Question 1

Distinguish between material culture and nonmaterial culture.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Material culture cons

Question 2

How does high culture differ from popular culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  High culture represents the coexistence of several cultures, whereas popular culture is the representation of a specific culture. 
B)  High culture runs counter to the values of the dominant society, whereas popular culture is small and informal. 
C)  High culture is designed to reach large numbers of people, whereas popular culture is aimed to reach a specific group of people. 
D)  High culture defines and reinforces mores, whereas popular culture encourages individuality. 
E)  High culture is the cultural expression of a society's highest social classes, whereas popular culture is widespread among a population. 
A)  High culture represents the coexistence of several cultures, whereas popular culture is the representation of a specific culture. 
B)  High culture runs counter to the values of the dominant society, whereas popular culture is small and informal. 
C)  High culture is designed to reach large numbers of people, whereas popular culture is aimed to reach a specific group of people. 
D)  High culture defines and reinforces mores, whereas popular culture encourages individuality. 
E)  High culture is the cultural expression of a society's highest social classes, whereas popular culture is widespread among a population.

Question 3

Which of the followings statements best describes folkways?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are norms that people consider very important because they maintain moral and ethical behavior. 
B)  They are rewards for good or appropriate behavior and/or penalties for bad or inappropriate behavior. 
C)  They are formally defined norms about what is permissible or illegal. 
D)  They are norms that involve everyday customs, practices, and interaction. 
E)  They are a system of shared symbols that enables people to communicate with one another. 
A)  They are norms that people consider very important because they maintain moral and ethical behavior. 
B)  They are rewards for good or appropriate behavior and/or penalties for bad or inappropriate behavior. 
C)  They are formally defined norms about what is permissible or illegal. 
D)  They are norms that involve everyday customs, practices, and interaction. 
E)  They are a system of shared symbols that enables people to communicate with one another.

Question 4

Which of the following is true of nonmaterial culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  It consists of the ideas that people create to interpret and understand the world. 
B)  It consists of the physical objects that people make, use, and share. 
C)  It is a system of shared symbols that enables people to communicate with one another. 
D)  It refers to the standards by which people define what is good or bad, moral or immoral, proper or improper, desirable or undesirable, beautiful or ugly. 
E)  It consists of rewards for good or appropriate behavior and/or penalties for bad or inappropriate behavior. 
A)  It consists of the ideas that people create to interpret and understand the world. 
B)  It consists of the physical objects that people make, use, and share. 
C)  It is a system of shared symbols that enables people to communicate with one another. 
D)  It refers to the standards by which people define what is good or bad, moral or immoral, proper or improper, desirable or undesirable, beautiful or ugly. 
E)  It consists of rewards for good or appropriate behavior and/or penalties for bad or inappropriate behavior.

Question 5

_____ is the belief that no culture is better than another and should be judged by its own standards.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethnocentrism 
B)  Multiculturalism 
C)  Cultural relativism 
D)  Cultural integration 
E)  Cultural imperialism 
A)  Ethnocentrism 
B)  Multiculturalism 
C)  Cultural relativism 
D)  Cultural integration 
E)  Cultural imperialism

Question 6

Ideal culture and actual behavior are often inconsistent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Carmen and her family moved to the United States from Mexico when she was six years old. At home, Carmen and her family speak Spanish and celebrate Mexican holidays. However, Carmen speaks English in school and participates in American sports during the weekends. This scenario is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural capital. 
B)  cultural imperialism. 
C)  popular culture. 
D)  cultural integration. 
E)  culture shock. 
A)  cultural capital. 
B)  cultural imperialism. 
C)  popular culture. 
D)  cultural integration. 
E)  culture shock.

Question 8

Which of the following views about culture is characteristic of the functionalists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Culture is the cement that binds society. 
B)  Culture creates inequality between the media and the political structures of society. 
C)  Material culture, especially the media, creates inequalities specifically for women. 
D)  Cultural symbols reinforce the boundaries set by different cultures. 
E)  Culture benefits some at the expense of others. 
A)  Culture is the cement that binds society. 
B)  Culture creates inequality between the media and the political structures of society. 
C)  Material culture, especially the media, creates inequalities specifically for women. 
D)  Cultural symbols reinforce the boundaries set by different cultures. 
E)  Culture benefits some at the expense of others.

Question 9

Popular culture refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the expression of a society's highest social classes. 
B)  the anxiety that accompanies exposure to an unfamiliar way of life. 
C)  the beliefs, practices, activities, and products that are widespread among a population. 
D)  the consistency of various aspects of society that promotes order and stability. 
E)  the coexistence of several cultures in the same geographic area, without one culture dominating another. 
A)  the expression of a society's highest social classes. 
B)  the anxiety that accompanies exposure to an unfamiliar way of life. 
C)  the beliefs, practices, activities, and products that are widespread among a population. 
D)  the consistency of various aspects of society that promotes order and stability. 
E)  the coexistence of several cultures in the same geographic area, without one culture dominating another.

