Question 1

People in the United States tend to view the past as being better than the present.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Cultural values in high-income nations tend to be secular-rational, giving greater importance to personal self-expression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Use the emergence of rock and roll music in the 1950s to illustrate how this musical form was built from music that came before it, 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

The emergence of rock-and-roll in the United States demonstrates

Accepted Answer

A) the emergence of a youth culture. 
B) that musical tastes are linked to people's social standing. 
C) that cultural patterns are subject to change. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) the emergence of a youth culture. 
B) that musical tastes are linked to people's social standing. 
C) that cultural patterns are subject to change. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 5

What is ethnocentrism? What is cultural relativism? Identify a problem with each.

Accepted Answer

Ethnocentrism is the belief that one's o

Question 6

One emerging value in the United States is the importance of personal growth, including spiritual activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Among all forms of life, humans stand out as the only species that

Accepted Answer

A) relies on culture to ensure survival. 
B) has patterned ways of living. 
C) has biological instincts. 
D) makes use of tools. 
A) relies on culture to ensure survival. 
B) has patterned ways of living. 
C) has biological instincts. 
D) makes use of tools.

Question 8

After carefully examining National Map 3-1 on

Accepted Answer

As an AI, I don't have the abi

Question 9

Values and norms help to define a society's "ideal culture."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Across the United States, mores vary more than folkways.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following most closely conveys the point of the Sapir-Whorf thesis?

Accepted Answer

A) Language involves attaching labels to the real world. 
B) People see the world through the cultural lens of their language. 
C) Most words have the same meaning if spoken in different languages. 
D) Every word exists in all known languages. 
A) Language involves attaching labels to the real world. 
B) People see the world through the cultural lens of their language. 
C) Most words have the same meaning if spoken in different languages. 
D) Every word exists in all known languages.

Question 12

Values are standards that serve as broad guidelines for living.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is the difference between high culture and popular culture?

Accepted Answer

High culture and popular culture are two

Question 14

An example of nonmaterial culture would be the types of vehicles people use to get around.

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

Harley Davidson motorcycle riders, computer programmers, and jazz musicians all display _____ patterns.

Accepted Answer

A) high cultural 
B) popular cultural 
C) virtual cultural 
D) subcultural 
A) high cultural 
B) popular cultural 
C) virtual cultural 
D) subcultural

Question 17

When immigrants bring new cultural patterns to the United States, the result may be

Accepted Answer

A) changes to the dominant culture. 
B) cultural conflict between dominant and subcultural patterns. 
C) changes to the immigrant culture. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) changes to the dominant culture. 
B) cultural conflict between dominant and subcultural patterns. 
C) changes to the immigrant culture. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 18

Sociologists refer to tangible or physical human creations as

Accepted Answer

A) nonmaterial culture. 
B) artifacts. 
C) technology. 
D) values. 
A) nonmaterial culture. 
B) artifacts. 
C) technology. 
D) values.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

As our society has entered a postindustrial, computer-based phase, which of the following has become more important?

Accepted Answer

A) gaining symbolic skills, including speaking, writing, and computing 
B) gaining mechanical skills using industrial machinery 
C) knowing more about the past 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) gaining symbolic skills, including speaking, writing, and computing 
B) gaining mechanical skills using industrial machinery 
C) knowing more about the past 
D) All of these are correct.

Exam 3: Culture

People in the United States tend to view the past as being better than the present.

Cultural values in high-income nations tend to be secular-rational, giving greater importance to personal self-expression.

Use the emergence of rock and roll music in the 1950s to illustrate how this musical form was built from music that came before it, 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?

The emergence of rock-and-roll in the United States demonstrates

What is ethnocentrism? What is cultural relativism? Identify a problem with each.

One emerging value in the United States is the importance of personal growth, including spiritual activity.

Among all forms of life, humans stand out as the only species that

After carefully examining National Map 3-1 on

Values and norms help to define a society's "ideal culture."

Across the United States, mores vary more than folkways.

Which of the following most closely conveys the point of the Sapir-Whorf thesis?

Values are standards that serve as broad guidelines for living.

What is the difference between high culture and popular culture?

An example of nonmaterial culture would be the types of vehicles people use to get around.

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

Harley Davidson motorcycle riders, computer programmers, and jazz musicians all display _____ patterns.

When immigrants bring new cultural patterns to the United States, the result may be

Sociologists refer to tangible or physical human creations as

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

As our society has entered a postindustrial, computer-based phase, which of the following has become more important?

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