Question 1

Many Americans pay for haircuts, trips to the dentist, or transportation on the metro and bus systems.These actions support the notion of capitalism, an example of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) Non-material culture 
B) Material culture 
C) A cultural universal 
D) The counterculture 
A) Non-material culture 
B) Material culture 
C) A cultural universal 
D) The counterculture A

Question 2

In 1999, Sean Fanning, John Fanning, and Sean Parker invented Napster, a global, free-of-charge, peer-to-peer music sharing program.Prior to Napster, no such program existed.The three men created _____.

Accepted Answer

A) An innovation 
B) A discovery 
C) A culture lag 
D) A cultural universal 
A) An innovation 
B) A discovery 
C) A culture lag 
D) A cultural universal A

Question 3

The term language can be defined as:

Accepted Answer

A) Gestures, signs, objects, signals, and words that help people understand the world. 
B) A symbolic system through which people communicate and through which culture is transmitted. 
C) The exchange of gestures and signals for the purpose of reaching a consensus. 
D) Communication grounded in ideals, norms, and values. 
A) Gestures, signs, objects, signals, and words that help people understand the world. 
B) A symbolic system through which people communicate and through which culture is transmitted. 
C) The exchange of gestures and signals for the purpose of reaching a consensus. 
D) Communication grounded in ideals, norms, and values. B

Question 4

Society and culture _____.

Accepted Answer

A) Could not exist without each other 
B) Are unrelated 
C) Are the same thing 
D) Could not exist together 
A) Could not exist without each other 
B) Are unrelated 
C) Are the same thing 
D) Could not exist together

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of an informal sanction?

Accepted Answer

A) The football team throwing a slushy in Finn's face because he tried to join the Glee club. 
B) Lilly being sent to prison because she failed to pay her taxes. 
C) Brett illegally downloading the new Black Keys album because he couldn't afford to buy it. 
D) Sarah buying Lady Gaga tickets from a scalper because the show sold out. 
A) The football team throwing a slushy in Finn's face because he tried to join the Glee club. 
B) Lilly being sent to prison because she failed to pay her taxes. 
C) Brett illegally downloading the new Black Keys album because he couldn't afford to buy it. 
D) Sarah buying Lady Gaga tickets from a scalper because the show sold out.

Question 6

Elise travels across Thailand with her friends and, to her surprise, finds the country quite unlike the United States."I hate the food," she tells her family at home."I hate the language, I hate the weird customs and awful music.America is clearly the best place to be." This is an example of _______.

Accepted Answer

A) Paradigms 
B) enocentrism 
C) Moral relativism 
D) Ethnocentrism 
A) Paradigms 
B) enocentrism 
C) Moral relativism 
D) Ethnocentrism

Question 7

Janet is visiting her childhood friend in the Hamptons.Janet wears ripped jeans and Chuck Taylors to an infamous "White" party.The majority of party-goers refuse to socialize with her.Janet is experiencing a form of ____.

Accepted Answer

A) Formal sanction 
B) enocentricism 
C) Social control 
D) Ethnocentricity 
A) Formal sanction 
B) enocentricism 
C) Social control 
D) Ethnocentricity

Question 8

Angelica visits Thailand with her family.When she wears short-shorts and tank tops while visiting a series of temples during her first week, she is met with hostility from the locals.She feels she no longer knows how to behave or interact with those outside her family.Angelica is experiencing _____.

Accepted Answer

A) Cultural imperialism 
B) Culture shock 
C) Material culture 
D) enocentricism 
A) Cultural imperialism 
B) Culture shock 
C) Material culture 
D) enocentricism

Question 9

In the early 2000's, The L Word and Queer as Folk debuted on Showtime.Both shows depicted the lives of members of the LGBT lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community, thus giving viewers a glimpse into a ____.

Accepted Answer

A) More 
B) Formal Sanction 
C) Subculture 
D) Social relativism 
A) More 
B) Formal Sanction 
C) Subculture 
D) Social relativism

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT an example of a formal norm within the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) Driving on the right hand side of the road 
B) Crossing streets on cross-walks 
C) Paying taxes 
D) Making eye contact while speaking 
A) Driving on the right hand side of the road 
B) Crossing streets on cross-walks 
C) Paying taxes 
D) Making eye contact while speaking

Question 11

The term values can be defined as:

Accepted Answer

A) The tenets or convictions that people hold to be true. 
B) A culture's standard for discerning what's good and just in society. 
C) Scripture found within the Bible. 
D) Federal laws and regulations. 
A) The tenets or convictions that people hold to be true. 
B) A culture's standard for discerning what's good and just in society. 
C) Scripture found within the Bible. 
D) Federal laws and regulations.

Question 12

Kurt and Mitch visit an Amish village on a class trip."Let's see if we can round up some old radios and appliances and drop them off for them later this week.I think they'll appreciate it.They just don't understand what they're missing." Mitch rolls his eyes.Kurt's perspective is an example of _______.

Accepted Answer

A) Behavioral normativity 
B) Cultural imperialism 
C) Material culture 
D) Ideal culture 
A) Behavioral normativity 
B) Cultural imperialism 
C) Material culture 
D) Ideal culture

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of a counterculture?

Accepted Answer

A) The yuppie craze of the 1980's 
B) The Kardashian obsession of the 2010's 
C) The hippie movement of the 1960's 
D) The disco invasion of the 1970's 
A) The yuppie craze of the 1980's 
B) The Kardashian obsession of the 2010's 
C) The hippie movement of the 1960's 
D) The disco invasion of the 1970's

Question 14

A cultural universal is:

Accepted Answer

A) An object or a belonging of a group. 
B) A pattern or trait common to all societies. 
C) The ideas, attitudes and beliefs of a particular society. 
D) A written document outlining appropriate behavior. 
A) An object or a belonging of a group. 
B) A pattern or trait common to all societies. 
C) The ideas, attitudes and beliefs of a particular society. 
D) A written document outlining appropriate behavior.

