Question 1

The term _____ refers to a shared way of life, and the term ____ refers to a political entity.

Accepted Answer

A)  culture society 
B)  country nation 
C)  nation culture 
D)  culture nation 
A)  culture society 
B)  country nation 
C)  nation culture 
D)  culture nation

Question 2

Cultural change is set in motion in three general ways. What are they?

Accepted Answer

A)  invention, discovery, and diffusion 
B)  invasion, invention, and experiment 
C)  immigration, imagination, and innovation 
D)  adaptation, integration, and immigration 
A)  invention, discovery, and diffusion 
B)  invasion, invention, and experiment 
C)  immigration, imagination, and innovation 
D)  adaptation, integration, and immigration

Question 3

Use the emergence of rock and roll music in the 1950s to illustrate how this musical form was built of music that came before, but also explain how it was different. How does the story of rock and roll show the link between culture and social class? What about race? What about age?

Accepted Answer

The emergence of rock and roll music in

Question 4

About how many adults in the United States speak a language other than English at home?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 million 
B)  12 million 
C)  22 million 
D)  57 million 
A)  2 million 
B)  12 million 
C)  22 million 
D)  57 million

Question 5

Experiencing an unfamiliar culture can generate culture shock.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Give an example of each of the following: (a) folkways, (b) mores, (c) a prescriptive norm, and (d) a proscriptive norm.

Accepted Answer

(a) Folkways: Folkways are informal norm

Question 8

Sociologists define a symbol as:

Accepted Answer

A)  anything that carries meaning to people who share a culture. 
B)  any material cultural trait. 
C)  any gesture that conveys insult to others. 
D)  social patterns that cause culture shock. 
A)  anything that carries meaning to people who share a culture. 
B)  any material cultural trait. 
C)  any gesture that conveys insult to others. 
D)  social patterns that cause culture shock.

Question 9

Cars, computers, and iPhones are all examples of which of the following?

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 10

Cultural universals are elements of culture that:

Accepted Answer

A)  have always been part of U.S. culture. 
B)  have diffused from the United States to other countries. 
C)  have come to the United States from elsewhere. 
D)  are part of every known culture. 
A)  have always been part of U.S. culture. 
B)  have diffused from the United States to other countries. 
C)  have come to the United States from elsewhere. 
D)  are part of every known culture.

Question 11

Technology refers to knowledge people use to make a way of life in their surroundings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

__________ are rules about everyday, casual living __________ are rules with great moral significance.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mores folkways 
B)  Folkways mores 
C)  Proscriptive norms prescriptive norms 
D)  Prescriptive norms proscriptive norms 
A)  Mores folkways 
B)  Folkways mores 
C)  Proscriptive norms prescriptive norms 
D)  Prescriptive norms proscriptive norms

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

Five key values in U.S. culture are free

Question 14

Cultural values in the United States always go together-they are all consistent with one another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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 17

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 18

Identify at least one positive and one negative consequence of declaring English as the "official" language of the United States. Why do some people strongly support this goal? Why do others strongly oppose it?

Accepted Answer

One positive consequence of declaring En

Question 19

The spread of cultural traits from one society to another is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  immigration. 
B)  cultural transmission. 
C)  popular culture. 
D)  diffusion. 
A)  immigration. 
B)  cultural transmission. 
C)  popular culture. 
D)  diffusion.

Question 20

The United States and Canada are both _______ however, Canadian culture is more _______ than U.S. culture.

Accepted Answer

A)  monocultural individualistic 
B)  multicultural collectivist 
C)  ethnocentric individualistic 
D)  monocultural collectivist 
A)  monocultural individualistic 
B)  multicultural collectivist 
C)  ethnocentric individualistic 
D)  monocultural collectivist

Exam 3: Culture

The term _____ refers to a shared way of life, and the term ____ refers to a political entity.

Cultural change is set in motion in three general ways. What are they?

Use the emergence of rock and roll music in the 1950s to illustrate how this musical form was built of music that came before, but also explain how it was different. How does the story of rock and roll show the link between culture and social class? What about race? What about age?

About how many adults in the United States speak a language other than English at home?

Experiencing an unfamiliar culture can generate culture shock.

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

Give an example of each of the following: (a) folkways, (b) mores, (c) a prescriptive norm, and (d) a proscriptive norm.

Sociologists define a symbol as:

Cars, computers, and iPhones are all examples of which of the following?

Cultural universals are elements of culture that:

Technology refers to knowledge people use to make a way of life in their surroundings.

__________ are rules about everyday, casual living __________ are rules with great moral significance.

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

Cultural values in the United States always go together-they are all consistent with one another.

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

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

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

Identify at least one positive and one negative consequence of declaring English as the "official" language of the United States. Why do some people strongly support this goal? Why do others strongly oppose it?

The spread of cultural traits from one society to another is called:

The United States and Canada are both _______ however, Canadian culture is more _______ than U.S. culture.

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