Exam 5: Groups and Organizations

Most technological changes in a society are modifications of existing technologies.

Which of the following would best be described as an example of high culture?

The purchase of "pet rocks" in the 1970s was an example of a(n)____________ .

____________are norms considered to be less important, are unwritten, and are commonly understood standards of behavior among people who share an identity.

Cultural relativism is always considered of positive value.

Define the difference among instincts, reflexes, and drives.

Theft, assault, and drug dealing are all violations of ____________.

Explain the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis and its implications for understanding human language.

Describe the functionalist, conflict, symbolic interactionist, and postmodern perspectives on culture, emphasizing the criticisms of each and the differences among them.

Define culture, and explain the difference between material and nonmaterial culture.

Although some people see a globalized culture emerging, others fear that Western culture is dominating everywhere. This Westernization is a form of ____________.

"American society stands for equal opportunity for all." This statement exemplifies ____________culture, which refers to the values and standards that people in a society profess to hold.

Even though the specifics of individual cultures vary widely, all cultures have four common nonmaterial cultural components: symbols, language, values, and norms.

Describe subcultures and countercultures and provide two examples of each.

Technology is____________ .

____________are collective ideas about what is right or wrong, good or bad, and desirable or undesirable in a particular culture.

Luis has just received a stern lecture from his mother about his poor grade in algebra. His mother's lecture is an example of a _____________.

Language is an exclusively human characteristic.

Anthropologist George Murdock compiled a list of over seventy ____________, which are customs and practices that occur across all societies.

Democracy, belief in a Supreme Being, and understanding English are all examples of ____________.