Exam 3: Culture

Define culture and describe how it can be both a stabilizing force and a source of conflict in societies.

Describe how language may create and reinforce our perceptions about sex and gender by transmitting preconceived ideas about the superiority one category of people over another.

Luke has just received a stern lecture from his mother about his lack of motivation.This is an example of a:

State the definitions for culture shock,ethnocentrism,and cultural relativism,and explain the relationship between these three concepts.

Rock concerts,spectator sports,movies,television soap operas,and situation comedies are all examples of:

According to sociologist Robin Williams,______________is an American core value that emphasizes helpfulness,personal kindness,aid in mass disasters,and organized philanthropy.

Identify and compare the forms that popular culture takes.

Sociologist John Lofland divided fads into four major categories.Lady Gaga,Justin Bieber,and Miley Cyrus are examples of a(n)______________fad.

______________ are formal,standardized norms that have been enacted by legislatures and are enforced by formal sanctions.

A counterculture is a category of people who share distinguishing attributes,beliefs,values,and/or norms that set them apart in some significant manner from the dominant culture.