Question 1

Understanding other cultures requires an effort to look at them from the viewpoint of:

Accepted Answer

A)  all people according to one value system. 
B)  the dominant world culture. 
C)  those people brought up in other cultures. 
D)  the oldest existing culture. 
A)  all people according to one value system. 
B)  the dominant world culture. 
C)  those people brought up in other cultures. 
D)  the oldest existing culture.

Question 2

William Ogburn described cultural lag as a pattern of stability and cultural cohesion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Social institutions provide a society order, coordination, and provide for social change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Oswald Spengler and Arnold Toynbee suggested a theory that civilizations pass through:

Accepted Answer

A)  upward spirals of prosperity indefinitely. 
B)  silver, bronze, and iron ages. 
C)  changes which reflect inevitable progress. 
D)  cycles of growth, climax, and decline. 
A)  upward spirals of prosperity indefinitely. 
B)  silver, bronze, and iron ages. 
C)  changes which reflect inevitable progress. 
D)  cycles of growth, climax, and decline.

Question 5

Social institutions are usually organized around some central interest or need.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Ethnocentrism is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the tendency to judge other cultures by a person's own culture. 
B)  universally avoided. 
C)  forbidden everywhere. 
D)  always beneficial to all humans. 
A)  the tendency to judge other cultures by a person's own culture. 
B)  universally avoided. 
C)  forbidden everywhere. 
D)  always beneficial to all humans.

Question 7

Evolution and revolution are two ways in which basic social institutions:

Accepted Answer

A)  change. 
B)  reach perfection. 
C)  remain the same. 
D)  resist change. 
A)  change. 
B)  reach perfection. 
C)  remain the same. 
D)  resist change.

Question 8

The slowness in the rate of change in one part of culture in relation to another is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural invention. 
B)  material progress. 
C)  cultural transformation. 
D)  cultural lag. 
A)  cultural invention. 
B)  material progress. 
C)  cultural transformation. 
D)  cultural lag.

Question 9

All people in a culture are alike in their personalities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Technological changes now constitute only a minor part of social life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Conventions:

Accepted Answer

A)  are exact, codified, and enforced. 
B)  are interesting and quaint. 
C)  exist only in primitive societies. 
D)  are the usual ways of behavior in a group. 
A)  are exact, codified, and enforced. 
B)  are interesting and quaint. 
C)  exist only in primitive societies. 
D)  are the usual ways of behavior in a group.

Question 12

Geography and climate are:

Accepted Answer

A)  unrelated to the natural environment. 
B)  always stabilizing factors in social changes. 
C)  never important when people migrate. 
D)  important factors to consider in social change. 
A)  unrelated to the natural environment. 
B)  always stabilizing factors in social changes. 
C)  never important when people migrate. 
D)  important factors to consider in social change.

Question 13

Social values are the motivating power that makes institutions function effectively.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Language is not important in the development and transmission of culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

It is possible to understand the nature of human beings independently of their social environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The culture of a society is permanent and able to fit all new situations without evolving.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The causes of most social problems are:

Accepted Answer

A)  simple. 
B)  complex. 
C)  non-existent. 
D)  obvious. 
A)  simple. 
B)  complex. 
C)  non-existent. 
D)  obvious.

Question 18

How do social scientists define social problems? What are the reasons why some problems are called social problems? State two examples of major social problems.

Accepted Answer

Social problems are defined as situation

Question 19

Technological development begins:

Accepted Answer

A)  without human influence. 
B)  without reference to previous technologies. 
C)  exactly the same way in all societies. 
D)  with discovery and invention 
A)  without human influence. 
B)  without reference to previous technologies. 
C)  exactly the same way in all societies. 
D)  with discovery and invention

Question 20

Cultural alternatives define the degree to which a culture is internally consistent and homogeneous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: Society, Culture, and Cultural Change

Understanding other cultures requires an effort to look at them from the viewpoint of:

William Ogburn described cultural lag as a pattern of stability and cultural cohesion.

Social institutions provide a society order, coordination, and provide for social change.

Oswald Spengler and Arnold Toynbee suggested a theory that civilizations pass through:

Social institutions are usually organized around some central interest or need.

Ethnocentrism is:

Evolution and revolution are two ways in which basic social institutions:

The slowness in the rate of change in one part of culture in relation to another is called:

All people in a culture are alike in their personalities.

Technological changes now constitute only a minor part of social life.

Conventions:

Geography and climate are:

Social values are the motivating power that makes institutions function effectively.

Language is not important in the development and transmission of culture.

It is possible to understand the nature of human beings independently of their social environment.

The culture of a society is permanent and able to fit all new situations without evolving.

The causes of most social problems are:

How do social scientists define social problems? What are the reasons why some problems are called social problems? State two examples of major social problems.

Technological development begins:

Cultural alternatives define the degree to which a culture is internally consistent and homogeneous.

Social Science and Its Method

Human Origins

Origins of Western Society

Geography, Demography, Ecology, and Society

Technology and Society

Psychology, Society, and Culture

The Family

Religion

Education

Social and Economic Stratification

Stratification, Minorities, and Discrimination

The Functions and Forms of Government

Governments of the World

Democratic Government in the United States

The Organization of Economic Activities

The Economy, Government, and Economic Challenges Facing the United States

International Political Relations

International Economic Relations

The Political Economies of Developing Countries

International Institutions and the Search for Peace

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