Question 1

Which of the following groups is a subculture?

Accepted Answer

A)  homeowners 
B)  Japanese Americans 
C)  divorced people 
D)  a college fraternity 
A)  homeowners 
B)  Japanese Americans 
C)  divorced people 
D)  a college fraternity B

Question 2

From an economic perspective, children are considered more of a hindrance in agricultural societies than in industrial societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

______ societies rely primarily on raising crops for food, but with the use of technology such as plows, irrigation systems, and fertilization.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hunter-gatherer 
B)  Horticultural 
C)  Agricultural 
D)  Industrial 
A)  Hunter-gatherer 
B)  Horticultural 
C)  Agricultural 
D)  Industrial C

Question 4

______ refers to the thoughts, language, feelings, beliefs, values, and attitudes that make up much of our culture.

Accepted Answer

A)  Material culture 
B)  Nonmaterial culture 
C)  Symbolic culture 
D)  Ideal culture 
A)  Material culture 
B)  Nonmaterial culture 
C)  Symbolic culture 
D)  Ideal culture

Question 5

The tractor was the technological breakthrough that moved many societies from the horticultural to the agricultural stage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Lee is a member of an organization whose members believe that individuals should be able to live without rules and regulations imposed by society. This organization is a(n) example of a ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  subculture 
B)  national culture 
C)  ideal culture 
D)  counterculture 
A)  subculture 
B)  national culture 
C)  ideal culture 
D)  counterculture

Question 7

In hunter-gatherer societies, food-producing strategies are based on the domestication of plants and animals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Structural-functional theorists highlight the way cultural groups struggle to make their own cultural ways dominant in their society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Before the emergence of nation states, there was no macro level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A textbook is an example of material culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Durkheim asserted that organic solidarity refers to social cohesion based on ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  tribal groupings 
B)  shared outlooks 
C)  the similarity of individuals in the group 
D)  division of labor 
A)  tribal groupings 
B)  shared outlooks 
C)  the similarity of individuals in the group 
D)  division of labor

Question 12

What are the common characteristics of all cultures?

Accepted Answer

All cultures, despite their diverse mani

Question 13

Which of the following is TRUE of global society and culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Global society and culture has always existed. 
B)  The globalization process increases diversity. 
C)  Western political and economic structures dominate in the development of global culture. 
D)  Global culture is inherently non-material. 
A)  Global society and culture has always existed. 
B)  The globalization process increases diversity. 
C)  Western political and economic structures dominate in the development of global culture. 
D)  Global culture is inherently non-material.

Question 14

Explain how material culture drives the globalization process. Provide examples.

Accepted Answer

Material culture plays a significant rol

Question 15

For most of human history humans have been hunters and gatherers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Define ideal and real culture. What are two examples of discrepancies between real and ideal culture in the United States? Explain why you think these discrepancies exist.

Accepted Answer

Ideal culture refers to the values, beli

Question 17

Which of the following theories would be useful in understanding tensions in society when local cultural values clash with national trends?

Accepted Answer

A)  world systems theory 
B)  symbolic interaction theory 
C)  conflict theory 
D)  structural-functional theory 
A)  world systems theory 
B)  symbolic interaction theory 
C)  conflict theory 
D)  structural-functional theory

Question 18

______ is the tendency to view one's own group and its cultural expectations as right, proper, and superior to others.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethnocentrism 
B)  Cultural relativity 
C)  Real culture 
D)  Ideal culture 
A)  Ethnocentrism 
B)  Cultural relativity 
C)  Real culture 
D)  Ideal culture

Question 19

According to Durkheim, simple premodern societies are held together by ______. In these societies, social cohesion stems from the similarity of individuals in the group.

Accepted Answer

A)  anomie 
B)  verstehen 
C)  mechanical solidarity 
D)  organic solidarity 
A)  anomie 
B)  verstehen 
C)  mechanical solidarity 
D)  organic solidarity

Question 20

Which type of society is characterized by automated production and service jobs?

