Question 1

Although the United States has a popular culture, it has never had a high culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Culture is a source of human freedom because

Accepted Answer

A)  culture does not guide behavior. 
B)  as cultural creatures, humans must make and remake the world for themselves. 
C)  all culture changes so quickly. 
D)  culture has become too weak to influence our thoughts and actions. 
A)  culture does not guide behavior. 
B)  as cultural creatures, humans must make and remake the world for themselves. 
C)  all culture changes so quickly. 
D)  culture has become too weak to influence our thoughts and actions.

Question 3

What type of society engages in large-scale farming based on the use of plows drawn by animals or more powerful energy sources?

Accepted Answer

A)  hunting and gathering 
B)  horticultural 
C)  agrarian 
D)  pastoral 
A)  hunting and gathering 
B)  horticultural 
C)  agrarian 
D)  pastoral

Question 4

According to Lenski, the term "sociocultural evolution" refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  changes that occur as a society acquires new technology. 
B)  changes brought about by new ways of thinking. 
C)  changes created by ideas coming from other societies. 
D)  change that results from social conflict. 
A)  changes that occur as a society acquires new technology. 
B)  changes brought about by new ways of thinking. 
C)  changes created by ideas coming from other societies. 
D)  change that results from social conflict.

Question 5

Looking around the world, what we find everywhere is

Accepted Answer

A)  the same ideas about what is beautiful and ugly. 
B)  people creating cultural systems. 
C)  people enjoying the same sports. 
D)  the same ideas about what is right. 
A)  the same ideas about what is beautiful and ugly. 
B)  people creating cultural systems. 
C)  people enjoying the same sports. 
D)  the same ideas about what is right.

Question 6

People in the United States tend to think of the past as better than the future.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The invention of writing and numbers occurred in industrial societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Multiculturalism is oppositional to Eurocentrism, the dominance of European cultural patterns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Cultural change results have one primary cause-cultural diffusion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A person who criticizes an Amish farmer as foolish or backward for tilling his fields using horses and a plow instead of a tractor is exhibiting

Accepted Answer

A)  e cultural diffusion. 
B)  cultural relativism. 
C)  ethnocentrism. 
D)  cultural integration. 
A)  e cultural diffusion. 
B)  cultural relativism. 
C)  ethnocentrism. 
D)  cultural integration.

Question 11

Which theoretical approach states that the stability of U.S. society rests on core values shared by most people?

Accepted Answer

A)  structural-functional approach. 
B)  social-conflict approach. 
C)  symbolic-interaction approach. 
D)  sociobiology approach. 
A)  structural-functional approach. 
B)  social-conflict approach. 
C)  symbolic-interaction approach. 
D)  sociobiology approach.

Question 12

The emergence of rock-and-roll in the United States demonstrates

Accepted Answer

A)  the emergence of a youth culture. 
B)  that musical tastes are linked to people's social standing. 
C)  that cultural patterns are subject to change. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  the emergence of a youth culture. 
B)  that musical tastes are linked to people's social standing. 
C)  that cultural patterns are subject to change. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 13

Cultural universals are cultural traits that

Accepted Answer

A)  are part of every known culture. 
B)  have diffused from the United States to a number of other countries. 
C)  have come to the United States from elsewhere. 
D)  have always been part of U.S. culture. 
A)  are part of every known culture. 
B)  have diffused from the United States to a number of other countries. 
C)  have come to the United States from elsewhere. 
D)  have always been part of U.S. culture.

Question 14

The "Seeing Sociology in the News" article in Chapter 2 ("Culture") explains that soldiers training to serve in Afghanistan need to learn

Accepted Answer

A)  how to operate high-tech weapons. 
B)  about the culture of that nation in order to win the support of the Afghan people. 
C)  environmentally friendly ways to engage in combat. 
D)  the history of U.S. military involvement abroad. 
A)  how to operate high-tech weapons. 
B)  about the culture of that nation in order to win the support of the Afghan people. 
C)  environmentally friendly ways to engage in combat. 
D)  the history of U.S. military involvement abroad.

Question 15

Horticultural and pastoral people have

Accepted Answer

A)  a religious life that includes belief in God as creator of the world. 
B)  formal churches much as we do today. 
C)  most of their people working as priests. 
D)  no conception of religion. 
A)  a religious life that includes belief in God as creator of the world. 
B)  formal churches much as we do today. 
C)  most of their people working as priests. 
D)  no conception of religion.

