Question 1

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 D

Question 2

Which of the following statements is false with regard to beliefs?

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A)  Shared beliefs hold people in a group or society together. 
B)  Beliefs are the basis for many norms and values in a society. 
C)  Beliefs must be true in order for them to guide human behavior. 
D)  Beliefs may be so strongly held that it is difficult to consider any contradictory information. 
A)  Shared beliefs hold people in a group or society together. 
B)  Beliefs are the basis for many norms and values in a society. 
C)  Beliefs must be true in order for them to guide human behavior. 
D)  Beliefs may be so strongly held that it is difficult to consider any contradictory information. C

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of nonmaterial culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Media 
B)  Art 
C)  Ideas 
D)  Cars 
A)  Media 
B)  Art 
C)  Ideas 
D)  Cars C

Question 4

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 5

Regardless of where it is found in the world, culture is

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A)  shared. 
B)  genetic. 
C)  questioned by those who take part in it. 
D)  the same everywhere at all times. 
A)  shared. 
B)  genetic. 
C)  questioned by those who take part in it. 
D)  the same everywhere at all times.

Question 6

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

Question 7

Members of a subculture

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A)  are never well-integrated into the dominant culture. 
B)  tend to share the same practices, values and beliefs as the members of the dominant culture. 
C)  exist within and share some elements of the dominant culture. 
D)  are indistinguishable from members of the dominant culture. 
A)  are never well-integrated into the dominant culture. 
B)  tend to share the same practices, values and beliefs as the members of the dominant culture. 
C)  exist within and share some elements of the dominant culture. 
D)  are indistinguishable from members of the dominant culture.

Question 8

How does language influence patterns of social inequality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Language has little effect on patterns of race or gender inequality. 
B)  Language may reproduce inequalities through stereotypes and assumptions that may be built into what people say. 
C)  Studies have proven that what someone is called really doesn't matter, since identity is developed internally by the individual. 
D)  While language affects patterns of race and gender, there is no indication that it influences patterns of class inequality. 
A)  Language has little effect on patterns of race or gender inequality. 
B)  Language may reproduce inequalities through stereotypes and assumptions that may be built into what people say. 
C)  Studies have proven that what someone is called really doesn't matter, since identity is developed internally by the individual. 
D)  While language affects patterns of race and gender, there is no indication that it influences patterns of class inequality.

Question 9

Language is constantly evolving in response to social change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

According to the new cultural studies perspective, culture

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A)  is ephemeral and constantly changing. 
B)  prevents deviance from occurring. 
C)  provides stability in society. 
D)  does not include popular or widely understood artifacts. 
A)  is ephemeral and constantly changing. 
B)  prevents deviance from occurring. 
C)  provides stability in society. 
D)  does not include popular or widely understood artifacts.

Question 11

Classical theorists of sociology were primarily interested in the relationship of culture to

Accepted Answer

A)  standards of beauty. 
B)  nonmaterial culture such as values and beliefs. 
C)  other social institutions. 
D)  the material artifacts that were produced. 
A)  standards of beauty. 
B)  nonmaterial culture such as values and beliefs. 
C)  other social institutions. 
D)  the material artifacts that were produced.

Question 12

The growth of media conglomerates means that fewer organizations are involved in producing and distributing culture. Which of the following is not a consequence of this growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  There may be less diversity in content of the 
B)  People may conform to the interests of the dominant groups without realizing they are doing so. 
C)  Cultural messages in the media become more homogeneous. 
D)  Over time, there inevitably will be a single corporation controlling all media sources. 
A)  There may be less diversity in content of the 
B)  People may conform to the interests of the dominant groups without realizing they are doing so. 
C)  Cultural messages in the media become more homogeneous. 
D)  Over time, there inevitably will be a single corporation controlling all media sources.

