Exam 2: Culture

Values are standards that provide criteria by which we evaluate people, objects, and events. They also dictate which behaviors are appropriate and which ones are not.

__________ consists of activities, products, and services, such as rock concerts, spectator sports, movies, and television soap operas and situation comedies, that are assumed to appeal primarily to members of the middle and working classes.

Which type of culture originates from raw materials or resources such as ore, trees, and oil?​

Which of these is the best example of the concept of cultural lag?

__________ culture consists of classical music, opera, ballet, live theater, and other activities usually patronized by audiences who have the time, money, and knowledge assumed to be necessary for its appreciation.

As you are rushing from one class to the next, you absentmindedly forget to hold the door open for the person coming through behind you. The consequence is that the door slams in that person's face. Which of these cultural components has your behavior violated?

All parts of culture do not change at the same pace. Sociologist William Ogburn referred to this disparity as __________, which is the gap between the technical development of a society and the development of its moral and legal institutions.

Which of these statements about subcultures is false?

The strongest mores are referred to as __________. They are so strong that their violation is considered to be extremely offensive and even unmentionable.

__________ are strongly held norms that have moral and ethical connotations within a particular culture, and that may not be violated without serious consequences.

In a six-square-block tract of downtown Boston, it is possible to purchase a bagel with cream cheese, dine on raw fish in a sushi bar, or grab a slice of pizza from a street vendor. This variety of food choices illustrates the process of __________.

According to sociologist Robin Williams, __________ is an American core value that emphasizes helpfulness, personal kindness, aid in mass disasters, and organized philanthropy.

The text uses the examples of "dichos," proverbs or sayings used by Latinos in New Mexico and south Texas, to illustrate that_____________________________.

__________ is the process of learning about something previously unknown or unrecognized.

__________ are values that conflict with one another or are mutually exclusive, meaning that achieving one makes it difficult, if not impossible, to achieve another.

__________ refers to the wide range of cultural differences found between and within nations. It may be the result of natural or social circumstances.

Culture is more important to the individual than it is to the society.

A(n) __________ is a biologically based behavioral pattern that is common to  all members of a species under certain environmental conditions.

Spiders do not learn to build webs. They build webs because of __________ triggered by the biological need for protection and reproduction.

When formal, standardized norms are enacted by legislatures and are enforced by formal sanctions, they are termed __________.