Question 1

The idea of cultural capital was developed by:

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A)  Durkheim. 
B)  Weber. 
C)  Marx. 
D)  Bourdieu. 
A)  Durkheim. 
B)  Weber. 
C)  Marx. 
D)  Bourdieu.

Question 2

The widespread dissemination of information and entertainment through widely available channels of communication is called

Accepted Answer

A)  mass 
B)  cyber 
C)  cultured 
D)  elite 
A)  mass 
B)  cyber 
C)  cultured 
D)  elite

Question 3

The difference between subcultures and countercultures is that

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A)  countercultures reject and defy the dominant culture and subcultures do not. 
B)  subcultures are created as a reaction to the dominant culture and countercultures are not. 
C)  countercultures retreat from the dominant culture and subcultures do not. 
D)  subcultures always lead to the development of countercultures. 
A)  countercultures reject and defy the dominant culture and subcultures do not. 
B)  subcultures are created as a reaction to the dominant culture and countercultures are not. 
C)  countercultures retreat from the dominant culture and subcultures do not. 
D)  subcultures always lead to the development of countercultures.

Question 4

The emergence of a global culture has resulted in

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A)  a more heterogeneous world culture. 
B)  a greater appreciation for the diverse folk cultures throughout the world. 
C)  an increase in the influence of capitalism. 
D)  a significant decrease in ethnocentrism throughout the world. 
A)  a more heterogeneous world culture. 
B)  a greater appreciation for the diverse folk cultures throughout the world. 
C)  an increase in the influence of capitalism. 
D)  a significant decrease in ethnocentrism throughout the world.

Question 5

What were the results of the media blackout experiment that your text author, Anderson, did with her students?

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A)  Students were able to live without their cell phones, but not without television. 
B)  Students reported feeling alienated, isolated, and detached. 
C)  Students noted that they could not study at all if they did not have background music. 
D)  Most students found the experiment much easier than they had expected. 
A)  Students were able to live without their cell phones, but not without television. 
B)  Students reported feeling alienated, isolated, and detached. 
C)  Students noted that they could not study at all if they did not have background music. 
D)  Most students found the experiment much easier than they had expected.

Question 6

Some argue that many of the recent conflicts in the world are the result of a struggle between the values of a consumer-based, capitalist Western culture and the

Accepted Answer

A)  influence of socialist cultures. 
B)  values of a merchant-based Eastern culture. 
C)  traditional values of local communities. 
D)  global environmental movement. 
A)  influence of socialist cultures. 
B)  values of a merchant-based Eastern culture. 
C)  traditional values of local communities. 
D)  global environmental movement.

Question 7

Which of the following is not part of the definition of culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Language 
B)  Beliefs 
C)  Behavior 
D)  Globalization 
A)  Language 
B)  Beliefs 
C)  Behavior 
D)  Globalization

Question 8

According to functionalists, culture

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A)  is unpredictable and changing. 
B)  creates group meanings. 
C)  serves the interests of powerful groups. 
D)  integrates people into groups. 
A)  is unpredictable and changing. 
B)  creates group meanings. 
C)  serves the interests of powerful groups. 
D)  integrates people into groups.

Question 9

According to Max Weber,

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A)  the capitalist economy is the most beneficial to a culture. 
B)  culture is a source of power. 
C)  culture influences other institutions. 
D)  nonmaterial and material culture are equally important. 
A)  the capitalist economy is the most beneficial to a culture. 
B)  culture is a source of power. 
C)  culture influences other institutions. 
D)  nonmaterial and material culture are equally important.

Question 10

From the perspective of cultural relativism, in order to understand a particular cultural practice we must know

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A)  how much harm it does. 
B)  whether or not it is practiced by the majority of people in a society. 
C)  the cultural values that it is based on. 
D)  how it compares to the practices of our own culture. 
A)  how much harm it does. 
B)  whether or not it is practiced by the majority of people in a society. 
C)  the cultural values that it is based on. 
D)  how it compares to the practices of our own culture.

Question 11

Which of the following statements about values is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Values are really too abstract to provide any guidelines for behavior. 
B)  Values are never the source of cultural tensions. 
C)  Values may cause conflict in society. 
D)  Values create ideals that cannot ever be achieved. 
A)  Values are really too abstract to provide any guidelines for behavior. 
B)  Values are never the source of cultural tensions. 
C)  Values may cause conflict in society. 
D)  Values create ideals that cannot ever be achieved.

Question 12

Popular culture such as television and the Internet have a great deal of power to shape public perceptions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Compare and contrast folkways and mores. Provide an example of each.

