Exam 2: Culture

Briefly describe societies based on hunting and gathering, pastoralism, horticulture, agriculture, and industry.

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

Horticultural societies typically form permanent settlements.

Subculture refers to

What is the difference between "ideal" and "real" culture?

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

An act of kindness, such as opening the door for an elderly man, illustrates conforming to

The same way of life is biologically "natural" to humans everywhere.

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

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

Counterculture refers to

Sometimes the distinction between high culture and popular culture is not so clear, as shown by the television show Here Comes Honey Boo-Boo, because

What are five of the key values in U.S.culture? What do they have in common?

Sociologists define a symbol as

An emerging value in our society is

What is the term for the beliefs, values, behavior, and material objects that together make up the way of life for a group of people?

Sociobiology explores how human biology has shaped today's culture.

Karl Marx argued that a society's economic system was shaped by its value system.

In high-income countries such as the United States, everyone has the ability to read and write.

Cultural values in high-income nations tend to be secular-rational, giving greater importance to personal self-expression.