Exam 2: Culture and Society

Mandy is studying differences in promiscuity between men and women.She is critiquing the notion that men are genetically wired to want more sexual partners than women,based on anthropological research that shows a wide variety of sexual practices in different human societies,both contemporarily and historically.Mandy is studying what sociobiologists have called:

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

Jia Yin notes that in many countries,industrial development is,more or less,nonexistent.She is taking note of the:

The textbook asserts that each of the following is a function of language EXCEPT:

__________ might be defined as judging other cultures in terms of the standards of one's own.

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

According to the textbook,what percentage of human societies uses speech?

Danny studies winks,waves,language,smiles,frowns,laughs,and any other kind of symbolic communication.What is he is researching?

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 are subcultures,and why are they important for sociological studies?

How has globalization transformed our world? Has it resulted in the homogenization of the world's diverse cultures,the flourishing of many individual cultures,or both? Give examples,making sure to cite examples from the textbook and our discussions in class.

__________ is a sense of identification with one's people that is expressed through a common set of strongly held beliefs.Sometimes these include the belief that the people of a particular nation have historical or God-given rights that supersede those of other people.

Kendrick studies which human behaviors might be innate and which might be learned through social processes.His studies contribute most to which sociological debate?

Rosa notes in her comparative historical research that one group she studied was sedentary but was not fully industrialized and relied primarily on crops as its means of livelihood.This group would best be classified as:

__________ is the process by which different cultures are absorbed into a single mainstream culture.

Societies whose subsistence derives from the rearing of domesticated animals are called __________ societies.