Exam 3: Culture

People in the United States tend to look to the past as better than the future.

Compared to cultures around the world, the U.S. way of life emphasizes individualism.

The dominant values of U.S. culture share which of the following?

The United States is multicultural because:

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

Cultural lag refers to the fact that some cultural elements change more quickly than others do.

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

The theoretical approach that highlights the link between culture and social inequality is the:

What basic view of culture underlies the structural-functional approach? Explain.

Rock and roll music in the United States is one cultural trait that had nothing in common with music that was popular shortly before.

Cultural universals refer to patterns that are held by everyone in a society.

Standards by which people who share culture define what is desirable, good, and beautiful are called:

The emergence of rock and roll in the United States demonstrates:

A theory that explains how schooling helps prepare young people for the work they will do as adults represents the:

As our society has entered a postindustrial, computer-based phase, which of the following have become more important?

The practice of understanding another culture on its own terms and using its own standards is called:

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

Explain the importance of the five common components of all human culture: symbols, language, values, beliefs, and norms.

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

Across the United States, mores vary more than folkways.