List are both examples of ________.

At the Back to Nature Nudist Colony, Ernie and Morello take a walk every morning along the beach, totally nude. Within the colony, which statement best describes the behavior of Ernie and Morello?

Why did anthropologist Robert Edgerton challenge unconditional cultural relativism?

As opposed to a subculture, a counterculture ________.

A set of values that are usually linked together to describe a larger whole, such as hard work, education, and efficiency, are classified as being a ________.

The Sociological Perspective

Socialization

Social Structure and Social Interaction

How Sociologists Do Research

Societies to Social Networks

Bureaucracy and Formal Organizations

Deviance and Social Control

Global Stratification

Social Class in the United States

Sex and Gender

Race and Ethnicity

The Elderly

The Economy

Politics

Marriage and Family

Education

Religion

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Exam 2: Culture

What is the difference between real and ideal culture?

Identify and define the seven basic elements of nonmaterial culture.

Receiving the Medal of Honor and making the Dean's List are both examples of ________.

At the Back to Nature Nudist Colony, Ernie and Morello take a walk every morning along the beach, totally nude. Within the colony, which statement best describes the behavior of Ernie and Morello?

Why did anthropologist Robert Edgerton challenge unconditional cultural relativism?

As opposed to a subculture, a counterculture ________.

A set of values that are usually linked together to describe a larger whole, such as hard work, education, and efficiency, are classified as being a ________.

The Sociological Perspective

Socialization

Social Structure and Social Interaction

How Sociologists Do Research

Societies to Social Networks

Bureaucracy and Formal Organizations

Deviance and Social Control

Global Stratification

Social Class in the United States

Sex and Gender

Race and Ethnicity

The Elderly

The Economy

Politics

Marriage and Family

Education

Religion

Medicine and Health

Population and Urbanization

Collective Behavior and Social Movements

Social Change and the Environment

Filters