Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) the lack of a youth culture. 
B) that musical tastes are not linked to people's social standing. 
C) that cultural patterns are subject to change. 
D) that cultural patterns rarely change. 
A) the lack of a youth culture. 
B) that musical tastes are not linked to people's social standing. 
C) that cultural patterns are subject to change. 
D) that cultural patterns rarely change.

Question 4

The flow of _______ from country to country adds to the creation of a global culture.

Accepted Answer

A) goods 
B) animals 
C) violent acts 
D) humanitarian acts 
A) goods 
B) animals 
C) violent acts 
D) humanitarian acts

Question 5

The language widely spoken by people in more nations of the world than any other is

Accepted Answer

A) Spanish. 
B) Chinese. 
C) English. 
D) Hindi. 
A) Spanish. 
B) Chinese. 
C) English. 
D) Hindi.

Question 6

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 7

Japan is more multicultural than the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Sometimes the distinction between high culture and popular culture is not so clear,as shown by the television show Here Comes Honey Boo-Boo,because

Accepted Answer

A) the family in this show was always very rich. 
B) reality shows have made families that were low-income nationally-known media stars who are now earning a lot more money. 
C) Honey Boo Boo's mother is a previous Miss America pageant winner. 
D) reality television never shows people who appear to be of low social position. 
A) the family in this show was always very rich. 
B) reality shows have made families that were low-income nationally-known media stars who are now earning a lot more money. 
C) Honey Boo Boo's mother is a previous Miss America pageant winner. 
D) reality television never shows people who appear to be of low social position.

Question 9

A feminist theoretical analysis of language in the U.S.suggests that cultural patterns support

Accepted Answer

A) gender inequality. 
B) gender equality. 
C) a capitalist economy. 
D) the family system. 
A) gender inequality. 
B) gender equality. 
C) a capitalist economy. 
D) the family system.

Question 10

Which theoretical approach states that the stability of U.S.society rests on core values shared by most people?

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 11

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 12

The region of the United States where the largest percentage of people speak a language other than English at home is the

Accepted Answer

A) Southwest. 
B) South. 
C) Northeast. 
D) Northwest. 
A) Southwest. 
B) South. 
C) Northeast. 
D) Northwest.

Question 13

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 14

What is the term for the application of cultural knowledge to the task of living in an environment?

Accepted Answer

A) real culture 
B) ideal culture 
C) cultural transmission 
D) technology 
A) real culture 
B) ideal culture 
C) cultural transmission 
D) technology

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Cultural transmission cannot take place unless people have a written language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The distinction between high culture and popular culture is based mostly on

Accepted Answer

A) how advanced the cultural pattern is. 
B) how long the cultural pattern has existed. 
C) the social standing of the people who display the cultural pattern. 
D) how interesting the cultural pattern is. 
A) how advanced the cultural pattern is. 
B) how long the cultural pattern has existed. 
C) the social standing of the people who display the cultural pattern. 
D) how interesting the cultural pattern is.

Question 18

George Murdock pointed to many cultural universals.Which of the following is NOT an example of a cultural universal?

Accepted Answer

A) belief in a heavenly afterlife 
B) funeral rites 
C) the family 
D) telling jokes 
A) belief in a heavenly afterlife 
B) funeral rites 
C) the family 
D) telling jokes

Question 19

Technology refers to knowledge people use to make a way of life in their surroundings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) today's young people are smarter than their parents. 
B) symbols are static elements. 
C) culture changes over time. 
D) we are not dependent on our culture's symbols. 
A) today's young people are smarter than their parents. 
B) symbols are static elements. 
C) culture changes over time. 
D) we are not dependent on our culture's symbols.

Exam 3: Culture

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

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

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

The flow of _______ from country to country adds to the creation of a global culture.

The language widely spoken by people in more nations of the world than any other is

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

Japan is more multicultural than the United States.

Sometimes the distinction between high culture and popular culture is not so clear,as shown by the television show Here Comes Honey Boo-Boo,because

A feminist theoretical analysis of language in the U.S.suggests that cultural patterns support

Which theoretical approach states that the stability of U.S.society rests on core values shared by most people?

Cultural transmission refers to the process of

The region of the United States where the largest percentage of people speak a language other than English at home is the

Sociologists refer to tangible or physical human creations as

What is the term for the application of cultural knowledge to the task of living in an environment?

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

Cultural transmission cannot take place unless people have a written language.

The distinction between high culture and popular culture is based mostly on

George Murdock pointed to many cultural universals.Which of the following is NOT an example of a cultural universal?

Technology refers to knowledge people use to make a way of life in their surroundings.

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

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