Exam 3: Culture and Media

Which of the following was a poet and cultural critic who defined culture as the pursuit of perfection and broad knowledge of the world,in contrast to narrow self-centeredness and material gain?

An element of nonmaterial culture known as ____________ is a system of concepts and relationships sometimes used to understand cause and effect.

An example of nonmaterial culture is:

Many Americans fear school shootings and terrorist attacks.This is due to the:

Subcultures:

Define ideology and discuss one specific example of how it can be either supported or disproved.

You see an advertisement on television for a new burger at McDonald's.The next day,you are riding by McDonald's and decide to drive in and give it a try.This would be called a:

Which of the following defines culture?

According to research,because low-income parents cannot give their children every toy and gadget they want,they engage in:

Low culture,such as hip-hop music,is also known as:

One major concern with restricted ownership of major media outlets is that:

According to ____________,the language we speak directly influences and reflects the way we think about and see the world.

When studying culture,it is important to remain culturally relative.Who defined this concept and what does it mean? When might cultural relativism be difficult to utilize?

Reflection theory is limited because it:

Stanley Lieberson's research on first names in the United States found that:

Reflect on the various definitions of culture discussed in Chapter 3.Which one makes the most sense to you? Define cultural icon and give one example of a cultural icon in the United States.

According to data presented in Chapter 3,by 1964,____________ percent of U.S.households had a television set.

Why do you think culture (material and nonmaterial)differs from one location to another? Why do you feel that there are changes within a culture across time? In other words,how and why do ideologies change?

If a person judges another group by his or her own standards,he or she is being:

While they are difficult to define,____________ are smaller subgroups within a larger dominant society united by sets of concepts,values,symbols,and shared meanings specific to the members of that group.