Question 1

Mass media influences

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A) values alone. 
B) styles,but not values. 
C) language,but not styles. 
D) values,styles,and language. 
A) values alone. 
B) styles,but not values. 
C) language,but not styles. 
D) values,styles,and language.

Question 2

Values guide individuals' behavior but have no role in shaping society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Members of a counterculture

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A) share many elements of the dominant culture and exist within it. 
B) conform to most of the standards of the dominant culture. 
C) reject the dominant cultural values of a society. 
D) Seek to redefine the dominant culture. 
A) share many elements of the dominant culture and exist within it. 
B) conform to most of the standards of the dominant culture. 
C) reject the dominant cultural values of a society. 
D) Seek to redefine the dominant culture.

Question 4

The dominant culture is often the standard against which other cultures are judged.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Extreme ethnocentrism

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A) is rare. 
B) may result in violence,including terrorism,war,and genocide. 
C) is found primarily in less developed countries. 
D) has not been studied by sociologists. 
A) is rare. 
B) may result in violence,including terrorism,war,and genocide. 
C) is found primarily in less developed countries. 
D) has not been studied by sociologists.

Question 6

Explain how language reinforces patterns of inequality in society.Provide an example.

Accepted Answer

Language can reinforce patterns of inequ

Question 7

Which of the following statements is false regarding culture from a conflict perspective?

Accepted Answer

A) Cultural conflict may be driven by intense group hatred. 
B) Culture is dominated by economic interests. 
C) Culture promotes solidarity within society. 
D) Culture is produced within institutions that perpetuate inequality. 
A) Cultural conflict may be driven by intense group hatred. 
B) Culture is dominated by economic interests. 
C) Culture promotes solidarity within society. 
D) Culture is produced within institutions that perpetuate inequality.

Question 8

Those who do not share the language of a group can still participate fully in its culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Cultural hegemony refers to

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A) the pervasive influence of just one culture. 
B) the social agreement that the powerful should control the media. 
C) the belief that mass media's influence is larger than desirable. 
D) multiple cultures merging to create a new mass media. 
A) the pervasive influence of just one culture. 
B) the social agreement that the powerful should control the media. 
C) the belief that mass media's influence is larger than desirable. 
D) multiple cultures merging to create a new mass media.

Question 10

Sociologists refer to the concentration of cultural power as.

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A) cultural borrowing 
B) cultural relativism 
C) cultural hegemony 
D) cultural pervasiveness 
A) cultural borrowing 
B) cultural relativism 
C) cultural hegemony 
D) cultural pervasiveness

Question 11

How do sociologists view the value of culture for the individual?

Accepted Answer

A) A person must learn culture in order to know how to behave in their society. 
B) Having culture gives a person higher status than other people. 
C) The more culture one has,the more income one will earn. 
D) None of these; culture is not of particular importance for humans. 
A) A person must learn culture in order to know how to behave in their society. 
B) Having culture gives a person higher status than other people. 
C) The more culture one has,the more income one will earn. 
D) None of these; culture is not of particular importance for humans.

Question 12

Culture shock refers to

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A) the experience of realizing that you are aging and culture is changing. 
B) the introduction of new technologies to older members of society. 
C) the feeling of disorientation one feels when placed in a new or rapidly changing cultural environment. 
D) the sticker shock of constantly increasing prices. 
A) the experience of realizing that you are aging and culture is changing. 
B) the introduction of new technologies to older members of society. 
C) the feeling of disorientation one feels when placed in a new or rapidly changing cultural environment. 
D) the sticker shock of constantly increasing prices.

Question 13

Define what is meant by material and nonmaterial culture; give two examples of each.

Accepted Answer

Material culture refers to the physical

Question 14

Sociological research on the impact of media images has found that

Accepted Answer

A) most people are unable to distinguish between fantasy on television and real life. 
B) music videos are the only type of media that does not have a negative impact. 
C) White girls in particular believe they are judged according to media standards of beauty. 
D) media has little overall influence of individual lives. 
A) most people are unable to distinguish between fantasy on television and real life. 
B) music videos are the only type of media that does not have a negative impact. 
C) White girls in particular believe they are judged according to media standards of beauty. 
D) media has little overall influence of individual lives.

