Question 1

Which of the following is an aspect of modernity?

Accepted Answer

A)  belief in the inevitability of progress 
B)  respect for the erosion of authority 
C)  consensus around the inevitability of cultural stagnation 
D)  decline of consensus around core values 
A)  belief in the inevitability of progress 
B)  respect for the erosion of authority 
C)  consensus around the inevitability of cultural stagnation 
D)  decline of consensus around core values

Question 2

What results from the abstraction process?

Accepted Answer

A)  concepts 
B)  percepts 
C)  measures 
D)  hypotheses 
A)  concepts 
B)  percepts 
C)  measures 
D)  hypotheses

Question 3

What is culture?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is culture?...

Question 4

If a group of teenagers has distinctive dress,beliefs,ideas,and language that separate them from others in a society,which of the following do they belong to?

Accepted Answer

A)  a rationalization group 
B)  a subculture 
C)  a counterculture 
D)  a culture 
A)  a rationalization group 
B)  a subculture 
C)  a counterculture 
D)  a culture

Question 5

Phoenix believes women and men should receive equal pay for work of equal value and that gay and lesbian couples should have all the same rights as heterosexual coupes.According to the textbook,which of the following nationalities is Phoenix most likely to be?

Accepted Answer

A)  British 
B)  Canadian 
C)  American 
D)  Norwegian 
A)  British 
B)  Canadian 
C)  American 
D)  Norwegian

Question 6

In which of the following countries did the questioning of authority after the 1960s spread more quickly and more thoroughly?

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States 
B)  Italy 
C)  Great Britain 
D)  Canada 
A)  the United States 
B)  Italy 
C)  Great Britain 
D)  Canada

Question 7

Burping in pubic is likely to elicit a serious reaction because it is breaking a cultural more.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Imagine a student develops her own "shorthand" for taking lecture notes.Which of the following statements is correctly identifies a feature of her shorthand?

Accepted Answer

A)  The shorthand is composed of symbols but is not part of culture. 
B)  The shorthand does not qualify as symbols but is part of culture. 
C)  The shorthand is composed of symbols and is part of culture. 
D)  The shorthand does not qualify as symbols and is not part of culture. 
A)  The shorthand is composed of symbols but is not part of culture. 
B)  The shorthand does not qualify as symbols but is part of culture. 
C)  The shorthand is composed of symbols and is part of culture. 
D)  The shorthand does not qualify as symbols and is not part of culture.

Question 9

According to your textbook,what was perhaps the biggest of all historical projects in the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  the inevitability of progress 
B)  communism 
C)  religious commitment 
D)  consumerism 
A)  the inevitability of progress 
B)  communism 
C)  religious commitment 
D)  consumerism

Question 10

Apply the concepts of ethnocentrism and cultural relativism to ethnic and religious diversity in Canada.

Accepted Answer

Ethnocentrism is the belief that one's o

Question 11

Countercultures favour dominant values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

When humans are able to conceptualize the idea of gravity without having an apple fall on their heads,what are they engaging in?

Accepted Answer

A)  sociology 
B)  culture 
C)  abstraction 
D)  methods 
A)  sociology 
B)  culture 
C)  abstraction 
D)  methods

Question 13

When hockey legend Sidney Crosby performs a unique pre-game handshake before stepping on the ice,what type of practice is he taking part in?

Accepted Answer

A)  supernatural 
B)  cultural 
C)  obsessive-compulsive 
D)  counterproductive 
A)  supernatural 
B)  cultural 
C)  obsessive-compulsive 
D)  counterproductive

Question 14

People today live busy lives.We often feel rushed trying to accomplish too much during the average workday.We are often so highly regimented that each moment is precisely planned.What can this lifestyle be attributed to?

Accepted Answer

A)  postmodernism 
B)  McDonaldization 
C)  consumerism 
D)  rationalization 
A)  postmodernism 
B)  McDonaldization 
C)  consumerism 
D)  rationalization

Question 15

What are rationalization and consumerism examples of?

Accepted Answer

A)  culture as freedom 
B)  culture as constraint 
C)  globalization 
D)  postmodernism 
A)  culture as freedom 
B)  culture as constraint 
C)  globalization 
D)  postmodernism

Question 16

Consider religious rituals that are conducted in public,which involve elaborate body decoration,carefully orchestrated chants,and precise movements.What are these rituals examples of?

Accepted Answer

A)  globalization 
B)  postmodernism 
C)  rites of passage 
D)  multiculturalism 
A)  globalization 
B)  postmodernism 
C)  rites of passage 
D)  multiculturalism

Question 17

Explain the differences between folkways,mores,and taboos.

Accepted Answer

Folkways, mores, and taboos are all form

Question 18

Critics of postmodernism are concerned that the lack of a common culture will create problems in maintaining a stable society.Which of the following is one of these problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  how to teach common societal values 
B)  how to organize anti-global efforts 
C)  how to create meaningful knowledge 
D)  how to transmit different belief systems 
A)  how to teach common societal values 
B)  how to organize anti-global efforts 
C)  how to create meaningful knowledge 
D)  how to transmit different belief systems

Question 19

Liam and Michael are about to get married.What are they engaging in with their marriage?

Accepted Answer

A)  a rite of passage 
B)  an institutional practice 
C)  a globalizing trend 
D)  a postmodern abstraction 
A)  a rite of passage 
B)  an institutional practice 
C)  a globalizing trend 
D)  a postmodern abstraction

Question 20

Men are more likely than women to have same-sex relations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Culture

Which of the following is an aspect of modernity?

What results from the abstraction process?

What is culture?

If a group of teenagers has distinctive dress,beliefs,ideas,and language that separate them from others in a society,which of the following do they belong to?

Phoenix believes women and men should receive equal pay for work of equal value and that gay and lesbian couples should have all the same rights as heterosexual coupes.According to the textbook,which of the following nationalities is Phoenix most likely to be?

In which of the following countries did the questioning of authority after the 1960s spread more quickly and more thoroughly?

Burping in pubic is likely to elicit a serious reaction because it is breaking a cultural more.

Imagine a student develops her own "shorthand" for taking lecture notes.Which of the following statements is correctly identifies a feature of her shorthand?

According to your textbook,what was perhaps the biggest of all historical projects in the twentieth century?

Apply the concepts of ethnocentrism and cultural relativism to ethnic and religious diversity in Canada.

Countercultures favour dominant values.

When humans are able to conceptualize the idea of gravity without having an apple fall on their heads,what are they engaging in?

When hockey legend Sidney Crosby performs a unique pre-game handshake before stepping on the ice,what type of practice is he taking part in?

People today live busy lives.We often feel rushed trying to accomplish too much during the average workday.We are often so highly regimented that each moment is precisely planned.What can this lifestyle be attributed to?

What are rationalization and consumerism examples of?

Consider religious rituals that are conducted in public,which involve elaborate body decoration,carefully orchestrated chants,and precise movements.What are these rituals examples of?

Explain the differences between folkways,mores,and taboos.

Critics of postmodernism are concerned that the lack of a common culture will create problems in maintaining a stable society.Which of the following is one of these problems?

Liam and Michael are about to get married.What are they engaging in with their marriage?

Men are more likely than women to have same-sex relations.

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