Question 1

The structural-functional approach sees culture as a relatively stable system of integrated patterns people use to meet their needs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Symbols are objects, words, actions, or

Question 3

Which theoretical approach is linked to the philosophical doctrine of materialism?

Accepted Answer

A) the structural-functional approach 
B) the social-conflict approach 
C) the symbolic-interaction approach 
D) the sociobiology approach 
A) the structural-functional approach 
B) the social-conflict approach 
C) the symbolic-interaction approach 
D) the sociobiology approach

Question 4

Rock -and-roll music in the United States is one cultural trait that has nothing in common with music that was popular a short time before it emerged.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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 6

What are five of the key values in U.S.culture? What quality do these values seem to have in common?

Accepted Answer

Five key values in U.S. culture include

Question 7

Cultural integration refers to the fact that

Accepted Answer

A) U.S.society contains many cultural patterns. 
B) European cultural patterns dominate U.S.society. 
C) change in one cultural pattern is usually linked to changes in others. 
D) everyone in the United States shares most cultural values. 
A) U.S.society contains many cultural patterns. 
B) European cultural patterns dominate U.S.society. 
C) change in one cultural pattern is usually linked to changes in others. 
D) everyone in the United States shares most cultural values.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Subculture and counterculture are both t

Question 9

The Census Bureau reports that only ten different languages are spoken in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Amish way of life accepts most of the U.S.'s popular culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What basic view of culture underlies the structural-functional approach? What is one weakness or limitation of this approach?

Accepted Answer

The structural-functional approach to cu

Question 12

_____ distinguish between right and wrong; _____ distinguish between right and rude.

Accepted Answer

A) Mores; folkways 
B) Taboos; mores 
C) Folkways; mores 
D) Prescriptive norms; proscriptive norms 
A) Mores; folkways 
B) Taboos; mores 
C) Folkways; mores 
D) Prescriptive norms; proscriptive norms

Question 13

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

Question 14

Experiencing an unfamiliar culture can generate culture shock.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The claim that U.S.culture is wrongly dominated by European, and especially English, way of life characterizes our culture as

Accepted Answer

A) ethnocentric. 
B) Afrocentric. 
C) Eurocentric. 
D) culturally relative. 
A) ethnocentric. 
B) Afrocentric. 
C) Eurocentric. 
D) culturally relative.

Question 16

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 17

Which of the following adds to the creation of a global culture?

Accepted Answer

A) the flow of goods from country to country 
B) the flow of information around the world 
C) the flow of people from country to country 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) the flow of goods from country to country 
B) the flow of information around the world 
C) the flow of people from country to country 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 18

The story of Helen Keller, who became blind and deaf, shows how the development of our humanity depends on the ability to understand and use symbols.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The gesture we commonly call "thumbs up" is used in most of the world's societies to signify that something is very good.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Culture

The structural-functional approach sees culture as a relatively stable system of integrated patterns people use to meet their needs.

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

Which theoretical approach is linked to the philosophical doctrine of materialism?

Rock -and-roll music in the United States is one cultural trait that has nothing in common with music that was popular a short time before it emerged.

Ethnocentrism refers to

What are five of the key values in U.S.culture? What quality do these values seem to have in common?

Cultural integration refers to the fact that

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

The Census Bureau reports that only ten different languages are spoken in the United States.

The Amish way of life accepts most of the U.S.'s popular culture.

What basic view of culture underlies the structural-functional approach? What is one weakness or limitation of this approach?

_____ distinguish between right and wrong; _____ distinguish between right and rude.

Elements of social control in everyday life include

Experiencing an unfamiliar culture can generate culture shock.

The claim that U.S.culture is wrongly dominated by European, and especially English, way of life characterizes our culture as

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

Which of the following adds to the creation of a global culture?

The story of Helen Keller, who became blind and deaf, shows how the development of our humanity depends on the ability to understand and use symbols.

The gesture we commonly call "thumbs up" is used in most of the world's societies to signify that something is very good.

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

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Social Class in the United States

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Aging and the Elderly

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Politics and Government

Families

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Population, Urbanization, and Environment

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