Question 1

Which of the following is the basis of an evolutionary argument for the existence of some trait?

Accepted Answer

A) fitness maximization 
B) selective management 
C) integration potential 
D) survival value 
A) fitness maximization 
B) selective management 
C) integration potential 
D) survival value

Question 2

In which of the following countries did the questioning of authority after the 1960s spread more quickly and more thoroughly than in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) China 
B) Italy 
C) Great Britain 
D) Canada 
A) China 
B) Italy 
C) Great Britain 
D) Canada

Question 3

Most New Year cards wish recipients health and happiness, but not riches.Which of the following do these cards express?

Accepted Answer

A) taboos 
B) beliefs 
C) norms 
D) values 
A) taboos 
B) beliefs 
C) norms 
D) values

Question 4

Describe the evolution of hip-hop music from a sociological point of view.

Accepted Answer

Hip-hop music has evolved significantly

Question 5

Apply the concepts of ethnocentrism and cultural relativism to ethnic and religious diversity in Canada today.

Accepted Answer

Ethnocentrism is the belief that one's o

Question 6

According to the Sapir-Whorf thesis, which of the following cultural elements is the most important for the way we see the world?

Accepted Answer

A) production 
B) cooperation 
C) language 
D) conceptual thinking 
A) production 
B) cooperation 
C) language 
D) conceptual thinking

Question 7

Which of the following is a public acknowledgment of a changing social status?

Accepted Answer

A) a rite of passage 
B) an institutional practice 
C) a production 
D) a global phenomenon 
A) a rite of passage 
B) an institutional practice 
C) a production 
D) a global phenomenon

Question 8

Culture both liberates and constrains people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is the Sapir-Whorf thesis? Explain whether you agree or disagree with it, using examples.

Accepted Answer

The Sapir-Whorf thesis, also known as li

Question 10

High culture belongs to all classes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Summarize the debate between the proponents and the opponents of globalization.Which side do you support? Why?

Accepted Answer

The debate between the proponents and op

Question 12

According to the textbook, what was the biggest and most successful historical project in the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A) the idea of inevitability of progress 
B) communism 
C) German Nazism 
D) consumerism 
A) the idea of inevitability of progress 
B) communism 
C) German Nazism 
D) consumerism

Question 13

People today live busy lives.We often feel rushed trying to accomplish much during the average workday, and we try to plan each moment precisely.What can this lifestyle be attributed to?

Accepted Answer

A) progress 
B) McDonaldization 
C) consumerism 
D) rationalization 
A) progress 
B) McDonaldization 
C) consumerism 
D) rationalization

Question 14

Kristin is an outspoken critic of Canadian foreign policy, which her parents rarely question.What type of thinking does Kristin's attitude reflect?

Accepted Answer

A) tribalism 
B) postmodernism 
C) urbanism 
D) primitivism 
A) tribalism 
B) postmodernism 
C) urbanism 
D) primitivism

Question 15

What is the purpose of culture?

Accepted Answer

A) to generate symbols 
B) to define meaning of symbols 
C) to solve real-life problems 
D) to develop cultural capital 
A) to generate symbols 
B) to define meaning of symbols 
C) to solve real-life problems 
D) to develop cultural capital

Question 16

What discipline makes the claim that genes account not just for physical characteristics but also for specific behaviours and social practices?

Accepted Answer

A) behavioural archaeology 
B) evolutionary psychology 
C) physical anthropology 
D) social biology 
A) behavioural archaeology 
B) evolutionary psychology 
C) physical anthropology 
D) social biology

Question 17

According to the textbook, momentous social and political changes have been going on since the fourteenth century.However, which of the following has sped up cultural fragmentation?

Accepted Answer

A) cultural reproduction 
B) fundamentalism 
C) industrialization 
D) multiculturalism 
A) cultural reproduction 
B) fundamentalism 
C) industrialization 
D) multiculturalism

Question 18

What results from the abstraction process?

Accepted Answer

A) concepts 
B) percepts 
C) measures 
D) hypotheses 
A) concepts 
B) percepts 
C) measures 
D) hypotheses

Question 19

Explain the connection between rationalization and the time crunch.

Accepted Answer

Rationalization is the process of justif

Question 20

How has the United Nations defined female genital mutilation (FGM)?

Accepted Answer

A) as cultural diversification 
B) as ethnocentrism 
C) as cultural assimilation 
D) as violence against women 
A) as cultural diversification 
B) as ethnocentrism 
C) as cultural assimilation 
D) as violence against women

Exam 3: Culture

Which of the following is the basis of an evolutionary argument for the existence of some trait?

In which of the following countries did the questioning of authority after the 1960s spread more quickly and more thoroughly than in the United States?

Most New Year cards wish recipients health and happiness, but not riches.Which of the following do these cards express?

Describe the evolution of hip-hop music from a sociological point of view.

Apply the concepts of ethnocentrism and cultural relativism to ethnic and religious diversity in Canada today.

According to the Sapir-Whorf thesis, which of the following cultural elements is the most important for the way we see the world?

Which of the following is a public acknowledgment of a changing social status?

Culture both liberates and constrains people.

What is the Sapir-Whorf thesis? Explain whether you agree or disagree with it, using examples.

High culture belongs to all classes.

Summarize the debate between the proponents and the opponents of globalization.Which side do you support? Why?

According to the textbook, what was the biggest and most successful historical project in the twentieth century?

People today live busy lives.We often feel rushed trying to accomplish much during the average workday, and we try to plan each moment precisely.What can this lifestyle be attributed to?

Kristin is an outspoken critic of Canadian foreign policy, which her parents rarely question.What type of thinking does Kristin's attitude reflect?

What is the purpose of culture?

What discipline makes the claim that genes account not just for physical characteristics but also for specific behaviours and social practices?

According to the textbook, momentous social and political changes have been going on since the fourteenth century.However, which of the following has sped up cultural fragmentation?

What results from the abstraction process?

Explain the connection between rationalization and the time crunch.

How has the United Nations defined female genital mutilation (FGM)?

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