Question 1

Trendsetters are most likely to be:

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A)  politicians 
B)  powerful white men 
C)  established artists 
D)  members of subcultures 
A)  politicians 
B)  powerful white men 
C)  established artists 
D)  members of subcultures D

Question 2

What material conditions have given rise to hip-hop culture?

Accepted Answer

Hip-hop culture was created as an expression and means of resistance against enduring racial inequalities and racism in American society in the 1970s, following the Civil Rights movement. It was originally created and performed by Black and Latino youth exposed to poverty and schools that trapped them in it. The school system was a part of "youth control complex" wherein multiple institutions work together to stigmatize, penalize and criminalize youth of color.

Question 3

Racially unequal outcomes of the American educational system can best be explained by:

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A)  individual prejudice of teachers 
B)  institutional racism 
C)  individual prejudice of white students 
D)  insufficient resources of african-american families 
A)  individual prejudice of teachers 
B)  institutional racism 
C)  individual prejudice of white students 
D)  insufficient resources of african-american families B

Question 4

Which of the following is true about subcultural capital?

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A)  It confirms authenticity of membership. 
B)  It conveys high status in mainstream culture. 
C)  It must include knowledge of popular fashion. 
D)  It can easily be gained by mass media consumption. 
A)  It confirms authenticity of membership. 
B)  It conveys high status in mainstream culture. 
C)  It must include knowledge of popular fashion. 
D)  It can easily be gained by mass media consumption.

Question 5

When you search for an item on Amazon, the system automatically displays a message "Other people who bought this item also bought (a selection of other items available on Amazon)." Which of the following phenomena does this illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aggressive marketing 
B)  Individual-level marketing 
C)  Monopoly 
D)  Oligopoly 
A)  Aggressive marketing 
B)  Individual-level marketing 
C)  Monopoly 
D)  Oligopoly

Question 6

In the opinion of authors quoted in the textbook, which of the following makes cultural appropriation by an artist acceptable?

Accepted Answer

A)  Personal experience of oppression 
B)  Understanding of oppressed groups 
C)  Political support of oppressed groups 
D)  Support of audiences for the artist's work 
A)  Personal experience of oppression 
B)  Understanding of oppressed groups 
C)  Political support of oppressed groups 
D)  Support of audiences for the artist's work

Question 7

Which of the following groups makes up the majority of the American market for hip-hop music?

Accepted Answer

A)  Latinos 
B)  African-Americans 
C)  Recent immigrants 
D)  White youth 
A)  Latinos 
B)  African-Americans 
C)  Recent immigrants 
D)  White youth

Question 8

Musical tastes tell others something about who we are. In sociological terms, this means that tastes can be used to establish:

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A)  symbolic choices 
B)  symbolic boundaries 
C)  social mobility 
D)  social stratification 
A)  symbolic choices 
B)  symbolic boundaries 
C)  social mobility 
D)  social stratification

Question 9

What is the goal of textual analysis?

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A)  Explaining why some artists are better writers than others 
B)  Explaining why a piece of music became popular 
C)  Explaining how far research results can be generalized 
D)  Explaining the meaning of lyrics 
A)  Explaining why some artists are better writers than others 
B)  Explaining why a piece of music became popular 
C)  Explaining how far research results can be generalized 
D)  Explaining the meaning of lyrics

Question 10

A researcher has found that white hip-hop fans declared that the race of the artist had no relevance for their appreciation of the music. Which of the following concepts does this illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Racism 
B)  Color-blind ideology 
C)  Cultural diffusion 
D)  Reverse racism 
A)  Racism 
B)  Color-blind ideology 
C)  Cultural diffusion 
D)  Reverse racism

Question 11

According to the textbook, which of the following musical genres is NOT likely to be a form of political expression?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jazz 
B)  Hip-hop 
C)  Classical music 
D)  American folk music 
A)  Jazz 
B)  Hip-hop 
C)  Classical music 
D)  American folk music

Question 12

Use the material/cultural thinking frame to explain presence of boy bands in popular music.

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Question 13

Schools with a higher percentage of White students are more likely to have sufficient resources for teaching and extra-curricular activities. This is an example of:

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A)  class privilege 
B)  class resistance 
C)  white privilege 
D)  white political influence 
A)  class privilege 
B)  class resistance 
C)  white privilege 
D)  white political influence

Question 14

Explain the significance of music as means of resistance to oppression, using the structure/agency thinking frame.

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Question 15

Define cultural appropriation and describe an example of it.

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Question 16

Define art and illustrate its characteristics on an example.

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Question 17

A commentator wrote that White fans of hip-hop are attracted to everything about it but the burden of African-American lived experience. Explain this statement.

