Question 1

Bill has always been told that Mexican are lazy. The consequences of defining this group of people this way is that he treats them as though they are incapable of working hard. This is an example of the __________ at work.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Bill has always been told that Mexican...

Question 2

Students who sit quietly in class and take careful notes are fulfilling societal expectations of behavior, which are called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  mores. 
B)  values 
C)  norms 
D)  material culture

Question 3

Culture is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  shared 
B)  universal 
C)  made up from scratch for each generation 
D)  a relatively unimportant part sociological study

Question 4

Which group illustrates a persistent subculture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Amish 
B)  Irish 
C)  Germans 
D)  Italians

Question 5

The fact that cultures owe a substantial debt to other cultures because of the spread of ideas, inventions, and practices is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural transmission 
B)  convergence 
C)  cross-cultural impregnation 
D)  cultural diffusion

Question 6

According to theorist William J. Wilson, in which power relationship does the dominant group exercise almost complete control over the subordinate group?

Accepted Answer

A)  industrialization 
B)  capitalism 
C)  communism 
D)  paternalism

Question 7

The reputational method involves __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  asking people how they thought others compared to them 
B)  asking people for references 
C)  beliefs about how your coworkers feel about you 
D)  asking someone to tell you how they feel about you

Question 8

Through _________, each generation transmits its culture to the next generation.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Through _________, each generation transmits its culture...

Question 9

Joe's family has had uneven experiences in their new country with some people having tremendous success while others who immigrated are stuck in ethnic enclaves and have enjoyed very little prosperity, lending support for __________ theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  power-differential 
B)  internal-colonialism 
C)  paternalism 
D)  immigrant assimilation

Question 10

The basic U.S. value of __________ is at odds with the value of "individualism."

Accepted Answer

A)  efficiency 
B)  progress 
C)  science 
D)  external conformity

Question 11

Cynthia began working in the copy room of a large corporation but is now the manager of an entire corporate division. This is an example of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  occupational mobility 
B)  luck 
C)  right place phenomenon 
D)  career achieved status

Question 12

Linguistic relativity of language means that every race has its own language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Most minority groups eventually adapt their distinctive cultural traits to those of the host society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Jeremy, an African American, is trying to put his sociological knowledge to practice in order to reduce prejudice. As someone who sees a lot of value in the interactionist perspective, he wants to employ the __________ and make friends with people who are not black.

Accepted Answer

A)  contact hypothesis 
B)  Dillingham hypothesis 
C)  feminist perspective 
D)  outgroup theory

Question 15

Miranda is Catholic and her family has lived in the same working class neighborhood in Boston for four generations. Miranda could be considered to be part of a(n) __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  race 
B)  ethclass 
C)  dominant class 
D)  persecuted minority group

Question 16

Based on Figure 2.1, each individual observes the world through __________, which are evaluated in terms of __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Based on Figure 2.1, each individual observes...

Question 17

__________ represents a minority-against-minority clash over limited resources.

Accepted Answer

A)  The 1992 Los Angeles riots 
B)  Violence between blacks and Australians in Miami in 1988 
C)  The 19th-Century race-baiting riots on the West Coast 
D)  Black-White violence in urban neighborhoods

Question 18

According to the text, recognizing a "white culture" would likely __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  prevent dominant group perceptions of racism 
B)  promote suspicion regarding alternative cultural experiences 
C)  promote the idea of a single "American" culture 
D)  relegate whites to the bottom of the racial hierarchy

Question 19

As the text suggests, accessibility to homelands through technology might make immigrants less interested in assimilation. Why? Use examples in your answer.

Accepted Answer

The answer of As the text suggests, accessibility to homelands...

Question 20

In __________ theory, which group becomes dominant and which becomes subordinate governs relationships between the groups.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In __________ theory, which group becomes dominant...

Exam 2: Culture and Social Structure