Question 1

The term "cultural lag" refers to the fact that

Accepted Answer

A) the rate of cultural change has been slowing. 
B) some societies advance faster than others do. 
C) some people are more cultured than others. 
D) some cultural elements change more quickly than others. 
A) the rate of cultural change has been slowing. 
B) some societies advance faster than others do. 
C) some people are more cultured than others. 
D) some cultural elements change more quickly than others.

Question 2

Cultural change results from invention,discovery,and diffusion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which theoretical approach gives an evolutionary explanation of why the sexual "double standard" is found around the world?

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

Low-income countries have cultures that value

Accepted Answer

A) economic survival. 
B) equal standing for women and men. 
C) self-expression. 
D) individualism. 
A) economic survival. 
B) equal standing for women and men. 
C) self-expression. 
D) individualism.

Question 5

The term _____ refers to a shared way of life,and the term ____ refers to a political entity.

Accepted Answer

A) culture; society 
B) country; nation 
C) nation; culture 
D) culture; nation 
A) culture; society 
B) country; nation 
C) nation; culture 
D) culture; nation

Question 6

An act of kindness,such as opening the door for an elderly man,illustrates conforming to

Accepted Answer

A) mores. 
B) taboos. 
C) folkways. 
D) proscriptive norms. 
A) mores. 
B) taboos. 
C) folkways. 
D) proscriptive norms.

Question 7

Afrocentrism refers to the dominance of European cultural patterns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Counterculture refers to

Accepted Answer

A) people who differ in some small way. 
B) popular culture. 
C) high culture. 
D) cultural patterns that oppose those that are widely held. 
A) people who differ in some small way. 
B) popular culture. 
C) high culture. 
D) cultural patterns that oppose those that are widely held.

Question 9

Symbols refer to anything that carries meaning that is recognized by people who share a culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is the term for the beliefs,values,behavior,and material objects that together make up the way of life for a group of people?

Accepted Answer

A) social structure 
B) social system 
C) culture 
D) society 
A) social structure 
B) social system 
C) culture 
D) society

Question 11

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 12

Telling jokes is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) a cultural universal. 
B) material culture. 
C) cultural relativism. 
D) cultural lag. 
A) a cultural universal. 
B) material culture. 
C) cultural relativism. 
D) cultural lag.

Question 13

__________ are rules about everyday,casual living; __________ are rules with great moral significance.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The fact that some married men and married women are sexually unfaithful to their spouses is an example of _____ culture,while the fact that most adults say they support the idea of sexual fidelity is an example of _____ culture.

Accepted Answer

A) high; low 
B) low; high 
C) ideal; real 
D) real; ideal 
A) high; low 
B) low; high 
C) ideal; real 
D) real; ideal

Question 16

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 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The United States is the most _______ of all countries.

Accepted Answer

A) multicultural 
B) culturally uniform 
C) slowly changing 
D) nonmaterial 
A) multicultural 
B) culturally uniform 
C) slowly changing 
D) nonmaterial

Question 19

Most people in the United States share the value that everyone should not only have equality of opportunity,but also equality in all aspects of social standing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Experiencing an unfamiliar culture can generate culture shock.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Culture

The term "cultural lag" refers to the fact that

Cultural change results from invention,discovery,and diffusion.

Which theoretical approach gives an evolutionary explanation of why the sexual "double standard" is found around the world?

Low-income countries have cultures that value

The term _____ refers to a shared way of life,and the term ____ refers to a political entity.

An act of kindness,such as opening the door for an elderly man,illustrates conforming to

Afrocentrism refers to the dominance of European cultural patterns.

Counterculture refers to

Symbols refer to anything that carries meaning that is recognized by people who share a culture.

What is the term for the beliefs,values,behavior,and material objects that together make up the way of life for a group of people?

Ethnocentrism refers to

Telling jokes is an example of

__________ are rules about everyday,casual living; __________ are rules with great moral significance.

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

The fact that some married men and married women are sexually unfaithful to their spouses is an example of _____ culture,while the fact that most adults say they support the idea of sexual fidelity is an example of _____ culture.

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

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

The United States is the most _______ of all countries.

Most people in the United States share the value that everyone should not only have equality of opportunity,but also equality in all aspects of social standing.

Experiencing an unfamiliar culture can generate culture shock.

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The term _ refers to a shared way of life,and the term refers to a political entity.

are rules about everyday,casual living; are rules with great moral significance.

The fact that some married men and married women are sexually unfaithful to their spouses is an example of _ culture,while the fact that most adults say they support the idea of sexual fidelity is an example of _ culture.