Accepted Answer

Folkways and mores are both types of soc

Question 14

America's dominant culture is characterized by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Diversity 
B)  Middle-class values 
C)  Later arriving immigrants 
D)  Asians and Latin Americans 
A)  Diversity 
B)  Middle-class values 
C)  Later arriving immigrants 
D)  Asians and Latin Americans

Question 15

What is the relationship between language and social inequality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Language may reproduce the inequalities that exist in society. 
B)  The language that people use may alter social stereotypes to some extent. 
C)  The power relations in a situation provide a context for the meanings of particular expressions. 
D)  All of these choices are true. 
A)  Language may reproduce the inequalities that exist in society. 
B)  The language that people use may alter social stereotypes to some extent. 
C)  The power relations in a situation provide a context for the meanings of particular expressions. 
D)  All of these choices are true.

Question 16

A(n) is something that stands for something else, or anything to which people give meaning.

Accepted Answer

A)  symbol 
B)  culture 
C)  identity 
D)  society 
A)  symbol 
B)  culture 
C)  identity 
D)  society

Question 17

Which of the following is true of postmodernism?

Accepted Answer

A)  It places a strong emphasis on the economic basis of behavior. 
B)  To postmodern theorists, culture is a series of images that may be interpreted in a number of ways. 
C)  Postmodernism places a strong emphasis on the unifying features of culture. 
D)  Traditions are the most important aspects of culture. 
A)  It places a strong emphasis on the economic basis of behavior. 
B)  To postmodern theorists, culture is a series of images that may be interpreted in a number of ways. 
C)  Postmodernism places a strong emphasis on the unifying features of culture. 
D)  Traditions are the most important aspects of culture.

Question 18

The invention of subways and trains illustrates which cause of cultural change?

Accepted Answer

A)  Change in the societal condition 
B)  Cultural diffusion 
C)  Innovation 
D)  The imposition of cultural change by an outside agency 
A)  Change in the societal condition 
B)  Cultural diffusion 
C)  Innovation 
D)  The imposition of cultural change by an outside agency

Question 19

Why are norms such an important element of culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Without norms society would be chaotic. 
B)  People cannot survive without norms. 
C)  Norms are the way that people communicate with each other. 
D)  Norms are the basis for the formal education system. 
A)  Without norms society would be chaotic. 
B)  People cannot survive without norms. 
C)  Norms are the way that people communicate with each other. 
D)  Norms are the basis for the formal education system.

Question 20

Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn are examples of social

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The idea of cultural capital was developed by:

The widespread dissemination of information and entertainment through widely available channels of communication is called

The difference between subcultures and countercultures is that

The emergence of a global culture has resulted in

What were the results of the media blackout experiment that your text author, Anderson, did with her students?

Some argue that many of the recent conflicts in the world are the result of a struggle between the values of a consumer-based, capitalist Western culture and the

Which of the following is not part of the definition of culture?

According to functionalists, culture

According to Max Weber,

From the perspective of cultural relativism, in order to understand a particular cultural practice we must know

Which of the following statements about values is true?

Popular culture such as television and the Internet have a great deal of power to shape public perceptions.

Compare and contrast folkways and mores. Provide an example of each.

America's dominant culture is characterized by which of the following?

What is the relationship between language and social inequality?

A(n) is something that stands for something else, or anything to which people give meaning.

Which of the following is true of postmodernism?

The invention of subways and trains illustrates which cause of cultural change?

Why are norms such an important element of culture?

Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn are examples of social

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Exam 2: Culture

The idea of cultural capital was developed by:

The widespread dissemination of information and entertainment through widely available channels of communication is called

The difference between subcultures and countercultures is that

The emergence of a global culture has resulted in

What were the results of the media blackout experiment that your text author, Anderson, did with her students?

Some argue that many of the recent conflicts in the world are the result of a struggle between the values of a consumer-based, capitalist Western culture and the

Which of the following is not part of the definition of culture?

According to functionalists, culture

According to Max Weber,

From the perspective of cultural relativism, in order to understand a particular cultural practice we must know

Which of the following statements about values is true?

Popular culture such as television and the Internet have a great deal of power to shape public perceptions.

Compare and contrast folkways and mores. Provide an example of each.

America's dominant culture is characterized by which of the following?

What is the relationship between language and social inequality?

A(n) is something that stands for something else, or anything to which people give meaning.

Which of the following is true of postmodernism?

The invention of subways and trains illustrates which cause of cultural change?

Why are norms such an important element of culture?

Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn are examples of social

The Sociological Perspective

Doing Sociological Research

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Groups and Organizations

Deviance and Crime

Social Class and Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Gender

Sexuality

Families and Religion

Education and Health Care

Economy and Politics

Environment Population and Social Change

Filters