Question 1

Symbols allow people to make sense of their surroundings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

According to scientists, homo sapiens first appeared on Earth about how long ago?

Accepted Answer

A)  2,500 years 
B)  25,000 years 
C)  250,000 years 
D)  250 million years 
A)  2,500 years 
B)  25,000 years 
C)  250,000 years 
D)  250 million years

Question 3

Subculture is more at odds with dominant culture than counterculture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Ethnocentrism refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  people taking pride in their ethnicity. 
B)  claiming that another culture is better than your own. 
C)  judging another culture using the standards of your own culture. 
D)  understanding another culture using its own standards and values. 
A)  people taking pride in their ethnicity. 
B)  claiming that another culture is better than your own. 
C)  judging another culture using the standards of your own culture. 
D)  understanding another culture using its own standards and values.

Question 5

Culture is a source of human freedom because:

Accepted Answer

A)  culture does not guide behavior. 
B)  all culture changes very quickly. 
C)  as cultural creatures, humans make and remake the world for themselves. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  culture does not guide behavior. 
B)  all culture changes very quickly. 
C)  as cultural creatures, humans make and remake the world for themselves. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 6

What basic view of culture underlies the social-conflict approach? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The social-conflict approach to culture

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is the difference between subculture and counterculture? Define your terms carefully.

Accepted Answer

Subculture and counterculture are both t

Question 9

What difference in cultural values is found when comparing low-income nations and high-income nations? Explain this pattern.

Accepted Answer

When comparing low-income nations and hi

Question 10

People around the world have much the same outward appearance, wearing the same clothing and bodily decoration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Elements of social control in everyday life include:

Accepted Answer

A)  shame. 
B)  guilt. 
C)  sanctions, including the response of other people. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  shame. 
B)  guilt. 
C)  sanctions, including the response of other people. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 12

The fact that some married men and married women are sexually unfaithful to their spouses is an example of _____ culture, while the fact that most adults say they support the idea of sexual fidelity is an example of _____ culture.

Accepted Answer

A)  high low 
B)  low high 
C)  ideal real 
D)  real ideal 
A)  high low 
B)  low high 
C)  ideal real 
D)  real ideal

Question 13

Which of the following statements is a good example of cultural lag?

Accepted Answer

A)  gaining the ability to modify genetic patterns before understanding the possible social consequences of this kind of work 
B)  a slowing in the rate of invention in the computer industry 
C)  older people trying to make younger people respect tradition 
D)  virtual culture replacing traditional culture 
A)  gaining the ability to modify genetic patterns before understanding the possible social consequences of this kind of work 
B)  a slowing in the rate of invention in the computer industry 
C)  older people trying to make younger people respect tradition 
D)  virtual culture replacing traditional culture

Question 14

The U.S. has a popular culture but not a high culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The term Homo sapiens, the name of our species, comes from Latin meaning:

Accepted Answer

A)  "person of culture." 
B)  "intelligent person." 
C)  "one who walks upright." 
D)  "person who evolves." 
A)  "person of culture." 
B)  "intelligent person." 
C)  "one who walks upright." 
D)  "person who evolves."

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A)  social structure 
B)  social system 
C)  culture 
D)  society 
A)  social structure 
B)  social system 
C)  culture 
D)  society

Question 17

Write an essay that highlights the different insights about culture that come from the structural-functional approach, the social-conflict approach, and the sociobiology approach. Is one theoretical approach more right than another? Or does each approach offer insights that are complementary?

Accepted Answer

Culture is a complex and multifaceted co

Question 18

Certain ways of life are biologically "natural" to humans everywhere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Sapir-Whorf thesis states that the language we use shapes the reality we perceive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The term Homo sapiens, the name of our species, comes from Latin meaning:

Accepted Answer

A)  "person of culture." 
B)  "intelligent person." 
C)  "one who walks upright." 
D)  "person who evolves." 
A)  "person of culture." 
B)  "intelligent person." 
C)  "one who walks upright." 
D)  "person who evolves."

Exam 3: Culture

Symbols allow people to make sense of their surroundings.

According to scientists, homo sapiens first appeared on Earth about how long ago?

Subculture is more at odds with dominant culture than counterculture.

Ethnocentrism refers to:

Culture is a source of human freedom because:

What basic view of culture underlies the social-conflict approach? Explain.

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

What is the difference between subculture and counterculture? Define your terms carefully.

What difference in cultural values is found when comparing low-income nations and high-income nations? Explain this pattern.

People around the world have much the same outward appearance, wearing the same clothing and bodily decoration.

Elements of social control in everyday life include:

The fact that some married men and married women are sexually unfaithful to their spouses is an example of _____ culture, while the fact that most adults say they support the idea of sexual fidelity is an example of _____ culture.

Which of the following statements is a good example of cultural lag?

The U.S. has a popular culture but not a high culture.

The term Homo sapiens, the name of our species, comes from Latin meaning:

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

Write an essay that highlights the different insights about culture that come from the structural-functional approach, the social-conflict approach, and the sociobiology approach. Is one theoretical approach more right than another? Or does each approach offer insights that are complementary?

Certain ways of life are biologically "natural" to humans everywhere.

The Sapir-Whorf thesis states that the language we use shapes the reality we perceive.

The term Homo sapiens, the name of our species, comes from Latin meaning:

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