Question 1

Judging another culture exclusively by the standards of one's own culture is called ethnocentrism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

According to the text, what does Adams (1997) suggest about multiculturalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  The support for multiculturalism is correlated with support for gender equality. 
B)  Multiculturalism produces social cohesion and homogenization. 
C)  Money for multiculturalism is given only to the smallest minority groups. 
D)  The benefits of multiculturalism are limited to immigrants and ethnic minorities. 
A)  The support for multiculturalism is correlated with support for gender equality. 
B)  Multiculturalism produces social cohesion and homogenization. 
C)  Money for multiculturalism is given only to the smallest minority groups. 
D)  The benefits of multiculturalism are limited to immigrants and ethnic minorities.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The author asserts that culture is most clearly visible from the margins. Explain what this statement means. Provide an example of a situation that could be described as ethnocentric and how one might see the situation differently.

Accepted Answer

The statement "culture is most clearly v

Question 5

How do superstitions and religion differ from one another?

Accepted Answer

Superstitions are unique to th

Question 6

According to the text, which of the following statements reflects attitudes of Canadians in comparison to our American neighbours?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canadians are more indifferent and apathetic than Americans. 
B)  Canadians are less confident about their government than Americans. 
C)  Canadians are increasingly more respectful of social institutions than Americans. 
D)  Canadians are more radical and revolutionary than Americans. 
A)  Canadians are more indifferent and apathetic than Americans. 
B)  Canadians are less confident about their government than Americans. 
C)  Canadians are increasingly more respectful of social institutions than Americans. 
D)  Canadians are more radical and revolutionary than Americans.

Question 7

A fashion-conscious young high-school man needs to have the latest star athlete's running shoes and brand-name clothes, and wear the latest cologne, and this interests him more than paying attention to his studies. What aspect of society is captured by this young man's lifestyle?

Accepted Answer

A)  rationalism 
B)  consumerism 
C)  faddishness 
D)  fastidiousness 
A)  rationalism 
B)  consumerism 
C)  faddishness 
D)  fastidiousness

Question 8

Wives of warriors in a particular foraging tribe must present to their husbands a first-born child who is male. If the first-born child is a female, a midwife will pick the baby up by the ankles and smash its head on a rock. In our society we are shocked and offended. What term do sociologists have for our feeling of horror from this example?

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural relativism 
B)  ethnocentrism 
C)  moral indignation 
D)  moral outrage 
A)  cultural relativism 
B)  ethnocentrism 
C)  moral indignation 
D)  moral outrage

Question 9

"You don't really mean to chew with your mouth open, do you?" This statement is intended to serve which of the following functions?

Accepted Answer

A)  to construct cultural norms 
B)  to encourage rational action 
C)  to create cultural discomfort 
D)  to enforce social control 
A)  to construct cultural norms 
B)  to encourage rational action 
C)  to create cultural discomfort 
D)  to enforce social control

Question 10

The "commonsense" or taken-for-granted belief that multiculturalism in Canada prevents the creation of a distinctly Canadian identity is critiqued in the text. Describe and explain the two critical arguments made against this belief.

Accepted Answer

Respect for diversity is a Can

Question 11

At Juan's house last night, we had lasagna for dinner and he played some music by the hottest new band from Germany. Afterward, we went out to meet his friend from Japan at a karaoke bar. The evening was a perfect example of what relatively recent development in our society?

Accepted Answer

A)  consumerism 
B)  rationalization 
C)  immigration 
D)  globalization 
A)  consumerism 
B)  rationalization 
C)  immigration 
D)  globalization

Question 12

Cultural fragmentation is in decline in the postindustrial era.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What has the use of symbols allowed humans to do?

Accepted Answer

A)  classify experience and generalize from it 
B)  continue efforts in the face of fatigue 
C)  control our autonomic nervous system 
D)  differentiate ourselves from our environment 
A)  classify experience and generalize from it 
B)  continue efforts in the face of fatigue 
C)  control our autonomic nervous system 
D)  differentiate ourselves from our environment

Question 14

Tracy is preparing a roast beef dinner for her husband for the first time. She cuts off the end of the roast, as she had always seen her mother do when preparing a roast. However, Tracy realizes she does not know why she would waste a perfectly good piece of meat. She later finds out that her mother always did this because her roast pan was not big enough for her roasts. Which of the following terms helps us to understand Tracy's practice of cutting off the end of her roast?

Accepted Answer

A)  values 
B)  beliefs 
C)  culture 
D)  norms 
A)  values 
B)  beliefs 
C)  culture 
D)  norms

Question 15

Which of the following statements best reflects postmodernist ideas?

Accepted Answer

A)  People feel disempowered. 
B)  People feel restricted from adopting comfortable identities. 
C)  People feel optimistic about solving earth's challenges. 
D)  People feel more responsible for their own fate today than they did in the past. 
A)  People feel disempowered. 
B)  People feel restricted from adopting comfortable identities. 
C)  People feel optimistic about solving earth's challenges. 
D)  People feel more responsible for their own fate today than they did in the past.

