Question 1

Changes in the material aspects of culture always precede changes in the nonmaterial aspects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Christian churches in America have traditionally been and continue to be active in social change movements in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is the advantage of monoculturalism in a society?

Accepted Answer

A)  It incorporates diversity. 
B)  It lets subgroups revere their own history. 
C)  Shared culture tends to hold society together. 
D)  All the above. 
A)  It incorporates diversity. 
B)  It lets subgroups revere their own history. 
C)  Shared culture tends to hold society together. 
D)  All the above.

Question 4

An ideology is an organized system of ideas, values, and emotions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The degree to which a culture is internally consistent and homogeneous is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural integration. 
B)  cultural alteration. 
C)  cultural development crisis. 
D)  cultural transition. 
A)  cultural integration. 
B)  cultural alteration. 
C)  cultural development crisis. 
D)  cultural transition.

Question 6

It is possible to understand the nature of human beings independently of their social environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Technological changes now constitute only a minor part of social life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Culture is the way of life that the people of a society follow.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The cycle theory of social change is based on the idea that history repeats itself.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Ethnocentrism is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the tendency to judge other cultures by a person's own culture. 
B)  universally avoided. 
C)  forbidden everywhere. 
D)  always beneficial to all humans. 
A)  the tendency to judge other cultures by a person's own culture. 
B)  universally avoided. 
C)  forbidden everywhere. 
D)  always beneficial to all humans.

Question 11

All people in a culture are alike in their personalities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is the meaning of cultural relativism? How is cultural relativism related to ethnocentrism? Which view do social scientists tend to take?

Accepted Answer

Cultural relativism is a belief or way o

Question 13

Evolution and revolution are two ways in which basic social institutions:

Accepted Answer

A)  change. 
B)  reach perfection. 
C)  remain the same. 
D)  resist change. 
A)  change. 
B)  reach perfection. 
C)  remain the same. 
D)  resist change.

Question 14

Multiculturalism allows subgroups to revere their own history and view that history as a strong building block of the larger culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What factors contribute to the stability of culture? How do these factors help to give continuity to ways of living?

Accepted Answer

Three factors contribute to social stabi

Changes in the material aspects of culture always precede changes in the nonmaterial aspects.

Christian churches in America have traditionally been and continue to be active in social change movements in the United States.

What is the advantage of monoculturalism in a society?

An ideology is an organized system of ideas, values, and emotions.

The degree to which a culture is internally consistent and homogeneous is called:

It is possible to understand the nature of human beings independently of their social environment.

Technological changes now constitute only a minor part of social life.

Culture is the way of life that the people of a society follow.

The cycle theory of social change is based on the idea that history repeats itself.

Ethnocentrism is:

All people in a culture are alike in their personalities.

What is the meaning of cultural relativism? How is cultural relativism related to ethnocentrism? Which view do social scientists tend to take?

Evolution and revolution are two ways in which basic social institutions:

Multiculturalism allows subgroups to revere their own history and view that history as a strong building block of the larger culture.

What factors contribute to the stability of culture? How do these factors help to give continuity to ways of living?

Social Science and Its Methods

Human Origins

Origins of Western Society

Geography, Demography, Ecology, and Society

Technology and Society

Psychology, Society, and Culture

Deviance, Crime, and Society

The Family

Religion

Education

Social and Economic Stratification

Stratification, Minorities, and Discrimination

The Functions and Forms of Government

Governments of the World

Democratic Government in the United States

The Organization of Economic Activities

The Economy, Government, and Economic Challenges Facing the United States

International Political Relations

International Economic Relations

The Political Economies of Developing Countries

International Institutions and the Search for Peace

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Exam 4: Society, Culture, and Cultural Change

Changes in the material aspects of culture always precede changes in the nonmaterial aspects.

Christian churches in America have traditionally been and continue to be active in social change movements in the United States.

What is the advantage of monoculturalism in a society?

An ideology is an organized system of ideas, values, and emotions.

The degree to which a culture is internally consistent and homogeneous is called:

It is possible to understand the nature of human beings independently of their social environment.

Technological changes now constitute only a minor part of social life.

Culture is the way of life that the people of a society follow.

The cycle theory of social change is based on the idea that history repeats itself.

Ethnocentrism is:

All people in a culture are alike in their personalities.

What is the meaning of cultural relativism? How is cultural relativism related to ethnocentrism? Which view do social scientists tend to take?

Evolution and revolution are two ways in which basic social institutions:

Multiculturalism allows subgroups to revere their own history and view that history as a strong building block of the larger culture.

What factors contribute to the stability of culture? How do these factors help to give continuity to ways of living?

Social Science and Its Methods

Human Origins

Origins of Western Society

Geography, Demography, Ecology, and Society

Technology and Society

Psychology, Society, and Culture

Deviance, Crime, and Society

The Family

Religion

Education

Social and Economic Stratification

Stratification, Minorities, and Discrimination

The Functions and Forms of Government

Governments of the World

Democratic Government in the United States

The Organization of Economic Activities

The Economy, Government, and Economic Challenges Facing the United States

International Political Relations

International Economic Relations

The Political Economies of Developing Countries

International Institutions and the Search for Peace

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