Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a counterculture?

Accepted Answer

A) white supremacist 
B) feminist 
C) Irish Americans 
D) Anglo Americans 
A) white supremacist 
B) feminist 
C) Irish Americans 
D) Anglo Americans A

Question 2

According to symbolic interactionists,culture

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A) serves the interests of powerful groups. 
B) creates group identity from diverse cultural meaning. 
C) provides coherence and stability to society. 
D) is unpredictable and constantly changing. 
A) serves the interests of powerful groups. 
B) creates group identity from diverse cultural meaning. 
C) provides coherence and stability to society. 
D) is unpredictable and constantly changing. B

Question 3

America's dominant culture is characterized by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) diversity 
B) middle-class values 
C) later arriving immigrants 
D) Asians and Latin Americans 
A) diversity 
B) middle-class values 
C) later arriving immigrants 
D) Asians and Latin Americans B

Question 4

Sapir and Whorf believed that language determines social thought and therefore affects other aspects of culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to Max Weber,

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A) the capitalist economy is the most beneficial to a culture. 
B) culture is a source of power. 
C) culture influences other institutions. 
D) nonmaterial and material culture are equally important. 
A) the capitalist economy is the most beneficial to a culture. 
B) culture is a source of power. 
C) culture influences other institutions. 
D) nonmaterial and material culture are equally important.

Question 6

Conflict theorists view in which of the following ways?

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A) a form of integration. 
B) controlled by economic monopolies. 
C) multiple interests. 
D) a form of stability around other areas of conflict. 
A) a form of integration. 
B) controlled by economic monopolies. 
C) multiple interests. 
D) a form of stability around other areas of conflict.

Question 7

84theorists are most likely to emphasize that cultural norms and beliefs integrate people into groups and create social bonds.

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A) Functionalist 
B) Conflict 
C) Symbolic interactionist 
D) New cultural studies 
A) Functionalist 
B) Conflict 
C) Symbolic interactionist 
D) New cultural studies

Question 8

The Amish and Puerto Ricans are both examples of subcultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Cultural relativism is the idea that

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A) a phenomena should be understood and judged only in relationship to the cultural context in which it appears. 
B) things should be viewed from one's own point of view. 
C) culture is diffused throughout the world. 
D) cultures are created in reaction to social change. 
A) a phenomena should be understood and judged only in relationship to the cultural context in which it appears. 
B) things should be viewed from one's own point of view. 
C) culture is diffused throughout the world. 
D) cultures are created in reaction to social change.

Question 10

Mores are

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A) the ordinary customs of different group cultures. 
B) strict norms that control moral and ethical behavior. 
C) often upheld through laws that bring serious repercussions. 
D) norms that provide strict codes of behavior. 
A) the ordinary customs of different group cultures. 
B) strict norms that control moral and ethical behavior. 
C) often upheld through laws that bring serious repercussions. 
D) norms that provide strict codes of behavior.

Question 11

People generally follow norms for behavior because

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A) they fear serious punishment for violations. 
B) they've thought about all their actions and act in the way they find best. 
C) they are forced to do so. 
D) they have learned and internalized the common expectations for behavior. 
A) they fear serious punishment for violations. 
B) they've thought about all their actions and act in the way they find best. 
C) they are forced to do so. 
D) they have learned and internalized the common expectations for behavior.

Question 12

Whereas earlier immigrants to the U.S.were predominantly from Europe,today most new immigrants come to the U.S.from.

Accepted Answer

A) Southern and Eastern Europe 
B) Asia and Latin America 
C) the Middle East and Africa 
D) South America and the Caribbean 
A) Southern and Eastern Europe 
B) Asia and Latin America 
C) the Middle East and Africa 
D) South America and the Caribbean

Question 13

Which of these is true regarding cultural diversity in society?

Accepted Answer

A) It is rare for a society to be diverse. 
B) Diversity is very characteristic of American society. 
C) Many very simple societies actually have the most cultural diversity. 
D) As societies become more complex,the more the culture will be internally uniform and consistent across all groups. 
A) It is rare for a society to be diverse. 
B) Diversity is very characteristic of American society. 
C) Many very simple societies actually have the most cultural diversity. 
D) As societies become more complex,the more the culture will be internally uniform and consistent across all groups.

Question 14

Norms govern every situation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Symbolic interactionists emphasize

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A) the economic basis of behavior. 
B) the role of culture in creating social solidarity. 
C) the manifest and latent functions of culture. 
D) the social construction of culture. 
A) the economic basis of behavior. 
B) the role of culture in creating social solidarity. 
C) the manifest and latent functions of culture. 
D) the social construction of culture.