Question 15

According to functionalists,

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A) culture is unpredictable and changing. 
B) culture creates group meanings. 
C) culture serves the interests of powerful groups. 
D) culture integrates people into groups. 
A) culture is unpredictable and changing. 
B) culture creates group meanings. 
C) culture serves the interests of powerful groups. 
D) culture integrates people into groups.

Question 16

An ethnocentric person is characterized by which of the following?

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A) is always extreme 
B) protects their identity from others 
C) is not normal 
D) none of the above 
A) is always extreme 
B) protects their identity from others 
C) is not normal 
D) none of the above

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of non-material culture?

Accepted Answer

A) a painting 
B) a fashion magazine 
C) a building 
D) table manners 
A) a painting 
B) a fashion magazine 
C) a building 
D) table manners

Question 18

Shared ideas that help bind people in society together are called.

Accepted Answer

A) folkways 
B) beliefs 
C) mores 
D) sanctions 
A) folkways 
B) beliefs 
C) mores 
D) sanctions

Question 19

The discussion of birthday traditions included in the text demonstrates that

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A) some forms of celebration are universal. 
B) even seemingly "normal" practices have cultural roots. 
C) American birthday traditions represent cultural lag. 
D) U.S.culture dominates globally,even in birthday practices. 
A) some forms of celebration are universal. 
B) even seemingly "normal" practices have cultural roots. 
C) American birthday traditions represent cultural lag. 
D) U.S.culture dominates globally,even in birthday practices.

Question 20

What is the relationship between language and social inequality?

Accepted Answer

A) Language may reproduce the inequalities that exist in society. 
B) The language that people use may alter social stereotypes to some extent. 
C) The power relations in a situation provide a context for the meanings of particular expressions. 
D) All of these choices are true. 
A) Language may reproduce the inequalities that exist in society. 
B) The language that people use may alter social stereotypes to some extent. 
C) The power relations in a situation provide a context for the meanings of particular expressions. 
D) All of these choices are true.

Mass media influences

Values guide individuals' behavior but have no role in shaping society.

Members of a counterculture

The dominant culture is often the standard against which other cultures are judged.

Extreme ethnocentrism

Explain how language reinforces patterns of inequality in society.Provide an example.

Which of the following statements is false regarding culture from a conflict perspective?

Those who do not share the language of a group can still participate fully in its culture.

Cultural hegemony refers to

Sociologists refer to the concentration of cultural power as.

How do sociologists view the value of culture for the individual?

Culture shock refers to

Define what is meant by material and nonmaterial culture; give two examples of each.

Sociological research on the impact of media images has found that

According to functionalists,

An ethnocentric person is characterized by which of the following?

Which of the following is an example of non-material culture?

Shared ideas that help bind people in society together are called.

The discussion of birthday traditions included in the text demonstrates that

What is the relationship between language and social inequality?

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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Exam 2: Culture and the Media

Mass media influences

Values guide individuals' behavior but have no role in shaping society.

Members of a counterculture

The dominant culture is often the standard against which other cultures are judged.

Extreme ethnocentrism

Explain how language reinforces patterns of inequality in society.Provide an example.

Which of the following statements is false regarding culture from a conflict perspective?

Those who do not share the language of a group can still participate fully in its culture.

Cultural hegemony refers to

Sociologists refer to the concentration of cultural power as.

How do sociologists view the value of culture for the individual?

Culture shock refers to

Define what is meant by material and nonmaterial culture; give two examples of each.

Sociological research on the impact of media images has found that

According to functionalists,

An ethnocentric person is characterized by which of the following?

Which of the following is an example of non-material culture?

Shared ideas that help bind people in society together are called.

The discussion of birthday traditions included in the text demonstrates that

What is the relationship between language and social inequality?

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

Filters