Question 16

Which of the following most closely conveys the point of the Sapir-Whorf thesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  People perceive the world through the cultural lens of language. 
B)  Language involves attaching labels to the real world. 
C)  Most ideas "feel" the same even if they are expressed in different languages. 
D)  Each word in English has its counterpart in all other languages. 
A)  People perceive the world through the cultural lens of language. 
B)  Language involves attaching labels to the real world. 
C)  Most ideas "feel" the same even if they are expressed in different languages. 
D)  Each word in English has its counterpart in all other languages.

Question 17

________refers to the recognition and more thorough understanding of something already in existence.

Accepted Answer

A)  Discovery 
B)  Invention 
C)  Integration 
D)  Diffusion. 
A)  Discovery 
B)  Invention 
C)  Integration 
D)  Diffusion.

Question 18

The concept "cultural integration" refers to the fact that

Accepted Answer

A)  U.S. society contains many cultural patterns. 
B)  change in one cultural pattern is usually linked to changes in others. 
C)  European cultural patterns dominate U.S. society. 
D)  everyone in the United States shares most cultural values. 
A)  U.S. society contains many cultural patterns. 
B)  change in one cultural pattern is usually linked to changes in others. 
C)  European cultural patterns dominate U.S. society. 
D)  everyone in the United States shares most cultural values.

Question 19

Norms refer to anything that carries meaning recognized by people who share culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Car, computers, and iPhones are all examples of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  high culture 
B)  nonmaterial culture 
C)  material culture 
D)  norms 
A)  high culture 
B)  nonmaterial culture 
C)  material culture 
D)  norms

Although the United States has a popular culture, it has never had a high culture.

Culture is a source of human freedom because

What type of society engages in large-scale farming based on the use of plows drawn by animals or more powerful energy sources?

According to Lenski, the term "sociocultural evolution" refers to

Looking around the world, what we find everywhere is

People in the United States tend to think of the past as better than the future.

The invention of writing and numbers occurred in industrial societies.

Multiculturalism is oppositional to Eurocentrism, the dominance of European cultural patterns.

Cultural change results have one primary cause-cultural diffusion.

A person who criticizes an Amish farmer as foolish or backward for tilling his fields using horses and a plow instead of a tractor is exhibiting

Which theoretical approach states that the stability of U.S. society rests on core values shared by most people?

The emergence of rock-and-roll in the United States demonstrates

Cultural universals are cultural traits that

The "Seeing Sociology in the News" article in Chapter 2 ("Culture") explains that soldiers training to serve in Afghanistan need to learn

Horticultural and pastoral people have

Which of the following most closely conveys the point of the Sapir-Whorf thesis?

________refers to the recognition and more thorough understanding of something already in existence.

The concept "cultural integration" refers to the fact that

Norms refer to anything that carries meaning recognized by people who share culture.

Car, computers, and iPhones are all examples of which of the following?

Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method

Socialization: From Infancy to Old Age

Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Groups and Organizations

Sexuality and Society

Deviance

Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Gender Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Economics and Politics

Family and Religion

Education, Health, and Medicine

Population, Urbanization, and Environment

Social Change: Modern and Postmodern Societies

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Exam 2: Culture

Although the United States has a popular culture, it has never had a high culture.

Culture is a source of human freedom because

What type of society engages in large-scale farming based on the use of plows drawn by animals or more powerful energy sources?

According to Lenski, the term "sociocultural evolution" refers to

Looking around the world, what we find everywhere is

People in the United States tend to think of the past as better than the future.

The invention of writing and numbers occurred in industrial societies.

Multiculturalism is oppositional to Eurocentrism, the dominance of European cultural patterns.

Cultural change results have one primary cause-cultural diffusion.

A person who criticizes an Amish farmer as foolish or backward for tilling his fields using horses and a plow instead of a tractor is exhibiting

Which theoretical approach states that the stability of U.S. society rests on core values shared by most people?

The emergence of rock-and-roll in the United States demonstrates

Cultural universals are cultural traits that

The "Seeing Sociology in the News" article in Chapter 2 ("Culture") explains that soldiers training to serve in Afghanistan need to learn

Horticultural and pastoral people have

Which of the following most closely conveys the point of the Sapir-Whorf thesis?

________refers to the recognition and more thorough understanding of something already in existence.

The concept "cultural integration" refers to the fact that

Norms refer to anything that carries meaning recognized by people who share culture.

Car, computers, and iPhones are all examples of which of the following?

Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method

Socialization: From Infancy to Old Age

Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Groups and Organizations

Sexuality and Society

Deviance

Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Gender Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Economics and Politics

Family and Religion

Education, Health, and Medicine

Population, Urbanization, and Environment

Social Change: Modern and Postmodern Societies

Filters