Exam 3: Culture

Postmodernism has many parents,teachers,politicians,religious leaders,and some university professors worried about the future.

What is causing the loss of several thousand languages around the world?

What is the term for serious rules that people believe are essential for the survival of their group?

Which of the following sociological concepts does the movie Borat (2006)demonstrate?

Freja voted for the Green Party in the last election because she favoured the party leader over other leaders.In the most recent election however,she decided to vote for the NDP because she agreed with their platform on education more than the others.What element of postmodernism do her changing political convictions reflect?

The postmodern condition makes consensus building in the democratic process increasingly difficult.

Discuss how consumerism acts as a mechanism of social control over countercultural groups.

The tendency to define ourselves in terms of the goods we purchase is not just a simple reflection of personal choice.This tendency is also important because it supports the economy in what way?

Discuss Max Weber's interpretation of the concept of rationalization as something that makes life akin to living inside an "iron cage." Do you agree or disagree? Explain your position.

Cooperation is not a part of the human survival kit.

Describe the evolution of hip-hop music from a sociological point of view.

When a father tells his son,"You should brush your teeth before going to bed," what is the father expressing?

Which of the following characterizes the "cultural" part of human experience?

According to evolutionary psychologists' arguments,what happens to behaviour that increases the survival of the species?

Human survival is based on the capacity to create general ideas that are not linked to specific or particular instances.What are these ideas called?

The culture of our times has been through so much fragmentation and reconfiguration.What is this situation characteristic of?

Serena states that she believes in a god but has never attended any religious services.Instead,she practises tarot and astrology and also believes in reincarnation.What do her spiritual practices and beliefs reflect?

Construct a theoretical sociological explanation about a well-known subculture of your choosing.

What does culture provide to raw human experience?

Up to the beginning of this millennium,which of the following languages has been most distributed by the forces of globalization?