Exam 2: Culture and Society

Karl notes that in all human societies,people use symbols to communicate ideas to one another.Karl is taking note of:

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.

According to the text,compared with larger societies-particularly modern societies,such as the United States-most hunting and gathering groups were:

Simone de Beauvoir once famously asserted that "one is not born a woman,but becomes one" to suggest that women are created by cultural forces.How might sociobiologists respond to this?

A __________ is used to describe any vehicle of meaning-any set of elements used to communicate,including all types of communication.

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

Shannon studies the fact that globalization seems to spread largely Western values,but some communities stress belonging to a given national community even more-at times,seemingly,as a response to the rise of globalizing processes.Shannon is studying:

What is multiculturalism,and why does it matter?

James wants to investigate why many modern societies tend to strongly encourage monogamous relationships among their members.James will be studying:

Ricky notes in his comparative historical research that one group he studied was not fully industrialized and relied primarily on domesticated livestock for its livelihood.This group would best be classified as:

Candace is doing a comparative study in her thesis work to compare different societies' expectations of how husbands should treat their in-laws.Candace will be analyzing:

According to your textbook,the sociological study of culture began with which theorist?

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?

Pablo studies clothing choices in subcultural groups.He is investigating:

Sweta studies how Britain came to control large parts of India before the Indian independence movement.It could be said that she is studying:

Hector is doing research on a tribe called the Malagasians.This group organizes itself in highly participatory ways,moves around frequently,and affords older people respect within the group.This group could be described as:

Ana is studying the ways different societies socially sanction and formally approve of certain sexual relationships.She is researching:

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

Adherents to __________ acknowledge not only that most people in a society share certain central cultural values but also that certain important differences deserve to be preserved.

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