Exam 2: Culture and Society

Carolina studies mainstream American culture.One of her colleagues notices that she consistently ignores material objects such as food,clothing,and art.Why might her studies be criticized?

Alice stole a bit of money from her friend Rosa to buy groceries.Rosa finds out and angrily chastises Alice for her behavior.What does this exchange demonstrate?

Juliana notes in her research that new means of communicating seem to be creating the possibilities for a new global culture and have even been helpful in organizing protests and social movement actions in places such as Tunisia,Egypt,and Kuwait.It is likely that Juliana will be studying __________ as part of this research project.

Why might sociologists criticize the idea that the world is contemporarily made up of many different,isolated cultures?

Alan notes that some groups who have many different words for snow tend to perceive snow differently than groups who use English.Alan is noting __________ at work.

________ refer(s)to the physical objects that individuals in society create.These objects,in turn,influence how we live.

The book refers to the emergence of machine production based on the use of inanimate power resources (such as steam or electricity)as:

The book asserts that material goods can carry with them powerful cultural and social meanings.What are some ways that clothing expresses social values and culture?

What is cultural relativism,and what are some possible benefits and pitfalls of it?

The __________ argues that the language we use influences our perceptions of the world.

Mario is researching how genetic factors influence human behaviors.His research would best be described as:

Sociologists often refer to less developed societies,in which industrial production is either virtually nonexistent or only developed to a limited degree,as:

Juanita is studying why some behaviors and social relations seem to be a part of every human society.She is researching:

Yang is researching how many groups that live in Spain seem to have their own sets of norms and values that are at times different from mainstream Spanish norms and values.Which sociological concept best describes what he is studying?

According to the text,two cultural universals particularly stand out in human societies.They are __________ and __________ .

Chen studies the process through which Brazil is shifting from workers mostly working in fields and living in rural villages to people living in cities and working in factories,offices,and the like.He is noting how Brazil is becoming a(n)__________ society?

Johann is from the United Kingdom.In his cross-cultural studies,he sees that women in Afghanistan are often forced to wear headscarves,but women in the United Kingdom are not.He concludes,then,that women in Afghanistan would be more free if their culture were more like that of the United Kingdom.How might sociologists likely critique Johann's position?

Why do sociologists try to avoid judging other cultures based on their own cultural values?

Maria wants to look at how immigrant communities in the United States come to acquire the dominant culture into which they have moved.She is studying the process of:

Frank notices that at some point in relatively recent times,humans in some places began using machines powered by non-human means such as steam and coal.Frank is noting what process?