Question 1

Cultural change results from invention, discovery, and diffusion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The fact that instant messaging is based on a new set of symbols shows us that

Accepted Answer

A) today's young people are creating new symbols. 
B) there are many ways to use symbols to communicate. 
C) culture changes over time. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) today's young people are creating new symbols. 
B) there are many ways to use symbols to communicate. 
C) culture changes over time. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 3

Mores are norms that have great moral significance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

As a part of human culture, religion is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) material culture. 
B) nonmaterial culture. 
C) culture shock. 
D) human nature. 
A) material culture. 
B) nonmaterial culture. 
C) culture shock. 
D) human nature.

Question 5

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 6

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 7

The United States is multicultural because

Accepted Answer

A) everyone holds the same values and beliefs. 
B) each individual holds many different and conflicting values and beliefs. 
C) there are many widely shared values and beliefs. 
D) in this country we find many different languages and ways of life. 
A) everyone holds the same values and beliefs. 
B) each individual holds many different and conflicting values and beliefs. 
C) there are many widely shared values and beliefs. 
D) in this country we find many different languages and ways of life.

Question 8

Looking all around the world, what we find everywhere is

Accepted Answer

A) the same ideas about what is right. 
B) people enjoying the same sports. 
C) people creating diverse cultural systems. 
D) the same standards that define what is beautiful and ugly. 
A) the same ideas about what is right. 
B) people enjoying the same sports. 
C) people creating diverse cultural systems. 
D) the same standards that define what is beautiful and ugly.

Question 9

Japan is more multicultural than the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) 7 million 
B) 17 million 
C) 27 million 
D) 57 million 
A) 7 million 
B) 17 million 
C) 27 million 
D) 57 million

Question 11

Compared to college students of the late 1960s, more of today's college students are concerned with

Accepted Answer

A) developing a philosophy of life. 
B) making money. 
C) seeking justice in the world. 
D) being involved in political affairs. 
A) developing a philosophy of life. 
B) making money. 
C) seeking justice in the world. 
D) being involved in political affairs.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Cultural transmission refers to the process of

Accepted Answer

A) cultural patterns moving from one society to another. 
B) using the oral tradition. 
C) passing cultural patterns from one generation to another. 
D) using writing to enshrine cultural patterns. 
A) cultural patterns moving from one society to another. 
B) using the oral tradition. 
C) passing cultural patterns from one generation to another. 
D) using writing to enshrine cultural patterns.

Question 15

What is the difference between material and nonmaterial culture?

Accepted Answer

Material culture and nonmaterial culture

Question 16

What causes culture shock? Provide an example of culture shock in everyday life.

Accepted Answer

Culture shock is a phenomenon experience

Question 17

English is the first language of only 5% of humanity, but it has become the preferred second language throughout most of the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

How does ideal culture differ from real culture? Illustrate your essay using three examples of how ideal and real culture differ in U.S.society.

Accepted Answer

Ideal culture refers to the values, beli

Question 19

Sociobiology explores how human biology has shaped today's culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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.

Exam 3: Culture

Cultural change results from invention, discovery, and diffusion.

The fact that instant messaging is based on a new set of symbols shows us that

Mores are norms that have great moral significance.

As a part of human culture, religion is an example of

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

Cultural universals are elements of culture that

The United States is multicultural because

Looking all around the world, what we find everywhere is

Japan is more multicultural than the United States.

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

Compared to college students of the late 1960s, more of today's college students are concerned with

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

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

Cultural transmission refers to the process of

What is the difference between material and nonmaterial culture?

What causes culture shock? Provide an example of culture shock in everyday life.

English is the first language of only 5% of humanity, but it has become the preferred second language throughout most of the world.

How does ideal culture differ from real culture? Illustrate your essay using three examples of how ideal and real culture differ in U.S.society.

Sociobiology explores how human biology has shaped today's culture.

Sociologists define a symbol as

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