Question 1

Your text concludes that ethnocentrism:

Accepted Answer

A)  weakens social control. 
B)  is essential for cultural exchange. 
C)  is a bridge between different cultures when they come into contact. 
D)  is a natural and in some ways desirable product of growing up in a culture. 
A)  weakens social control. 
B)  is essential for cultural exchange. 
C)  is a bridge between different cultures when they come into contact. 
D)  is a natural and in some ways desirable product of growing up in a culture.

Question 2

Which of the following has NOT changed due to technology?

Accepted Answer

A)  attitudes toward privacy 
B)  access to privacy 
C)  access to social relationships 
D)  attitudes toward relationships 
A)  attitudes toward privacy 
B)  access to privacy 
C)  access to social relationships 
D)  attitudes toward relationships

Question 3

Having a happy and satisfying marriage is a value of American culture.Values are defined by the text as:

Accepted Answer

A)  shared ideas of what is a desirable goal. 
B)  shared rules of conduct that specify how people ought to think and act. 
C)  the normal, customary, and habitual ways of doing things. 
D)  strong ideas of what is morally right or wrong, enforced by the police powers of the state. 
A)  shared ideas of what is a desirable goal. 
B)  shared rules of conduct that specify how people ought to think and act. 
C)  the normal, customary, and habitual ways of doing things. 
D)  strong ideas of what is morally right or wrong, enforced by the police powers of the state.

Question 4

Why would it be important for members of immigrant groups to teach their children their native language?

Accepted Answer

A)  Language is the source of shared meanings and culture. 
B)  Without their native language, they will have no identity. 
C)  This will make it easier for them to find employment. 
D)  This will teach them the proper discipline and respect. 
A)  Language is the source of shared meanings and culture. 
B)  Without their native language, they will have no identity. 
C)  This will make it easier for them to find employment. 
D)  This will teach them the proper discipline and respect.

Question 5

Within sociology,there are several different approaches to the study of culture.The _________ approach is more interested in how culture shapes individuals than in how economies shape culture.

Accepted Answer

A)  structural-functionalist 
B)  conflict 
C)  biological 
D)  conservative 
A)  structural-functionalist 
B)  conflict 
C)  biological 
D)  conservative

Question 6

The term _________ is applied to a situation whereby one part of a culture changes more rapidly than another.

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural lag 
B)  culture shock 
C)  temporal ordering 
D)  causation 
A)  cultural lag 
B)  culture shock 
C)  temporal ordering 
D)  causation

Question 7

Betty has just taken a position with a different corporation.She is quite frustrated because workers in her new office have a different approach than what she is used to.Her co-workers use terms that she has not heard before and have their own ways of dividing the work and covering for each other.Betty is reacting to:

Accepted Answer

A)  a subculture. 
B)  cultural diffusion. 
C)  a counterculture. 
D)  changing mores. 
A)  a subculture. 
B)  cultural diffusion. 
C)  a counterculture. 
D)  changing mores.

Question 8

American celebrity culture has only negative impacts on people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

____ is the process through which ideas,resources,practices,and people are increasingly operating in a worldwide rather than a local framework.

Accepted Answer

A)  Globalization 
B)  Diffusion 
C)  Assimilation 
D)  Temporization 
A)  Globalization 
B)  Diffusion 
C)  Assimilation 
D)  Temporization

Question 10

Which theoretical approach would be most likely to examine the competing perspectives of multiculturalism and assimilation?

Accepted Answer

A)  structural-functionalist 
B)  conflict theory 
C)  symbolic interactionist 
D)  feminist 
A)  structural-functionalist 
B)  conflict theory 
C)  symbolic interactionist 
D)  feminist

Question 11

Americans are shaped by their shared value of individualism and independence.This is a claim that pertains most strongly to the _________ perspective.

Accepted Answer

A)  structural-functionalist 
B)  conflict theory 
C)  symbolic interactionist 
D)  cultural materialism 
A)  structural-functionalist 
B)  conflict theory 
C)  symbolic interactionist 
D)  cultural materialism

Question 12

The term for the attitudes and knowledge that bring power and status to members of the upper class is:

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural norms. 
B)  status symbols. 
C)  cultural capital. 
D)  materialism. 
A)  cultural norms. 
B)  status symbols. 
C)  cultural capital. 
D)  materialism.

Question 13

What is sociobiology?

