Question 1

How do cultural values differ in low-income nations and in high-income nations? What reasons can you provide for this difference?

Accepted Answer

Cultural values in low-income nations an

Question 2

Wrong-doing, such as an adult forcing a child to engage in sexual activity, is an example of violating cultural

Accepted Answer

A)  mores. 
B)  symbols. 
C)  folkways. 
D)  control. 
A)  mores. 
B)  symbols. 
C)  folkways. 
D)  control.

Question 3

The intangible world of ideas created by members of a society is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  high culture. 
B)  material culture. 
C)  norms. 
D)  nonmaterial culture. 
A)  high culture. 
B)  material culture. 
C)  norms. 
D)  nonmaterial culture.

Question 4

George Murdock pointed to many cultural universals. Which of the following is NOT an example of a cultural universal?

Accepted Answer

A)  belief in a heavenly afterlife 
B)  funeral rites 
C)  the family 
D)  telling jokes 
A)  belief in a heavenly afterlife 
B)  funeral rites 
C)  the family 
D)  telling jokes

Question 5

It is fair to say that humans are prisoners of our existing culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is ethnocentrism? What is cultural relativism? Identify a problem with each.

Accepted Answer

Ethnocentrism is the belief that one's o

Question 7

The early U.S. sociologist who described the difference between folkways and mores was

Accepted Answer

A)  Emile Durkheim. 
B)  William Graham Sumner. 
C)  Harriett Martineau. 
D)  George Herbert Mead. 
A)  Emile Durkheim. 
B)  William Graham Sumner. 
C)  Harriett Martineau. 
D)  George Herbert Mead.

Question 8

Looking all around the world, what we find everywhere is

Accepted Answer

A)  the same ideas about what is right. 
B)  that people enjoy the same sports. 
C)  that people create cultural systems. 
D)  the same standards that define what is beautiful and ugly. 
A)  the same ideas about what is right. 
B)  that people enjoy the same sports. 
C)  that people create cultural systems. 
D)  the same standards that define what is beautiful and ugly.

Question 9

What makes Canadians and Americans different?

Accepted Answer

Canadians and Americans are different du

Question 10

In general, low-income nations have cultures that value individualism and personal self-expression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Cultural patterns that are widespread among a society's population are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  high culture. 
B)  popular culture. 
C)  elite culture. 
D)  established culture. 
A)  high culture. 
B)  popular culture. 
C)  elite culture. 
D)  established culture.

Question 12

What is the term for the application of cultural knowledge to the task of living in an environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  real culture 
B)  ideal culture 
C)  cultural transmission 
D)  technology 
A)  real culture 
B)  ideal culture 
C)  cultural transmission 
D)  technology

Question 13

Subculture refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  a part of the population lacking culture. 
B)  people who embrace popular culture. 
C)  cultural patterns that set apart some segment of a society's population. 
D)  people who embrace high culture. 
A)  a part of the population lacking culture. 
B)  people who embrace popular culture. 
C)  cultural patterns that set apart some segment of a society's population. 
D)  people who embrace high culture.

Question 14

Which theoretical approach states that the stability of Old Order Mennonite society rests on core values shared by most people?

Accepted Answer

A)  the structural-functional approach 
B)  the social-conflict approach 
C)  the symbolic-interaction approach 
D)  the sociobiology approach 
A)  the structural-functional approach 
B)  the social-conflict approach 
C)  the symbolic-interaction approach 
D)  the sociobiology approach

Question 15

An example of nonmaterial culture would be the types of vehicles people use to get around.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An example of nonmaterial culture would be...

Question 16

The fact that instant messaging is based on a new set of symbols shows us that

Accepted Answer

A)  today's young people don't understand the sacred quality of symbols. 
B)  there are many ways to use symbols to communicate. 
C)  culture is immutable. 
D)  symbols hold no real meaning. 
A)  today's young people don't understand the sacred quality of symbols. 
B)  there are many ways to use symbols to communicate. 
C)  culture is immutable. 
D)  symbols hold no real meaning.

Question 17

Among all forms of life, humans stand out as the only species that

Accepted Answer

A)  relies on culture to ensure survival. 
B)  has patterned ways of living. 
C)  has biological instincts. 
D)  makes use of tools. 
A)  relies on culture to ensure survival. 
B)  has patterned ways of living. 
C)  has biological instincts. 
D)  makes use of tools.

Exam 3: Culture

How do cultural values differ in low-income nations and in high-income nations? What reasons can you provide for this difference?

Wrong-doing, such as an adult forcing a child to engage in sexual activity, is an example of violating cultural

The intangible world of ideas created by members of a society is referred to as

George Murdock pointed to many cultural universals. Which of the following is NOT an example of a cultural universal?

It is fair to say that humans are prisoners of our existing culture.

What is ethnocentrism? What is cultural relativism? Identify a problem with each.

The early U.S. sociologist who described the difference between folkways and mores was

Looking all around the world, what we find everywhere is

What makes Canadians and Americans different?

In general, low-income nations have cultures that value individualism and personal self-expression.

Cultural patterns that are widespread among a society's population are referred to as

What is the term for the application of cultural knowledge to the task of living in an environment?

Subculture refers to

Which theoretical approach states that the stability of Old Order Mennonite society rests on core values shared by most people?

An example of nonmaterial culture would be the types of vehicles people use to get around.

The fact that instant messaging is based on a new set of symbols shows us that

Among all forms of life, humans stand out as the only species that

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