Exam 3: Culture

Ben and Michael are part of the local basketball team. The team is expected to train every day and follow a disciplined lifestyle. The players are also expected to maintain the highest possible standards of behavior and conduct. These expectations suggest that Ben and Michael are a part of a _____.

Diffusion involves exploration and investigation, and results in new products, insights, ideas, or behavior.

The ideal culture of almost all societies is the same as people's actual everyday behavior.

What are norms? Describe the various types of norms.

Which of the following is a characteristic of culture?

Norms that members of a society consider very important because they maintain moral and ethical behavior are called:

Functionalism is important in showing that shared norms and values create cultural solidarity and stability.

Identify a general characteristic of norms.

Every Halloween, James and his family decorate their house based on the themes of various horror films. The residents of their neighborhood look forward to visiting their house every year. This annual practice of James and his family is considered a _____.

_____ are strong prohibitions of any act that is forbidden because it is considered extremely offensive.

What are mores? Describe how they vary from other cultural norms.

How do feminists differ from other culture theorists?

Identify the practice that illustrates a cultural universal.

Society and culture go hand in hand; neither can exist without the other.