Exam 3: Culture And Society

The Sapir-Whorf linguistic relativity hypothesis is important in understanding how:

Sociologists have recently begun to emphasize the importance of understanding culture in everyday life.

Trying to understand the underlying cultural and social context of a cultural practice (e.g.,Muslim women wearing full body cloaks,or burqas,in public)before judging it is called:

Hip-hop illustrates all of the following points about cultural diversity EXCEPT that:

Most nations in the global south became independent states only after:

According to your text,the world has become a single social system reinforced by continually growing economic and social ties.Because of this,sociologists understand globalization to:

In most societies around the world,urban areas are the poorest.

Culture includes all of the following aspects of a group EXCEPT:

A survey of online activities of teenagers in Silicon Valley,California,and Beijing,China,found that:

Which of the following is an informal method of social control enacted when a person fails to conform?

Describe the elements of material culture evident in a room in your house (kitchen,living room,family room,bathroom,etc.)from the perspective of a cultural outsider (think E.T.,not a Canadian).Assume no knowledge of the proper names for things or their uses.Describe the activities,rituals,customs,and so on that occur in the room in a typical day.Do any elements appear to be signifiers or symbols? If so,of what are they?

Agrarian societies are able to support larger communities than are hunting and gathering societies.

Which of the following best explains why different groups of people created different cultures?

The level of material culture in a society completely determines other aspects of cultural development.

The linguistic relativity hypothesis was developed by:

According to sociologist Ann Swidler,we all possess cultural tool kits,which are:

Jody's daughter has been preparing for a school spelling bee by studying several hours a day.Jody feels that by encouraging this behavior,she is instilling a sense of competition in her children.Competition is an example of an American:

Calling an Amish farmer backward for tilling his fields with a horse and plow is an example of:

A central process shaping the social geography of the modern world was:

Based on his/her view of the modern world,which sociological theorist of the nineteenth century would most likely have agreed with the following statement about industrial society: Increased specialization in a growing division of labor will benefit industrial society by increasing the bonds of social cohesion?