Question 16

In their day-to- day lives,most people

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A) have to consciously think about their cultural practices. 
B) take the expectations of their culture for granted. 
C) spend a lot of time questioning why they engage in certain behaviors. 
D) ignore their own cultural traditions. 
A) have to consciously think about their cultural practices. 
B) take the expectations of their culture for granted. 
C) spend a lot of time questioning why they engage in certain behaviors. 
D) ignore their own cultural traditions.

Question 17

Norms,values,laws,and customs are all examples of.

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A) high culture 
B) material culture 
C) nonmaterial culture 
D) nontraditional culture 
A) high culture 
B) material culture 
C) nonmaterial culture 
D) nontraditional culture

Question 18

Which of the following statements is false regarding ethnocentrism?

Accepted Answer

A) Ethnocentrism may be a strong force for group solidarity. 
B) Only Americans are ethnocentric. 
C) Ethnocentrism discourages intergroup understanding. 
D) One's own culture is taken for granted so it may be difficult to understand other people's culture. 
A) Ethnocentrism may be a strong force for group solidarity. 
B) Only Americans are ethnocentric. 
C) Ethnocentrism discourages intergroup understanding. 
D) One's own culture is taken for granted so it may be difficult to understand other people's culture.

Question 19

The strictest norms in any society are called.

Accepted Answer

A) folkways 
B) mores 
C) taboos 
D) laws 
A) folkways 
B) mores 
C) taboos 
D) laws

Question 20

Which of the following is true about cultural change?

Accepted Answer

A) There are some beliefs that are so self-evident,such as the scientific understanding of disease,that they never change. 
B) While culture changes from place to place,in each place it stays virtually the same. 
C) Culture changes as people adapt in different time periods and in to different environments. 
D) Cultural changes overtime but not across places. 
A) There are some beliefs that are so self-evident,such as the scientific understanding of disease,that they never change. 
B) While culture changes from place to place,in each place it stays virtually the same. 
C) Culture changes as people adapt in different time periods and in to different environments. 
D) Cultural changes overtime but not across places.

Which of the following is an example of a counterculture?

According to symbolic interactionists,culture

America's dominant culture is characterized by which of the following?

Sapir and Whorf believed that language determines social thought and therefore affects other aspects of culture.

According to Max Weber,

Conflict theorists view in which of the following ways?

84theorists are most likely to emphasize that cultural norms and beliefs integrate people into groups and create social bonds.

The Amish and Puerto Ricans are both examples of subcultures.

Cultural relativism is the idea that

Mores are

People generally follow norms for behavior because

Whereas earlier immigrants to the U.S.were predominantly from Europe,today most new immigrants come to the U.S.from.

Which of these is true regarding cultural diversity in society?

Norms govern every situation.

Symbolic interactionists emphasize

In their day-to- day lives,most people

Norms,values,laws,and customs are all examples of.

Which of the following statements is false regarding ethnocentrism?

The strictest norms in any society are called.

Which of the following is true about cultural change?

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Socialization and the Life Course

Social Structure and Social Interaction

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Global Stratification

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Sexuality

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Exam 2: Culture and the Media

Which of the following is an example of a counterculture?

According to symbolic interactionists,culture

America's dominant culture is characterized by which of the following?

Sapir and Whorf believed that language determines social thought and therefore affects other aspects of culture.

According to Max Weber,

Conflict theorists view in which of the following ways?

84theorists are most likely to emphasize that cultural norms and beliefs integrate people into groups and create social bonds.

The Amish and Puerto Ricans are both examples of subcultures.

Cultural relativism is the idea that

Mores are

People generally follow norms for behavior because

Whereas earlier immigrants to the U.S.were predominantly from Europe,today most new immigrants come to the U.S.from.

Which of these is true regarding cultural diversity in society?

Norms govern every situation.

Symbolic interactionists emphasize

In their day-to- day lives,most people

Norms,values,laws,and customs are all examples of.

Which of the following statements is false regarding ethnocentrism?

The strictest norms in any society are called.

Which of the following is true about cultural change?

Sociological Perspective

Doing Sociological research

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Groups and Organization

Deviance and Crime

Social Class and Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Gender

Sexuality

Families and Religion

Education and Health Care

Economics and Politics

Environment, Population and Social Change

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