Accepted Answer

A)  horticultural 
B)  agricultural 
C)  industrial 
D)  postindustrial 
A)  horticultural 
B)  agricultural 
C)  industrial 
D)  postindustrial

Which of the following groups is a subculture?

From an economic perspective, children are considered more of a hindrance in agricultural societies than in industrial societies.

______ societies rely primarily on raising crops for food, but with the use of technology such as plows, irrigation systems, and fertilization.

______ refers to the thoughts, language, feelings, beliefs, values, and attitudes that make up much of our culture.

The tractor was the technological breakthrough that moved many societies from the horticultural to the agricultural stage.

Lee is a member of an organization whose members believe that individuals should be able to live without rules and regulations imposed by society. This organization is a(n) example of a ______.

In hunter-gatherer societies, food-producing strategies are based on the domestication of plants and animals.

Structural-functional theorists highlight the way cultural groups struggle to make their own cultural ways dominant in their society.

Before the emergence of nation states, there was no macro level.

A textbook is an example of material culture.

Durkheim asserted that organic solidarity refers to social cohesion based on ______.

What are the common characteristics of all cultures?

Which of the following is TRUE of global society and culture?

Explain how material culture drives the globalization process. Provide examples.

For most of human history humans have been hunters and gatherers.

Define ideal and real culture. What are two examples of discrepancies between real and ideal culture in the United States? Explain why you think these discrepancies exist.

Which of the following theories would be useful in understanding tensions in society when local cultural values clash with national trends?

______ is the tendency to view one's own group and its cultural expectations as right, proper, and superior to others.

According to Durkheim, simple premodern societies are held together by ______. In these societies, social cohesion stems from the similarity of individuals in the group.

Which type of society is characterized by automated production and service jobs?

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Exam 3: Society and Culture: Hardware and Software of Our Social World

Which of the following groups is a subculture?

From an economic perspective, children are considered more of a hindrance in agricultural societies than in industrial societies.

______ societies rely primarily on raising crops for food, but with the use of technology such as plows, irrigation systems, and fertilization.

______ refers to the thoughts, language, feelings, beliefs, values, and attitudes that make up much of our culture.

The tractor was the technological breakthrough that moved many societies from the horticultural to the agricultural stage.

Lee is a member of an organization whose members believe that individuals should be able to live without rules and regulations imposed by society. This organization is a(n) example of a ______.

In hunter-gatherer societies, food-producing strategies are based on the domestication of plants and animals.

Structural-functional theorists highlight the way cultural groups struggle to make their own cultural ways dominant in their society.

Before the emergence of nation states, there was no macro level.

A textbook is an example of material culture.

Durkheim asserted that organic solidarity refers to social cohesion based on ______.

What are the common characteristics of all cultures?

Which of the following is TRUE of global society and culture?

Explain how material culture drives the globalization process. Provide examples.

For most of human history humans have been hunters and gatherers.

Define ideal and real culture. What are two examples of discrepancies between real and ideal culture in the United States? Explain why you think these discrepancies exist.

Which of the following theories would be useful in understanding tensions in society when local cultural values clash with national trends?

______ is the tendency to view one's own group and its cultural expectations as right, proper, and superior to others.

According to Durkheim, simple premodern societies are held together by ______. In these societies, social cohesion stems from the similarity of individuals in the group.

Which type of society is characterized by automated production and service jobs?

Sociology: a Unique Way to View the World

Examining the Social World: How Do We Know What We Know

Socialization: Becoming Human and Humane

Interaction, Groups, and Organizations: Connections That Work

Deviance and Social Control: Sickos, Weirdos, and Folks Like Us

Stratification: Rich and Famousor Rags and Famine

Race and Ethnic Group Stratification: Beyond Us and Them

Gender Stratification: Shehewho Goes First

Family and Education: Institutionalizing Socialization

Health Care: an Anatomy of Health and Illness

Politics and Economics: Probing Power, Dissecting Distribution

Environmental Sociology: Population, Urbanization, and Climate Change

The Process of Change: We Can Make a Difference

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