Question 1

A student is temporarily suspended for cheating on a test.What is this an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  a folkway 
B)  a positive sanction 
C)  a negative sanction 
D)  a law 
A)  a folkway 
B)  a positive sanction 
C)  a negative sanction 
D)  a law C

Question 2

Hidayah observes that while hairstyles differ across time and place,she is almost always able to find some instructions or prescription for what is acceptable.What is this an example of,according to Murdock (1945)?

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural universals 
B)  a social fact 
C)  cultural referents 
D)  values 
A)  cultural universals 
B)  a social fact 
C)  cultural referents 
D)  values A

Question 3

Historically,what involved unearthing natural elements or existing realities including fire or the true shape of the earth?

Accepted Answer

A)  invention 
B)  diffusion 
C)  discovery 
D)  cultural advancement 
A)  invention 
B)  diffusion 
C)  discovery 
D)  cultural advancement C

Question 4

Many Aboriginal languages have personal pronouns based on gender.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Activities,products,and services that are assumed to appeal primarily to members of the middle and working classes are referred to as what kind of culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  nonmaterial 
B)  popular 
C)  high 
D)  global 
A)  nonmaterial 
B)  popular 
C)  high 
D)  global

Question 6

Which term represents a language-based predisposition to think about women in sexual terms?

Accepted Answer

A)  female 
B)  babe 
C)  woman 
D)  she 
A)  female 
B)  babe 
C)  woman 
D)  she

Question 7

The development of a smartphone app to measure and track blood sugar is an example of what?

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural lag 
B)  invention 
C)  discovery 
D)  cultural diffusion 
A)  cultural lag 
B)  invention 
C)  discovery 
D)  cultural diffusion

Question 8

Which statement is NOT true with respect to Indigenous languages in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  Indigenous cultures are oral cultures. 
B)  Indigenous languages were damaged greatly by residential schools. 
C)  Indigenous stories can be passed on in any language. 
D)  Three of more than 50 Indigenous languages are in a healthy state. 
A)  Indigenous cultures are oral cultures. 
B)  Indigenous languages were damaged greatly by residential schools. 
C)  Indigenous stories can be passed on in any language. 
D)  Three of more than 50 Indigenous languages are in a healthy state.

Question 9

What is the gap between the technical development of a society and its moral and legal institutions?

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural diffusion 
B)  cultural relativity 
C)  cultural innovation 
D)  cultural lag 
A)  cultural diffusion 
B)  cultural relativity 
C)  cultural innovation 
D)  cultural lag

Question 10

Which statement best defines culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  A large social grouping that occupies the same geographic territory. 
B)  A set of ideas,behaviours,and material possessions. 
C)  An interdependent relationship between nations. 
D)  A divergent set of worldviews. 
A)  A large social grouping that occupies the same geographic territory. 
B)  A set of ideas,behaviours,and material possessions. 
C)  An interdependent relationship between nations. 
D)  A divergent set of worldviews.

Question 11

Cynthia has been practising her golf swing and her tennis serve.She believes this will further her career in law.What does her behaviour represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  the strong hold of popular culture 
B)  an attempt to acquire cultural capital 
C)  the pressure to succeed in North American culture 
D)  cultural imperialism 
A)  the strong hold of popular culture 
B)  an attempt to acquire cultural capital 
C)  the pressure to succeed in North American culture 
D)  cultural imperialism

Question 12

Why are hard-core skinheads considered a counterculture?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are fewer of them relative to other groups in the mainstream society. 
B)  They focus on views that contradict the norms and values of mainstream Canadian culture. 
C)  They dress in a clearly identifiable manner. 
D)  They tend to live on the fringe of society. 
A)  There are fewer of them relative to other groups in the mainstream society. 
B)  They focus on views that contradict the norms and values of mainstream Canadian culture. 
C)  They dress in a clearly identifiable manner. 
D)  They tend to live on the fringe of society.

Question 13

What is the most common immigrant language spoken in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  Punjabi 
B)  German 
C)  Spanish 
D)  Italian 
A)  Punjabi 
B)  German 
C)  Spanish 
D)  Italian

Question 14

According to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis,language shapes its speakers' view of reality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following debates is most common within sociology?

Accepted Answer

A)  nature vs.nurture 
B)  instinct vs.reflex 
C)  culture vs.society 
D)  function vs.drives 
A)  nature vs.nurture 
B)  instinct vs.reflex 
C)  culture vs.society 
D)  function vs.drives

Question 16

Sue is wearing her graduating class sweatshirt.What does this exemplify?

Accepted Answer

A)  symbols 
B)  beliefs 
C)  nonmaterial culture 
D)  material culture 
A)  symbols 
B)  beliefs 
C)  nonmaterial culture 
D)  material culture

Question 17

Postmodernists believe that we should speak of culture rather than cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A society includes the knowledge,language,values,customs,and material objects that are passes from person to person and from one generation to the next.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The national anthem is a form of what?

Accepted Answer

A)  positive ethnocentrism 
B)  negative ethnocentrism 
C)  positive cultural relativism 
D)  high culture 
A)  positive ethnocentrism 
B)  negative ethnocentrism 
C)  positive cultural relativism 
D)  high culture

Question 20

When a person violates a folkway,what is the most likely reaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  an informal sanction 
B)  a formal sanction 
C)  a positive sanction 
D)  a prescriptive sanction 
A)  an informal sanction 
B)  a formal sanction 
C)  a positive sanction 
D)  a prescriptive sanction

Exam 3: Culture

A student is temporarily suspended for cheating on a test.What is this an example of?

Hidayah observes that while hairstyles differ across time and place,she is almost always able to find some instructions or prescription for what is acceptable.What is this an example of,according to Murdock (1945)?

Historically,what involved unearthing natural elements or existing realities including fire or the true shape of the earth?

Many Aboriginal languages have personal pronouns based on gender.

Activities,products,and services that are assumed to appeal primarily to members of the middle and working classes are referred to as what kind of culture?

Which term represents a language-based predisposition to think about women in sexual terms?

The development of a smartphone app to measure and track blood sugar is an example of what?

Which statement is NOT true with respect to Indigenous languages in Canada?

What is the gap between the technical development of a society and its moral and legal institutions?

Which statement best defines culture?

Cynthia has been practising her golf swing and her tennis serve.She believes this will further her career in law.What does her behaviour represent?

Why are hard-core skinheads considered a counterculture?

What is the most common immigrant language spoken in Canada?

According to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis,language shapes its speakers' view of reality.

Which of the following debates is most common within sociology?

Sue is wearing her graduating class sweatshirt.What does this exemplify?

Postmodernists believe that we should speak of culture rather than cultures.

A society includes the knowledge,language,values,customs,and material objects that are passes from person to person and from one generation to the next.

The national anthem is a form of what?

When a person violates a folkway,what is the most likely reaction?

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