Accepted Answer

It is the study of t

Question 14

_________ refers to the disconcerting and unpleasant experiences that can accompany exposure to a different culture.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cultural lag 
B)  Culture shock 
C)  Xenophobia 
D)  Ethnocentrism 
A)  Cultural lag 
B)  Culture shock 
C)  Xenophobia 
D)  Ethnocentrism

Question 15

Culture is possible without language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Ethnocentrism is the opposite of cultural relativity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

When Americans traveling abroad say that they really "find these people really awful," they are:

Accepted Answer

A)  being ethnocentric. 
B)  expressing cultural relativism. 
C)  identifying with a counterculture. 
D)  expressing a wish for more cultural variability. 
A)  being ethnocentric. 
B)  expressing cultural relativism. 
C)  identifying with a counterculture. 
D)  expressing a wish for more cultural variability.

Question 18

Which of these statements about ethnocentrism is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethnocentrism can create a barrier to interaction between people from different cultures. 
B)  Ethnocentrism is the tendency to view the norms and values of one's culture as absolute. 
C)  Ethnocentrism is always something negative. 
D)  Ethnocentrism is essential for social integration. 
A)  Ethnocentrism can create a barrier to interaction between people from different cultures. 
B)  Ethnocentrism is the tendency to view the norms and values of one's culture as absolute. 
C)  Ethnocentrism is always something negative. 
D)  Ethnocentrism is essential for social integration.

Question 19

The transmission of culture from one person or generation to the next is dependent upon:

Accepted Answer

A)  a large brain. 
B)  natural human instincts. 
C)  the human capacity for creating and using technology. 
D)  the human capacity for language. 
A)  a large brain. 
B)  natural human instincts. 
C)  the human capacity for creating and using technology. 
D)  the human capacity for language.

Question 20

Norms for which strong ideas of right or wrong have developed are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  laws. 
B)  folkways. 
C)  moral customs. 
D)  mores. 
A)  laws. 
B)  folkways. 
C)  moral customs. 
D)  mores.

Your text concludes that ethnocentrism:

Which of the following has NOT changed due to technology?

Having a happy and satisfying marriage is a value of American culture.Values are defined by the text as:

Why would it be important for members of immigrant groups to teach their children their native language?

Within sociology,there are several different approaches to the study of culture.The _________ approach is more interested in how culture shapes individuals than in how economies shape culture.

The term _________ is applied to a situation whereby one part of a culture changes more rapidly than another.

American celebrity culture has only negative impacts on people.

____ is the process through which ideas,resources,practices,and people are increasingly operating in a worldwide rather than a local framework.

Which theoretical approach would be most likely to examine the competing perspectives of multiculturalism and assimilation?

Americans are shaped by their shared value of individualism and independence.This is a claim that pertains most strongly to the _________ perspective.

The term for the attitudes and knowledge that bring power and status to members of the upper class is:

What is sociobiology?

_________ refers to the disconcerting and unpleasant experiences that can accompany exposure to a different culture.

Culture is possible without language.

Ethnocentrism is the opposite of cultural relativity.

When Americans traveling abroad say that they really "find these people really awful," they are:

Which of these statements about ethnocentrism is FALSE?

The transmission of culture from one person or generation to the next is dependent upon:

Norms for which strong ideas of right or wrong have developed are called:

The Study of Society

Socialization

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Groups, Networks, and Organizations

Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

Stratification

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Sex,Gender,and Sexuality

Health and Health Care

Family

Education and Religion

Politics and the Economy

Population and Urbanization

Social Change

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Exam 2: Culture

Your text concludes that ethnocentrism:

Which of the following has NOT changed due to technology?

Having a happy and satisfying marriage is a value of American culture.Values are defined by the text as:

Why would it be important for members of immigrant groups to teach their children their native language?

Within sociology,there are several different approaches to the study of culture.The _________ approach is more interested in how culture shapes individuals than in how economies shape culture.

The term _________ is applied to a situation whereby one part of a culture changes more rapidly than another.

American celebrity culture has only negative impacts on people.

____ is the process through which ideas,resources,practices,and people are increasingly operating in a worldwide rather than a local framework.

Which theoretical approach would be most likely to examine the competing perspectives of multiculturalism and assimilation?

Americans are shaped by their shared value of individualism and independence.This is a claim that pertains most strongly to the _________ perspective.

The term for the attitudes and knowledge that bring power and status to members of the upper class is:

What is sociobiology?

_________ refers to the disconcerting and unpleasant experiences that can accompany exposure to a different culture.

Culture is possible without language.

Ethnocentrism is the opposite of cultural relativity.

When Americans traveling abroad say that they really "find these people really awful," they are:

Which of these statements about ethnocentrism is FALSE?

The transmission of culture from one person or generation to the next is dependent upon:

Norms for which strong ideas of right or wrong have developed are called:

The Study of Society

Socialization

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Groups, Networks, and Organizations

Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

Stratification

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Sex,Gender,and Sexuality

Health and Health Care

Family

Education and Religion

Politics and the Economy

Population and Urbanization

Social Change

Filters