Question 10

Which of the following leads to the emergence of countercultures?

Accepted Answer

A)  When people see their way of life as the best and the most natural 
B)  When people are part of the larger, dominant culture 
C)  When people believe that no culture is better than another and should be judged by its own standards 
D)  When people internalize cultural norms and values 
E)  When people believe they cannot achieve their goals within the existing society 
A)  When people see their way of life as the best and the most natural 
B)  When people are part of the larger, dominant culture 
C)  When people believe that no culture is better than another and should be judged by its own standards 
D)  When people internalize cultural norms and values 
E)  When people believe they cannot achieve their goals within the existing society

Question 11

Cultural integration promotes order and stability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is a belief of conflict theorists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cultural values promote conflict. 
B)  The elite define cultural values. 
C)  Taxpayers benefit from cultural universals. 
D)  Culture benefits some groups more than others. 
E)  Material culture is unequal. 
A)  Cultural values promote conflict. 
B)  The elite define cultural values. 
C)  Taxpayers benefit from cultural universals. 
D)  Culture benefits some groups more than others. 
E)  Material culture is unequal.

Question 13

Rituals are a society's specific rules of right and wrong behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Ethnocentrism is the belief that cultural values and norms benefit some members of society more than others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

How do symbolic interactionists differ from functionalists and conflict theorists?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Unlike functionalists

Question 16

Discuss the relationship between technology and cultural lag with examples.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Some parts of culture

Question 17

Each word is a symbol that represents an idea, feeling, or physical object.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Members of the upper class can pursue the fine arts and similar activities because they have cultural capital.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Identify the relationship between society and culture.

Accepted Answer

A)  They are literal opposites. 
B)  They are interdependent. 
C)  They are independent. 
D)  They are mutually exclusive. 
E)  They are legally mandated. 
A)  They are literal opposites. 
B)  They are interdependent. 
C)  They are independent. 
D)  They are mutually exclusive. 
E)  They are legally mandated.

Question 20

Discuss how symbols take many forms.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Symbols take many for

Distinguish between material culture and nonmaterial culture.

How does high culture differ from popular culture?

Which of the followings statements best describes folkways?

Which of the following is true of nonmaterial culture?

_____ is the belief that no culture is better than another and should be judged by its own standards.

Ideal culture and actual behavior are often inconsistent.

Carmen and her family moved to the United States from Mexico when she was six years old. At home, Carmen and her family speak Spanish and celebrate Mexican holidays. However, Carmen speaks English in school and participates in American sports during the weekends. This scenario is an example of:

Which of the following views about culture is characteristic of the functionalists?

Popular culture refers to:

Which of the following leads to the emergence of countercultures?

Cultural integration promotes order and stability.

Which of the following is a belief of conflict theorists?

Rituals are a society's specific rules of right and wrong behavior.

Ethnocentrism is the belief that cultural values and norms benefit some members of society more than others.

How do symbolic interactionists differ from functionalists and conflict theorists?

Discuss the relationship between technology and cultural lag with examples.

Each word is a symbol that represents an idea, feeling, or physical object.

Members of the upper class can pursue the fine arts and similar activities because they have cultural capital.

Identify the relationship between society and culture.

Discuss how symbols take many forms.

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Distinguish between material culture and nonmaterial culture.

How does high culture differ from popular culture?

Which of the followings statements best describes folkways?

Which of the following is true of nonmaterial culture?

_____ is the belief that no culture is better than another and should be judged by its own standards.

Ideal culture and actual behavior are often inconsistent.

Carmen and her family moved to the United States from Mexico when she was six years old. At home, Carmen and her family speak Spanish and celebrate Mexican holidays. However, Carmen speaks English in school and participates in American sports during the weekends. This scenario is an example of:

Which of the following views about culture is characteristic of the functionalists?

Popular culture refers to:

Which of the following leads to the emergence of countercultures?

Cultural integration promotes order and stability.

Which of the following is a belief of conflict theorists?

Rituals are a society's specific rules of right and wrong behavior.

Ethnocentrism is the belief that cultural values and norms benefit some members of society more than others.

How do symbolic interactionists differ from functionalists and conflict theorists?

Discuss the relationship between technology and cultural lag with examples.

Each word is a symbol that represents an idea, feeling, or physical object.

Members of the upper class can pursue the fine arts and similar activities because they have cultural capital.

Identify the relationship between society and culture.

Discuss how symbols take many forms.

Thinking Like a Sociologist

Examining Our Social World

Socialization

Social Interaction and Social Structure

Social Groups, Organizations, and Social Institutions

Deviance, Crime, and the Criminal Justice System

Social Stratification: United States and Global

Gender and Sexuality

Race and Ethnicity

The Economy and Politics

Families and Aging

Education and Religion

Health and Medicine

Population, Urbanization, and the Environment

Social Change: Collective Behavior, Social Movements, and Technology

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