Question 1

"Werkglock" is a German term for ____.

Accepted Answer

A) work schedule 
B) work force 
C) work place 
D) work clock 
E) all of these choices 
A) work schedule 
B) work force 
C) work place 
D) work clock 
E) all of these choices

Question 2

According to evolutionary psychologists,behavior that increases one's survival chances ____ be changed.

Accepted Answer

A) must 
B) can 
C) will 
D) cannot 
E) all of these choices 
A) must 
B) can 
C) will 
D) cannot 
E) all of these choices

Question 3

The Gap Khakis ads,discussed in the text,demonstrate that marketers know how to stimulate demand for a product by:

Accepted Answer

A) creating well produced and expensive ads 
B) creating an association between the product and desirable properties 
C) creating a market niche 
D) orchestrating an expensive and long running television ad campaign 
E) conducting extensive market research on pants 
A) creating well produced and expensive ads 
B) creating an association between the product and desirable properties 
C) creating a market niche 
D) orchestrating an expensive and long running television ad campaign 
E) conducting extensive market research on pants

Question 4

Although many hip-hop music artists began their careers as politically rebellious musicians,many of them were more than eager to:

Accepted Answer

A) stop recording when their messages were accepted by the wider culture 
B) embrace new messages as the structure of society became transformed through their music 
C) forego politics for commerce 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices 
A) stop recording when their messages were accepted by the wider culture 
B) embrace new messages as the structure of society became transformed through their music 
C) forego politics for commerce 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices

Question 5

If Travis holds up two fingers in the peace sign,he is using which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) abstractions 
B) symbols 
C) norms 
D) methods 
E) sociology 
A) abstractions 
B) symbols 
C) norms 
D) methods 
E) sociology

Question 6

A baptism,a wedding,and a graduation ceremony are all examples of:

Accepted Answer

A) cultural relativism 
B) ethnocentrism 
C) cultural reproduction 
D) multiculturalism 
E) rites of passage 
A) cultural relativism 
B) ethnocentrism 
C) cultural reproduction 
D) multiculturalism 
E) rites of passage

Question 7

Choose a well-known film that illustrates contending cultures or subcultures and analyze the dramatization of these cultures in the movie that you chose.

Accepted Answer

One well-known film that illustrates con

Question 8

The human ability to create a complex social life is based on ____.

Accepted Answer

A) abstractions 
B) symbols 
C) norms 
D) methods 
E) cooperation 
A) abstractions 
B) symbols 
C) norms 
D) methods 
E) cooperation

Question 9

Taboos are among the weakest norms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What form of culture involves an eclectic mixing of elements from different times and places,the erosion of authority,and the decline of consensus around core values?

Accepted Answer

A) premodern 
B) sociological analysis 
C) modern 
D) postmodern 
E) none of these choices 
A) premodern 
B) sociological analysis 
C) modern 
D) postmodern 
E) none of these choices

Question 11

Define globalization.

Accepted Answer

Globalization is the process b

Question 12

Rules regarding behavior that people in a culture find relatively insignificant are called:

Accepted Answer

A) laws 
B) mores 
C) folkways 
D) taboos 
E) treatments 
A) laws 
B) mores 
C) folkways 
D) taboos 
E) treatments

Question 13

The Big Historical Projects referred to in the textbook include such cultural feats as the construction of the Great Wall of China,the construction of the Pyramids in Egypt,and the Manhattan Project to build the atom bomb in World War II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A set of distinctive values,norms,and practices within a larger culture that sets members apart from the dominant culture is known as a(n)____.

Accepted Answer

A) rationalization 
B) subculture 
C) consumerism 
D) culture 
E) purchased identity 
A) rationalization 
B) subculture 
C) consumerism 
D) culture 
E) purchased identity

Question 15

"Evolutionary psychology" is also known as:

Accepted Answer

A) sociology 
B) sociobiology 
C) sociometrics 
D) social biology 
E) all of these choices 
A) sociology 
B) sociobiology 
C) sociometrics 
D) social biology 
E) all of these choices

Question 16

The opposite of ethnocentrism is:

Accepted Answer

A) cultural relativism 
B) ethnocentrism 
C) cultural production 
D) multiculturalism 
E) cultural diversification 
A) cultural relativism 
B) ethnocentrism 
C) cultural production 
D) multiculturalism 
E) cultural diversification

Question 17

A common genetic misconception is that because the human genome has been mapped as of June 26,2000,all human characteristics can be "read" from this information.This is a misconception because:

Accepted Answer

A) genes mutate from generation to generation 
B) genetic function is precise and human behavior is also precise 
C) genetics continues to need greater study 
D) genes mutate randomly and interact with social and physical environmental conditions 
E) all of these choices 
A) genes mutate from generation to generation 
B) genetic function is precise and human behavior is also precise 
C) genetics continues to need greater study 
D) genes mutate randomly and interact with social and physical environmental conditions 
E) all of these choices

Question 18

Consumerism is the tendency to define ourselves in terms of the goods we purchase.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The belief that all cultures and all cultural practices have equal value is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) cultural relativism 
B) ethnocentrism 
C) cultural production 
D) multiculturalism 
E) cultural diversification 
A) cultural relativism 
B) ethnocentrism 
C) cultural production 
D) multiculturalism 
E) cultural diversification

Question 20

Advocates of ____ have argued that school and college curricula should present a more balanced picture of United States history,culture,and society by reflecting the ethnic and racial diversity of the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) cultural solidarity 
B) ethnocentrism 
C) cultural production 
D) multiculturalism 
E) cultural diversification 
A) cultural solidarity 
B) ethnocentrism 
C) cultural production 
D) multiculturalism 
E) cultural diversification

Exam 3: Culture

"Werkglock" is a German term for ____.

According to evolutionary psychologists,behavior that increases one's survival chances ____ be changed.

The Gap Khakis ads,discussed in the text,demonstrate that marketers know how to stimulate demand for a product by:

Although many hip-hop music artists began their careers as politically rebellious musicians,many of them were more than eager to:

If Travis holds up two fingers in the peace sign,he is using which of the following?

A baptism,a wedding,and a graduation ceremony are all examples of:

Choose a well-known film that illustrates contending cultures or subcultures and analyze the dramatization of these cultures in the movie that you chose.

The human ability to create a complex social life is based on ____.

Taboos are among the weakest norms.

What form of culture involves an eclectic mixing of elements from different times and places,the erosion of authority,and the decline of consensus around core values?

Define globalization.

Rules regarding behavior that people in a culture find relatively insignificant are called:

The Big Historical Projects referred to in the textbook include such cultural feats as the construction of the Great Wall of China,the construction of the Pyramids in Egypt,and the Manhattan Project to build the atom bomb in World War II.

A set of distinctive values,norms,and practices within a larger culture that sets members apart from the dominant culture is known as a(n)____.

"Evolutionary psychology" is also known as:

The opposite of ethnocentrism is:

A common genetic misconception is that because the human genome has been mapped as of June 26,2000,all human characteristics can be "read" from this information.This is a misconception because:

Consumerism is the tendency to define ourselves in terms of the goods we purchase.

The belief that all cultures and all cultural practices have equal value is known as:

Advocates of ____ have argued that school and college curricula should present a more balanced picture of United States history,culture,and society by reflecting the ethnic and racial diversity of the United States.

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