Question 15

What is one difference between a more and a folkway?

Accepted Answer

A) Mores encourage social rebellion; folkways do not. 
B) Mores are legally acceptable to violate; folkways are not. 
C) Mores are constructed based on norms; folkways are not. 
D) Mores may carry serious consequences if violated; folkways do not. 
A) Mores encourage social rebellion; folkways do not. 
B) Mores are legally acceptable to violate; folkways are not. 
C) Mores are constructed based on norms; folkways are not. 
D) Mores may carry serious consequences if violated; folkways do not.

Question 16

What group defines themselves through a rejection of the mainstream:

Accepted Answer

A) Beatniks 
B) Hepcats 
C) Hipsters 
D) Hippies 
A) Beatniks 
B) Hepcats 
C) Hipsters 
D) Hippies

Question 17

MTV's widely-watched TV series The Jersey Shore is an example of _____, while the obscure works of playwright Sam Shepard are an example of ______.

Accepted Answer

A) High culture; popular culture 
B) Popular culture; high culture 
C) High culture; low culture 
D) Jersey culture; low culture 
A) High culture; popular culture 
B) Popular culture; high culture 
C) High culture; low culture 
D) Jersey culture; low culture

Question 18

Which of the following is an example of cultural relativism?

Accepted Answer

A) Ingrid becoming upset over the course language used in the Australian Outback. 
B) Andy marrying a woman who does not practice his religion, though his parents disprove. 
C) Helena putting aside her vegetarianism to eat meals with the local tribe she is studying. 
D) Joseph protesting the Running of the Bulls while visiting Pamplona. 
A) Ingrid becoming upset over the course language used in the Australian Outback. 
B) Andy marrying a woman who does not practice his religion, though his parents disprove. 
C) Helena putting aside her vegetarianism to eat meals with the local tribe she is studying. 
D) Joseph protesting the Running of the Bulls while visiting Pamplona.

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of a cultural universal?

Accepted Answer

A) Putting your cell phone on silent during a Broadway production 
B) Holding hands with your best friend 
C) Incest taboos 
D) Marrying the partner whom your parents have chosen for you 
A) Putting your cell phone on silent during a Broadway production 
B) Holding hands with your best friend 
C) Incest taboos 
D) Marrying the partner whom your parents have chosen for you

Many Americans pay for haircuts, trips to the dentist, or transportation on the metro and bus systems.These actions support the notion of capitalism, an example of _____.

In 1999, Sean Fanning, John Fanning, and Sean Parker invented Napster, a global, free-of-charge, peer-to-peer music sharing program.Prior to Napster, no such program existed.The three men created _____.

The term language can be defined as:

Society and culture _____.

Which of the following is an example of an informal sanction?

Janet is visiting her childhood friend in the Hamptons.Janet wears ripped jeans and Chuck Taylors to an infamous "White" party.The majority of party-goers refuse to socialize with her.Janet is experiencing a form of ____.

Angelica visits Thailand with her family.When she wears short-shorts and tank tops while visiting a series of temples during her first week, she is met with hostility from the locals.She feels she no longer knows how to behave or interact with those outside her family.Angelica is experiencing _____.

In the early 2000's, The L Word and Queer as Folk debuted on Showtime.Both shows depicted the lives of members of the LGBT lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community, thus giving viewers a glimpse into a ____.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a formal norm within the United States?

The term values can be defined as:

Which of the following is an example of a counterculture?

A cultural universal is:

What is one difference between a more and a folkway?

What group defines themselves through a rejection of the mainstream:

MTV's widely-watched TV series The Jersey Shore is an example of _, while the obscure works of playwright Sam Shepard are an example of __.

Which of the following is an example of cultural relativism?

Which of the following is an example of a cultural universal?

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Exam 3: Culture

Many Americans pay for haircuts, trips to the dentist, or transportation on the metro and bus systems.These actions support the notion of capitalism, an example of _____.

In 1999, Sean Fanning, John Fanning, and Sean Parker invented Napster, a global, free-of-charge, peer-to-peer music sharing program.Prior to Napster, no such program existed.The three men created _____.

The term language can be defined as:

Society and culture _____.

Which of the following is an example of an informal sanction?

Janet is visiting her childhood friend in the Hamptons.Janet wears ripped jeans and Chuck Taylors to an infamous "White" party.The majority of party-goers refuse to socialize with her.Janet is experiencing a form of ____.

In the early 2000's, The L Word and Queer as Folk debuted on Showtime.Both shows depicted the lives of members of the LGBT lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community, thus giving viewers a glimpse into a ____.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a formal norm within the United States?

The term values can be defined as:

Which of the following is an example of a counterculture?

A cultural universal is:

What is one difference between a more and a folkway?

What group defines themselves through a rejection of the mainstream:

MTV's widely-watched TV series The Jersey Shore is an example of _____, while the obscure works of playwright Sam Shepard are an example of ______.

Which of the following is an example of cultural relativism?

Which of the following is an example of a cultural universal?

An Introduction to Sociology

Sociological Research

Society and Social Interaction

Socialization

Groups and Organization

Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

Media and Technology

Social Stratification in the United States

Global Inequality

Race and Ethnicity

Gender, Sex, and Sexuality

Aging and the Elderly

Marriage and Family

Religion

Education

Government and Politics

Work and the Economy

Health and Medicine

Population, Urbanization, and the Environment

Social Movements and Social Change

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MTV's widely-watched TV series The Jersey Shore is an example of _, while the obscure works of playwright Sam Shepard are an example of __.