Question 1

What term would a sociologist use to describe grain elevators,banking pin chips,or training in CPR?

Accepted Answer

A)  industrialization 
B)  technology 
C)  material culture 
D)  nonmaterial culture 
A)  industrialization 
B)  technology 
C)  material culture 
D)  nonmaterial culture

Question 2

Which term best describes symbols,language,values,and norms?

Accepted Answer

A)  material culture 
B)  drives 
C)  nonmaterial cultural components 
D)  instincts 
A)  material culture 
B)  drives 
C)  nonmaterial cultural components 
D)  instincts

Question 3

A strength of the functionalist perspective on culture is a focus on the needs of society and the fact that stability is essential for society's continued survival.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Tim's parents keep telling him that the only way he will have a successful career is to stay in school and finish his MA.What aspect of culture is best exemplified by his parents' argument?

Accepted Answer

A)  norm 
B)  value 
C)  belief 
D)  language 
A)  norm 
B)  value 
C)  belief 
D)  language

Question 5

Laura believes in always being honest,but she lies to her parents.What is this an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  a gap between norms and taboos 
B)  a gap between sanctions and values 
C)  a gap between ideal culture and real culture 
D)  a gap between formal norms and informal norms 
A)  a gap between norms and taboos 
B)  a gap between sanctions and values 
C)  a gap between ideal culture and real culture 
D)  a gap between formal norms and informal norms

Question 6

Which of the following is the best example of a gender-neutral term?

Accepted Answer

A)  stewardess 
B)  actress 
C)  councilman 
D)  police officer 
A)  stewardess 
B)  actress 
C)  councilman 
D)  police officer

Question 7

One of your professors constantly uses the term mankind in place of the term humanity.Why does this annoy you?

Accepted Answer

A)  The relationship between language and gender gets masked. 
B)  Using the masculine form ignores women. 
C)  Language becomes objective and standardized. 
D)  Pronouns that show the gender of the person we expect to be in a particular occupation are missing. 
A)  The relationship between language and gender gets masked. 
B)  Using the masculine form ignores women. 
C)  Language becomes objective and standardized. 
D)  Pronouns that show the gender of the person we expect to be in a particular occupation are missing.

Question 8

Ear spacers are a form of activity fad.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Symbolic interactionists focus primarily on macrolevel concerns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What does anthropologist Marvin Harris use to explain why cattle,which are viewed as sacred,are not killed and eaten in India,where widespread hunger and malnutrition exist?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

If you overhear someone using derogatory stereotypes to ridicule a recent immigrant who stands out in appearance,what are you witnessing?

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 12

What do sociologists call mores that are so strong that their violation is considered to be extremely offensive and even unmentionable?

Accepted Answer

A)  Laws 
B)  taboos 
C)  negative sanctions 
D)  formal sanctions 
A)  Laws 
B)  taboos 
C)  negative sanctions 
D)  formal sanctions

Question 13

Discuss how residential schools are a form of cultural imperialism.Provide an example.

Accepted Answer

Cultural imperialism: the exte

Question 14

In which sentence does the voice of the verb incorrectly ascribe credit,thereby reinforcing racial or gender stereotypes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chinese Canadians were given the right to vote in 1947. 
B)  Chinese Canadians fought for the right to vote. 
C)  Chinese Canadians won the right to vote in 1947. 
D)  Chinese Canadians got the right to vote in 1974. 
A)  Chinese Canadians were given the right to vote in 1947. 
B)  Chinese Canadians fought for the right to vote. 
C)  Chinese Canadians won the right to vote in 1947. 
D)  Chinese Canadians got the right to vote in 1974.

Question 15

Suppose you were a conflict theorist.Which of the following statements are you most likely to make?

Accepted Answer

A)  Language is a source of power and social control. 
B)  Language is an important means of cultural transmission. 
C)  Language is a way for groups with less power to fight against the dominant group. 
D)  Language is a stabilizing force in society. 
A)  Language is a source of power and social control. 
B)  Language is an important means of cultural transmission. 
C)  Language is a way for groups with less power to fight against the dominant group. 
D)  Language is a stabilizing force in society.

Question 16

What term does Ann Swidler use for symbols,stories,rituals and worldviews?

Accepted Answer

A)  intergenerational transmission 
B)  collective memory 
C)  cultural toolkit 
D)  institutional repertoires 
A)  intergenerational transmission 
B)  collective memory 
C)  cultural toolkit 
D)  institutional repertoires

Question 17

Discuss the gap between ideal and real culture.Provide an example.

Accepted Answer

Ideal culture: refers to the values and

Question 18

Culture could not exist without symbols because there would be no shared meanings among people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Culture

What term would a sociologist use to describe grain elevators,banking pin chips,or training in CPR?

Which term best describes symbols,language,values,and norms?

A strength of the functionalist perspective on culture is a focus on the needs of society and the fact that stability is essential for society's continued survival.

Tim's parents keep telling him that the only way he will have a successful career is to stay in school and finish his MA.What aspect of culture is best exemplified by his parents' argument?

Laura believes in always being honest,but she lies to her parents.What is this an example of?

Which of the following is the best example of a gender-neutral term?

One of your professors constantly uses the term mankind in place of the term humanity.Why does this annoy you?

Ear spacers are a form of activity fad.

Symbolic interactionists focus primarily on macrolevel concerns.

What does anthropologist Marvin Harris use to explain why cattle,which are viewed as sacred,are not killed and eaten in India,where widespread hunger and malnutrition exist?

If you overhear someone using derogatory stereotypes to ridicule a recent immigrant who stands out in appearance,what are you witnessing?

What do sociologists call mores that are so strong that their violation is considered to be extremely offensive and even unmentionable?

Discuss how residential schools are a form of cultural imperialism.Provide an example.

In which sentence does the voice of the verb incorrectly ascribe credit,thereby reinforcing racial or gender stereotypes?

Suppose you were a conflict theorist.Which of the following statements are you most likely to make?

What term does Ann Swidler use for symbols,stories,rituals and worldviews?

Discuss the gap between ideal and real culture.Provide an example.

Culture could not exist without symbols because there would be no shared meanings among people.

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