Exam 2: Culture and Social Structure

Bill has always been told that Mexican are lazy. The consequences of defining this group of people this way is that he treats them as though they are incapable of working hard. This is an example of the __________ at work.

Students who sit quietly in class and take careful notes are fulfilling societal expectations of behavior, which are called __________.

Culture is __________.

Which group illustrates a persistent subculture?

The fact that cultures owe a substantial debt to other cultures because of the spread of ideas, inventions, and practices is called __________.

According to theorist William J. Wilson, in which power relationship does the dominant group exercise almost complete control over the subordinate group?

The reputational method involves __________.

Through _________, each generation transmits its culture to the next generation.

Joe's family has had uneven experiences in their new country with some people having tremendous success while others who immigrated are stuck in ethnic enclaves and have enjoyed very little prosperity, lending support for __________ theory.

The basic U.S. value of __________ is at odds with the value of "individualism."

Cynthia began working in the copy room of a large corporation but is now the manager of an entire corporate division. This is an example of __________.

Linguistic relativity of language means that every race has its own language.

Most minority groups eventually adapt their distinctive cultural traits to those of the host society.

Jeremy, an African American, is trying to put his sociological knowledge to practice in order to reduce prejudice. As someone who sees a lot of value in the interactionist perspective, he wants to employ the __________ and make friends with people who are not black.

Miranda is Catholic and her family has lived in the same working class neighborhood in Boston for four generations. Miranda could be considered to be part of a(n) __________.

Based on Figure 2.1, each individual observes the world through __________, which are evaluated in terms of __________.

__________ represents a minority-against-minority clash over limited resources.

According to the text, recognizing a "white culture" would likely __________.

As the text suggests, accessibility to homelands through technology might make immigrants less interested in assimilation. Why? Use examples in your answer.

In __________ theory, which group becomes dominant and which becomes subordinate governs relationships between the groups.