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Question 18

Mainstream popularity of a subcultural style:

Accepted Answer

A)  inspires respect for its oppressed creators 
B)  inspires respect for its successful marketers 
C)  makes the style acceptable for its mainstream followers, but not for its oppressed creators 
D)  makes the style acceptable for its oppressed creators, but not for its mainstream followers 
A)  inspires respect for its oppressed creators 
B)  inspires respect for its successful marketers 
C)  makes the style acceptable for its mainstream followers, but not for its oppressed creators 
D)  makes the style acceptable for its oppressed creators, but not for its mainstream followers

Question 19

Nowadays, production companies collect the types of revenue artists themselves collected in the past, such as merchandize and concert tickets. Which of the following is the most likely reason for this change?

Accepted Answer

A)  Digitization of music 
B)  Discontinuation of payola 
C)  Audience's growing disinterest in music 
D)  Global recession 
A)  Digitization of music 
B)  Discontinuation of payola 
C)  Audience's growing disinterest in music 
D)  Global recession

Question 20

Which of the following are the most likely to influence mass media playlists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Consumers 
B)  Disc-jockeys 
C)  Artists and their agents 
D)  Production companies 
A)  Consumers 
B)  Disc-jockeys 
C)  Artists and their agents 
D)  Production companies

Trendsetters are most likely to be:

What material conditions have given rise to hip-hop culture?

Racially unequal outcomes of the American educational system can best be explained by:

Which of the following is true about subcultural capital?

When you search for an item on Amazon, the system automatically displays a message "Other people who bought this item also bought (a selection of other items available on Amazon)." Which of the following phenomena does this illustrate?

In the opinion of authors quoted in the textbook, which of the following makes cultural appropriation by an artist acceptable?

Which of the following groups makes up the majority of the American market for hip-hop music?

Musical tastes tell others something about who we are. In sociological terms, this means that tastes can be used to establish:

What is the goal of textual analysis?

A researcher has found that white hip-hop fans declared that the race of the artist had no relevance for their appreciation of the music. Which of the following concepts does this illustrate?

According to the textbook, which of the following musical genres is NOT likely to be a form of political expression?

Use the material/cultural thinking frame to explain presence of boy bands in popular music.

Schools with a higher percentage of White students are more likely to have sufficient resources for teaching and extra-curricular activities. This is an example of:

Explain the significance of music as means of resistance to oppression, using the structure/agency thinking frame.

Define cultural appropriation and describe an example of it.

Define art and illustrate its characteristics on an example.

A commentator wrote that White fans of hip-hop are attracted to everything about it but the burden of African-American lived experience. Explain this statement.

Mainstream popularity of a subcultural style:

Nowadays, production companies collect the types of revenue artists themselves collected in the past, such as merchandize and concert tickets. Which of the following is the most likely reason for this change?

Which of the following are the most likely to influence mass media playlists?

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Exam 12: Whats on Your Playlist Subcultures, Racism, and Cultural Appropriation

Trendsetters are most likely to be:

What material conditions have given rise to hip-hop culture?

Racially unequal outcomes of the American educational system can best be explained by:

Which of the following is true about subcultural capital?

When you search for an item on Amazon, the system automatically displays a message "Other people who bought this item also bought (a selection of other items available on Amazon)." Which of the following phenomena does this illustrate?

In the opinion of authors quoted in the textbook, which of the following makes cultural appropriation by an artist acceptable?

Which of the following groups makes up the majority of the American market for hip-hop music?

Musical tastes tell others something about who we are. In sociological terms, this means that tastes can be used to establish:

What is the goal of textual analysis?

A researcher has found that white hip-hop fans declared that the race of the artist had no relevance for their appreciation of the music. Which of the following concepts does this illustrate?

According to the textbook, which of the following musical genres is NOT likely to be a form of political expression?

Use the material/cultural thinking frame to explain presence of boy bands in popular music.

Schools with a higher percentage of White students are more likely to have sufficient resources for teaching and extra-curricular activities. This is an example of:

Explain the significance of music as means of resistance to oppression, using the structure/agency thinking frame.

Define cultural appropriation and describe an example of it.

Define art and illustrate its characteristics on an example.

A commentator wrote that White fans of hip-hop are attracted to everything about it but the burden of African-American lived experience. Explain this statement.

Mainstream popularity of a subcultural style:

Nowadays, production companies collect the types of revenue artists themselves collected in the past, such as merchandize and concert tickets. Which of the following is the most likely reason for this change?

Which of the following are the most likely to influence mass media playlists?

A Day in the Life of Your Jeans: Using Our Stuff to Discover Sociology

You Are What You Eat: Culture, Norms, and Values

Fast Food Blues: Work in a Global Economy

Coffee: Status, Distinction, and Good Taste

Shopping Lessons: Consuming Social Order

Get in the Game: Race, Merit, and Group Boundaries

Barbies and Monster Trucks: Socialization and Doing Gender

Dreaming of a White Wedding: Marriage, Family, and Heteronormativity

I 3 My Phone: Technology and Social Networks

Branding Your Unique Identity: Consumer Culture and the Social Self

Looking Good: Ideology, Intersectionality, and the Beauty Industry

Our Love-Hate Relationship With the Car: Masculinity, Industry, and Environmental Sustainability

Appendix: Advertising and Society: an Overview of Sociological Methods

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