Question 1

Suppose a person enters a new society and becomes nauseous at the sight of the customs and social environment.What is this person experiencing?

Accepted Answer

A)  positive ethnocentrism 
B)  negative ethnocentrism 
C)  subcultural shame 
D)  national anomie 
A)  positive ethnocentrism 
B)  negative ethnocentrism 
C)  subcultural shame 
D)  national anomie

Question 2

According to the 2006 Census,what percentage of Canadians are bilingual?

Accepted Answer

A)  under 5 percent 
B)  approximately 10 percent 
C)  15-20 percent 
D)  over 30 percent 
A)  under 5 percent 
B)  approximately 10 percent 
C)  15-20 percent 
D)  over 30 percent

Question 3

Which of the following is the best example of a proscriptive norm?

Accepted Answer

A)  standing during the national anthem 
B)  giving up your seat on a bus to a pregnant woman 
C)  wearing clothing 
D)  texting in class during a lecture 
A)  standing during the national anthem 
B)  giving up your seat on a bus to a pregnant woman 
C)  wearing clothing 
D)  texting in class during a lecture

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a cultural universal?

Accepted Answer

A)  hairstyle 
B)  incest 
C)  dancing 
D)  folklore 
A)  hairstyle 
B)  incest 
C)  dancing 
D)  folklore

Question 5

"Popular culture is created by powerful corporations in the same way that any other product or service is produced." This statement best reflects which perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  conflict 
B)  functionalist 
C)  symbolic interactionist 
D)  feminist 
A)  conflict 
B)  functionalist 
C)  symbolic interactionist 
D)  feminist

Question 6

Nick holds honesty in high esteem.He also values money and does not like getting tickets.When caught speeding,he denied it to the police officer to avoid getting a ticket.What is this an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  a norm 
B)  a framework for understanding immigration policies 
C)  a framework for explaining how society dominates culture 
D)  value contradictions 
A)  a norm 
B)  a framework for understanding immigration policies 
C)  a framework for explaining how society dominates culture 
D)  value contradictions

Question 7

Which of the following reflects the Hutterites of Western Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  They believe that communal living is necessary. 
B)  They attempt to achieve complete isolation from the wider society. 
C)  They refuse to use any sort of modern machinery or equipment. 
D)  They are a good example of a counterculture. 
A)  They believe that communal living is necessary. 
B)  They attempt to achieve complete isolation from the wider society. 
C)  They refuse to use any sort of modern machinery or equipment. 
D)  They are a good example of a counterculture.

Question 8

Exploration,the media,and tourism assist with what process related to culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  discovery 
B)  diffusion 
C)  reorganization 
D)  rediscovery 
A)  discovery 
B)  diffusion 
C)  reorganization 
D)  rediscovery

Question 9

Behavioural responses that satisfy needs such as sleep,food,water,or sexual gratification are examples of what?

Accepted Answer

A)  instincts 
B)  reflexes 
C)  drives 
D)  learned behaviours 
A)  instincts 
B)  reflexes 
C)  drives 
D)  learned behaviours

Question 10

Rose's interest in both piercings and the opera demonstrates which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Popular culture and high culture are not easily melded together. 
B)  Popular culture is more pervasive than high culture. 
C)  Those who participate in high culture tend to dismiss popular culture. 
D)  Forms of popular culture and high culture are not mutually exclusive. 
A)  Popular culture and high culture are not easily melded together. 
B)  Popular culture is more pervasive than high culture. 
C)  Those who participate in high culture tend to dismiss popular culture. 
D)  Forms of popular culture and high culture are not mutually exclusive.

Question 11

From a functionalist perspective,what needs are met by culture?

Accepted Answer

Culture helps people meet thei

Question 12

Tim's family usually watches TV in their leisure time,and on special occasions they might go to a hockey game.Leena's family goes to the opera for fun or plays tennis at a private club.What does Leena's family have more of,according to Bourdieu?

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural capital 
B)  functionalist 
C)  containment 
D)  social control 
A)  cultural capital 
B)  functionalist 
C)  containment 
D)  social control

Question 13

Emoticons are an example of a cultural universal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What term is used for the information needed to survive-how to act,how to dress,and how to feed yourself?

Accepted Answer

A)  society 
B)  social organization 
C)  culture 
D)  religion 
A)  society 
B)  social organization 
C)  culture 
D)  religion

Question 15

Which of the following is a counter to ethnocentrism?

Accepted Answer

A)  subcultural shame 
B)  diversity in practice 
C)  cultural relativism 
D)  reverse ethnocentrism 
A)  subcultural shame 
B)  diversity in practice 
C)  cultural relativism 
D)  reverse ethnocentrism

Question 16

The gap between the development of cyberbullying and the laws to address it is an example of what?

Accepted Answer

A)  technological gap 
B)  diffusion gap 
C)  cultural lag 
D)  legal lag 
A)  technological gap 
B)  diffusion gap 
C)  cultural lag 
D)  legal lag

Question 17

Explain why Hutterites are considered a subculture.Provide an example.

Accepted Answer

Hutterites share a distinctive

Question 18

Newfoundland is known for its distinctive set of cultural beliefs,language,music,and foods.In Canada,what is Newfoundland an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  a subculture 
B)  a counterculture 
C)  a contraculture 
D)  an ethnic divide 
A)  a subculture 
B)  a counterculture 
C)  a contraculture 
D)  an ethnic divide

Question 19

What terms captures an unlearned,biologically determined behaviour pattern common to all members of a species that predictably occurs whenever certain environmental conditions exist?

Accepted Answer

A)  nurture 
B)  instinct 
C)  culture 
D)  social skills 
A)  nurture 
B)  instinct 
C)  culture 
D)  social skills

Question 20

Hyperreality is a situation in which the simulation of reality is more real than the thing itself.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Culture

Suppose a person enters a new society and becomes nauseous at the sight of the customs and social environment.What is this person experiencing?

According to the 2006 Census,what percentage of Canadians are bilingual?

Which of the following is the best example of a proscriptive norm?

Which of the following is NOT a cultural universal?

"Popular culture is created by powerful corporations in the same way that any other product or service is produced." This statement best reflects which perspective?

Nick holds honesty in high esteem.He also values money and does not like getting tickets.When caught speeding,he denied it to the police officer to avoid getting a ticket.What is this an example of?

Which of the following reflects the Hutterites of Western Canada?

Exploration,the media,and tourism assist with what process related to culture?

Behavioural responses that satisfy needs such as sleep,food,water,or sexual gratification are examples of what?

Rose's interest in both piercings and the opera demonstrates which of the following?

From a functionalist perspective,what needs are met by culture?

Tim's family usually watches TV in their leisure time,and on special occasions they might go to a hockey game.Leena's family goes to the opera for fun or plays tennis at a private club.What does Leena's family have more of,according to Bourdieu?

Emoticons are an example of a cultural universal.

What term is used for the information needed to survive-how to act,how to dress,and how to feed yourself?

Which of the following is a counter to ethnocentrism?

The gap between the development of cyberbullying and the laws to address it is an example of what?

Explain why Hutterites are considered a subculture.Provide an example.

Newfoundland is known for its distinctive set of cultural beliefs,language,music,and foods.In Canada,what is Newfoundland an example of?

What terms captures an unlearned,biologically determined behaviour pattern common to all members of a species that predictably occurs whenever certain environmental conditions exist?

Hyperreality is a situation in which the simulation of reality is more real than the thing itself.

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