Question 13

The strength or seriousness of social sanctions is

Accepted Answer

A)  harsh, regardless of how strictly the norm is held. 
B)  generally lighter for violations of folkways than violations of mores. 
C)  unrelated to the type of norm that is violated. 
D)  not something that sociologists consider in the study of norm violations. 
A)  harsh, regardless of how strictly the norm is held. 
B)  generally lighter for violations of folkways than violations of mores. 
C)  unrelated to the type of norm that is violated. 
D)  not something that sociologists consider in the study of norm violations.

Question 14

The orientation that sees society as comprised of the images and words that people use to represent behavior and ideas is called .

Accepted Answer

A)  new cultural studies 
B)  postmodernism 
C)  critical sociology 
D)  new age theory 
A)  new cultural studies 
B)  postmodernism 
C)  critical sociology 
D)  new age theory

Question 15

The transmission of cultural elements from one society to another is called cultural .

Accepted Answer

A)  hegemony 
B)  diffusion 
C)  lag 
D)  shock 
A)  hegemony 
B)  diffusion 
C)  lag 
D)  shock

Question 16

As a means of social control, to enforce norms, sanctions

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A)  are always negative. 
B)  are always positive. 
C)  may be mild or severe. 
D)  are not very effective. 
A)  are always negative. 
B)  are always positive. 
C)  may be mild or severe. 
D)  are not very effective.

Question 17

The more complex the society, the more likely its culture will be internally diverse.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

List and discuss the four elements of culture presented in the text. Provide examples of each.

Accepted Answer

The four elements of culture presented i

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following statements about cultural change is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cultures change in response to changed conditions in the society. 
B)  Cultures change through cultural diffusion. 
C)  Cultures change as the result of innovation. 
D)  Cultural change cannot be consciously created. 
A)  Cultures change in response to changed conditions in the society. 
B)  Cultures change through cultural diffusion. 
C)  Cultures change as the result of innovation. 
D)  Cultural change cannot be consciously created.

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

Which of the following statements is false with regard to beliefs?

Which of the following is an example of nonmaterial culture?

In their day-to- day lives, most people

Regardless of where it is found in the world, culture is

Cultural hegemony refers to

Members of a subculture

How does language influence patterns of social inequality?

Language is constantly evolving in response to social change.

According to the new cultural studies perspective, culture

Classical theorists of sociology were primarily interested in the relationship of culture to

The growth of media conglomerates means that fewer organizations are involved in producing and distributing culture. Which of the following is not a consequence of this growth?

The strength or seriousness of social sanctions is

The orientation that sees society as comprised of the images and words that people use to represent behavior and ideas is called .

The transmission of cultural elements from one society to another is called cultural .

As a means of social control, to enforce norms, sanctions

The more complex the society, the more likely its culture will be internally diverse.

List and discuss the four elements of culture presented in the text. Provide examples of each.

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

Which of the following statements about cultural change is false?

The Sociological Perspective

Doing Sociological Research

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Groups and Organizations

Deviance and Crime

Social Class and Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Gender

Sexuality

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Exam 2: Culture

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

Which of the following statements is false with regard to beliefs?

Which of the following is an example of nonmaterial culture?

In their day-to- day lives, most people

Regardless of where it is found in the world, culture is

Cultural hegemony refers to

Members of a subculture

How does language influence patterns of social inequality?

Language is constantly evolving in response to social change.

According to the new cultural studies perspective, culture

Classical theorists of sociology were primarily interested in the relationship of culture to

The growth of media conglomerates means that fewer organizations are involved in producing and distributing culture. Which of the following is not a consequence of this growth?

The strength or seriousness of social sanctions is

The orientation that sees society as comprised of the images and words that people use to represent behavior and ideas is called .

The transmission of cultural elements from one society to another is called cultural .

As a means of social control, to enforce norms, sanctions

The more complex the society, the more likely its culture will be internally diverse.

List and discuss the four elements of culture presented in the text. Provide examples of each.

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

Which of the following statements about cultural change is false?

The Sociological Perspective

Doing Sociological Research

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Groups and Organizations

Deviance and Crime

Social Class and Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Gender

Sexuality

Families and Religion

Education and Health Care

Economy and Politics

Environment Population and Social Change

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