Question 1

Sociologists refer to tangible or physical human creations as

Accepted Answer

A)  nonmaterial culture. 
B)  artifacts. 
C)  technology. 
D)  values. 
A)  nonmaterial culture. 
B)  artifacts. 
C)  technology. 
D)  values.

Question 2

If you were to attend a New York Ballet performance, you would be experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)  high culture. 
B)  popular culture. 
C)  cultural transmission. 
D)  virtual culture. 
A)  high culture. 
B)  popular culture. 
C)  cultural transmission. 
D)  virtual culture.

Question 3

In hunting and gathering societies the

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A)  population is small and nomadic. 
B)  population is large and live in villages. 
C)  population is small and they raise crops and animals. 
D)  population is large and most people are farmers. 
A)  population is small and nomadic. 
B)  population is large and live in villages. 
C)  population is small and they raise crops and animals. 
D)  population is large and most people are farmers.

Question 4

Most people participate in numerous subcultures without necessarily becoming very committed to any of them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The subordination of women by men is clearly evident in hunting and gathering societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Cultural change results from invention, discovery, and diffusion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What causes culture shock? Provide an example of culture shock in everyday life.

Accepted Answer

Culture shock is a phenomenon experience

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Culture acts as a constraint, limiting human freedom because

Accepted Answer

A)  much culture is habit, which members of a society repeat again and again. 
B)  humans cannot create new culture for themselves. 
C)  culture always discourages change. 
D)  culture forces us to make choices. 
A)  much culture is habit, which members of a society repeat again and again. 
B)  humans cannot create new culture for themselves. 
C)  culture always discourages change. 
D)  culture forces us to make choices.

Question 10

According to Gerhard Lenski, which of the following has the greatest power to shape a society?

Accepted Answer

A)  technology 
B)  social conflict 
C)  human ideas 
D)  human desire for change 
A)  technology 
B)  social conflict 
C)  human ideas 
D)  human desire for change

Question 11

Looking all around the world, what we find everywhere is

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

Question 12

How does ideal culture differ from real culture? Illustrate your essay using three examples of how ideal and real culture differ in U.S.society.

Accepted Answer

Ideal culture refers to the values, beli

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The fact that hip-hop music and the DJ scene were invented in the low-income, African American neighborhoods of New York show that people of all social positions help create U.S.cultural patterns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Hunting and gathering societies generate a material surplus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What basic view of culture underlies the structural-functional approach? What is one weakness or limitation of this approach?

Accepted Answer

The structural-functional approach to cu

Question 17

The United States is the most _______ of all countries.

Accepted Answer

A)  multicultural 
B)  culturally uniform 
C)  slowly changing 
D)  nonmaterial 
A)  multicultural 
B)  culturally uniform 
C)  slowly changing 
D)  nonmaterial

Question 18

For at least 12,000 years, humans have used culture as a strategy for survival.
REMEMBE

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Culture refers to values, beliefs, behavior, and material things that form a way of life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What is the difference between material and nonmaterial culture?

Accepted Answer

Material culture and nonmaterial culture

Sociologists refer to tangible or physical human creations as

If you were to attend a New York Ballet performance, you would be experiencing

In hunting and gathering societies the

Most people participate in numerous subcultures without necessarily becoming very committed to any of them.

The subordination of women by men is clearly evident in hunting and gathering societies.

Cultural change results from invention, discovery, and diffusion.

What causes culture shock? Provide an example of culture shock in everyday life.

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

Culture acts as a constraint, limiting human freedom because

According to Gerhard Lenski, which of the following has the greatest power to shape a society?

Looking all around the world, what we find everywhere is

How does ideal culture differ from real culture? Illustrate your essay using three examples of how ideal and real culture differ in U.S.society.

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

The fact that hip-hop music and the DJ scene were invented in the low-income, African American neighborhoods of New York show that people of all social positions help create U.S.cultural patterns.

Hunting and gathering societies generate a material surplus.

What basic view of culture underlies the structural-functional approach? What is one weakness or limitation of this approach?

The United States is the most _______ of all countries.

For at least 12,000 years, humans have used culture as a strategy for survival. REMEMBE

Culture refers to values, beliefs, behavior, and material things that form a way of life.

What is the difference between material and nonmaterial culture?

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Exam 2: Culture

Sociologists refer to tangible or physical human creations as

If you were to attend a New York Ballet performance, you would be experiencing

In hunting and gathering societies the

Most people participate in numerous subcultures without necessarily becoming very committed to any of them.

The subordination of women by men is clearly evident in hunting and gathering societies.

Cultural change results from invention, discovery, and diffusion.

What causes culture shock? Provide an example of culture shock in everyday life.

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

Culture acts as a constraint, limiting human freedom because

According to Gerhard Lenski, which of the following has the greatest power to shape a society?

Looking all around the world, what we find everywhere is

How does ideal culture differ from real culture? Illustrate your essay using three examples of how ideal and real culture differ in U.S.society.

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

The fact that hip-hop music and the DJ scene were invented in the low-income, African American neighborhoods of New York show that people of all social positions help create U.S.cultural patterns.

Hunting and gathering societies generate a material surplus.

What basic view of culture underlies the structural-functional approach? What is one weakness or limitation of this approach?

The United States is the most _______ of all countries.

For at least 12,000 years, humans have used culture as a strategy for survival. REMEMBE

Culture refers to values, beliefs, behavior, and material things that form a way of life.

What is the difference between material and nonmaterial culture?

Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method

Socialization

Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Groups and Organizations

Sexuality and Society

Deviance

Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Gender Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Economics and Politics

Family and Religion

Education, Health, and Medicine

Population, Urbanization, and Environment

Social Change: Modern and Postmodern Societies

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