Question 1

Which statement about culture is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Human beings often question their own culture. 
B) Culture is most effective when it is unnoticed. 
C) The products of culture must all be tangible in an effective society. 
D) Culture is a static entity that remains stable throughout time. 
A) Human beings often question their own culture. 
B) Culture is most effective when it is unnoticed. 
C) The products of culture must all be tangible in an effective society. 
D) Culture is a static entity that remains stable throughout time.

Question 2

In which situation would an American sociologist find it most difficult to maintain cultural relativism?

Accepted Answer

A) studying genital mutilation of young girls in Africa and the Middle East 
B) studying cooking techniques in Latin America 
C) studying death rituals in Kansas 
D) studying aggressive behavior in a first-grade classroom 
A) studying genital mutilation of young girls in Africa and the Middle East 
B) studying cooking techniques in Latin America 
C) studying death rituals in Kansas 
D) studying aggressive behavior in a first-grade classroom

Question 3

These social responses are intended to punish or otherwise discourage violations of social norms:

Accepted Answer

A) folkways 
B) sanctions 
C) rudiments 
D) dichotomies 
A) folkways 
B) sanctions 
C) rudiments 
D) dichotomies

Question 4

A sociologist studying child-rearing in a small religious group observes that many parents often withhold food and water from their children who have misbehaved.Though the sociologist personally disapproves of this practice,she maintains that it must be understood within the context of the culture in which it occurs.This orientation to practices is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) ethnocentrism. 
B) cultural relativism. 
C) cultural appropriation. 
D) cultural indoctrination. 
A) ethnocentrism. 
B) cultural relativism. 
C) cultural appropriation. 
D) cultural indoctrination.

Question 5

Excommunicating a man who has violated the moral doctrine of his church is an example of a

Accepted Answer

A) sanction. 
B) more. 
C) folkway. 
D) norm. 
A) sanction. 
B) more. 
C) folkway. 
D) norm.

Question 6

Culture cannot exist without people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In 2014,the Indian Supreme Court officially recognized hijras as an official-and legal-third gender category.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The value placed on individuality is an example of U.S.

Accepted Answer

A) material culture. 
B) nonmaterial culture. 
C) sanctions. 
D) nomenclature. 
A) material culture. 
B) nonmaterial culture. 
C) sanctions. 
D) nomenclature.

Question 9

Compared to European women,American women are more likely to

Accepted Answer

A) undergo a radical mastectomy. 
B) deliver their babies by cesarean section. 
C) have a hysterectomy in their 40s. 
D) All of the above 
A) undergo a radical mastectomy. 
B) deliver their babies by cesarean section. 
C) have a hysterectomy in their 40s. 
D) All of the above

Question 10

In the United States,behaviors such as burping or spitting in public are considered violations of

Accepted Answer

A) sanctions. 
B) mores. 
C) folkways. 
D) laws. 
A) sanctions. 
B) mores. 
C) folkways. 
D) laws.

Which statement about culture is most accurate?

In which situation would an American sociologist find it most difficult to maintain cultural relativism?

These social responses are intended to punish or otherwise discourage violations of social norms:

Excommunicating a man who has violated the moral doctrine of his church is an example of a

Culture cannot exist without people.

In 2014,the Indian Supreme Court officially recognized hijras as an official-and legal-third gender category.

The value placed on individuality is an example of U.S.

Compared to European women,American women are more likely to

In the United States,behaviors such as burping or spitting in public are considered violations of

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Building Identity: Socialization

Supporting Identity: the Presentation of Self

Building Social Relationships: Intimacy and Family

Constructing Difference: Social Deviance

The Structure of Society: Organizations and Social Institutions

The Architecture of Stratification: Social Class and Inequality

The Architecture of Inequality: Race and Ethnicity

The Architecture of Inequality: Sex and Gender

Global Dynamics and Population Demographic Trends

The Architects of Change: Reconstructing Society

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Exam 4: Building Order: Culture and History

Which statement about culture is most accurate?

In which situation would an American sociologist find it most difficult to maintain cultural relativism?

These social responses are intended to punish or otherwise discourage violations of social norms:

Excommunicating a man who has violated the moral doctrine of his church is an example of a

Culture cannot exist without people.

In 2014,the Indian Supreme Court officially recognized hijras as an official-and legal-third gender category.

The value placed on individuality is an example of U.S.

Compared to European women,American women are more likely to

In the United States,behaviors such as burping or spitting in public are considered violations of

Taking a New Look at a Familiar World

Seeing and Thinking Sociologically

Building Reality: the Social Construction of Knowledge

Building Identity: Socialization

Supporting Identity: the Presentation of Self

Building Social Relationships: Intimacy and Family

Constructing Difference: Social Deviance

The Structure of Society: Organizations and Social Institutions

The Architecture of Stratification: Social Class and Inequality

The Architecture of Inequality: Race and Ethnicity

The Architecture of Inequality: Sex and Gender

Global Dynamics and Population Demographic Trends

The Architects of Change: Reconstructing Society

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