Question 16

According to the text, which of the following is a consequence of increasing cultural complexity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increasing bureaucracy results from increasing complexity. 
B)  Cultures become more diversified with more complexity. 
C)  Cultures become more similar, more homogeneous. 
D)  Freedoms decrease with respect to most choices. 
A)  Increasing bureaucracy results from increasing complexity. 
B)  Cultures become more diversified with more complexity. 
C)  Cultures become more similar, more homogeneous. 
D)  Freedoms decrease with respect to most choices.

Question 17

Explain how culture can be a source of freedom, while simultaneously constraining our behaviour.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain how culture can be a source...

Question 18

According to the text, rationalization and consumerism produce more freedom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to the text, what is one consequence of ads directed at children?

Accepted Answer

A)  They help children become informed consumers. 
B)  They lead to very little brand loyalty in children. 
C)  They aid parents in making purchases for children. 
D)  They cause more tantrums by children in malls. 
A)  They help children become informed consumers. 
B)  They lead to very little brand loyalty in children. 
C)  They aid parents in making purchases for children. 
D)  They cause more tantrums by children in malls.

Question 20

Which of the following statements best characterizes the cause of declining consensus around core Canadian values?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has occurred as a result of the decline of religiosity throughout the world. 
B)  It has occurred because of a healthy skepticism that is characteristic of postmodernism. 
C)  It has occurred because of increased personal freedoms worldwide. 
D)  It has occurred because of increased numbers of nonwhite immigrants. 
A)  It has occurred as a result of the decline of religiosity throughout the world. 
B)  It has occurred because of a healthy skepticism that is characteristic of postmodernism. 
C)  It has occurred because of increased personal freedoms worldwide. 
D)  It has occurred because of increased numbers of nonwhite immigrants.

Judging another culture exclusively by the standards of one's own culture is called ethnocentrism.

According to the text, what does Adams (1997) suggest about multiculturalism?

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

The author asserts that culture is most clearly visible from the margins. Explain what this statement means. Provide an example of a situation that could be described as ethnocentric and how one might see the situation differently.

How do superstitions and religion differ from one another?

According to the text, which of the following statements reflects attitudes of Canadians in comparison to our American neighbours?

A fashion-conscious young high-school man needs to have the latest star athlete's running shoes and brand-name clothes, and wear the latest cologne, and this interests him more than paying attention to his studies. What aspect of society is captured by this young man's lifestyle?

"You don't really mean to chew with your mouth open, do you?" This statement is intended to serve which of the following functions?

The "commonsense" or taken-for-granted belief that multiculturalism in Canada prevents the creation of a distinctly Canadian identity is critiqued in the text. Describe and explain the two critical arguments made against this belief.

At Juan's house last night, we had lasagna for dinner and he played some music by the hottest new band from Germany. Afterward, we went out to meet his friend from Japan at a karaoke bar. The evening was a perfect example of what relatively recent development in our society?

Cultural fragmentation is in decline in the postindustrial era.

What has the use of symbols allowed humans to do?

Which of the following statements best reflects postmodernist ideas?

According to the text, which of the following is a consequence of increasing cultural complexity?

Explain how culture can be a source of freedom, while simultaneously constraining our behaviour.

According to the text, rationalization and consumerism produce more freedom.

According to the text, what is one consequence of ads directed at children?

Which of the following statements best characterizes the cause of declining consensus around core Canadian values?

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Exam 2: Culture

Judging another culture exclusively by the standards of one's own culture is called ethnocentrism.

According to the text, what does Adams (1997) suggest about multiculturalism?

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

The author asserts that culture is most clearly visible from the margins. Explain what this statement means. Provide an example of a situation that could be described as ethnocentric and how one might see the situation differently.

How do superstitions and religion differ from one another?

According to the text, which of the following statements reflects attitudes of Canadians in comparison to our American neighbours?

A fashion-conscious young high-school man needs to have the latest star athlete's running shoes and brand-name clothes, and wear the latest cologne, and this interests him more than paying attention to his studies. What aspect of society is captured by this young man's lifestyle?

"You don't really mean to chew with your mouth open, do you?" This statement is intended to serve which of the following functions?

The "commonsense" or taken-for-granted belief that multiculturalism in Canada prevents the creation of a distinctly Canadian identity is critiqued in the text. Describe and explain the two critical arguments made against this belief.

At Juan's house last night, we had lasagna for dinner and he played some music by the hottest new band from Germany. Afterward, we went out to meet his friend from Japan at a karaoke bar. The evening was a perfect example of what relatively recent development in our society?

Cultural fragmentation is in decline in the postindustrial era.

What has the use of symbols allowed humans to do?

Which of the following statements best reflects postmodernist ideas?

According to the text, which of the following is a consequence of increasing cultural complexity?

Explain how culture can be a source of freedom, while simultaneously constraining our behaviour.

According to the text, rationalization and consumerism produce more freedom.

According to the text, what is one consequence of ads directed at children?

Which of the following statements best characterizes the cause of declining consensus around core Canadian values?

Introduction to Sociology

Socialization

Gender and Sexuality

Communication and Mass Media

Social Stratification

Gender Inequality

Race and Ethnic Relations

Development and Underdevelopment

Families

Work and Occupations

Education

Religion

Deviance and Crime

Population and Urbanization

Sociology and the Environment

Health and Aging

Politics and Social Movements

Globalization

Research Methods

Networks, Groups, Bureaucracies, and Societies

Filters