Question 1

Which of the following is True about the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  It argues that language is biologically determined. 
B)  It argues that the primary role of language is to describe material reality. 
C)  It argues that thought precedes language. 
D)  It argues that the language we use shapes our perception of reality. 
A)  It argues that language is biologically determined. 
B)  It argues that the primary role of language is to describe material reality. 
C)  It argues that thought precedes language. 
D)  It argues that the language we use shapes our perception of reality. D

Question 2

One of the reasons why we need culture is that it helps us to make sense of, and relate to, the physical world around us.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Which of the following would be an example of discovery?

Accepted Answer

A)  the building of the transcontinental railroad 
B)  the founding of Catholicism 
C)  the writing of the Declaration of Independence 
D)  the identification of bacteria 
A)  the building of the transcontinental railroad 
B)  the founding of Catholicism 
C)  the writing of the Declaration of Independence 
D)  the identification of bacteria D

Question 4

Which of the following would be of particular interest to a sociobiologist?

Accepted Answer

A)  the explanation of how our thoughts and actions are linked to our genes 
B)  how social interactions and cultural norms help shape human behavior 
C)  how different natural environments shape human behavior 
D)  the social origins of human culture 
A)  the explanation of how our thoughts and actions are linked to our genes 
B)  how social interactions and cultural norms help shape human behavior 
C)  how different natural environments shape human behavior 
D)  the social origins of human culture

Question 5

The totality of our shared language, knowledge, material objects, and behavior is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  socialization. 
B)  social structure. 
C)  society. 
D)  culture. 
A)  socialization. 
B)  social structure. 
C)  society. 
D)  culture.

Question 6

Wearing formal clothes in an informal setting would be an example of violating a formal norm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Terrorist groups in Northern Ireland are an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  a counterculture. 
B)  a subculture. 
C)  neither a subculture nor a counterculture. 
D)  both a subculture and a counterculture. 
A)  a counterculture. 
B)  a subculture. 
C)  neither a subculture nor a counterculture. 
D)  both a subculture and a counterculture.

Question 8

Which of the following is the BEST example of a counterculture within the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  hippies 
B)  manga fans 
C)  African Americans 
D)  teenagers 
A)  hippies 
B)  manga fans 
C)  African Americans 
D)  teenagers

Question 9

Which of the following is True about language?

Accepted Answer

A)  All of the answer choices are correct. 
B)  It expresses the inherent meanings in sounds. 
C)  It is a fairly static form of expression. 
D)  It includes speech, writing, and nonverbal gestures. 
A)  All of the answer choices are correct. 
B)  It expresses the inherent meanings in sounds. 
C)  It is a fairly static form of expression. 
D)  It includes speech, writing, and nonverbal gestures.

Question 10

A dominant ideology is a

Accepted Answer

A)  subculture that rejects societal norms and values and purposefully seeks an alternative lifestyle. 
B)  specialized language used by members of a group or subculture. 
C)  set of behaviors that ignore traditional values in favor of innovative norms that promote progress within a society. 
D)  set of cultural beliefs and practices that legitimate existing powerful social, economic, and political interests. 
A)  subculture that rejects societal norms and values and purposefully seeks an alternative lifestyle. 
B)  specialized language used by members of a group or subculture. 
C)  set of behaviors that ignore traditional values in favor of innovative norms that promote progress within a society. 
D)  set of cultural beliefs and practices that legitimate existing powerful social, economic, and political interests.

Question 11

Which of the following is a component of cognitive culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  language 
B)  electricity 
C)  religious objects 
D)  All of the answer choices are correct. 
A)  language 
B)  electricity 
C)  religious objects 
D)  All of the answer choices are correct.

Question 12

In general, sociobiologists emphasize how social behavior can influence our biological evolution as a species.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following constitutes culture shock?

Accepted Answer

A)  the absence of knowledge about other cultures 
B)  the feeling of disorientation that is experienced when people encounter cultural practices different from their own 
C)  a set of beliefs and practices that helps to maintain powerful social, economic, and political interests 
D)  the act of viewing people's behavior from the perspective of one's own culture 
A)  the absence of knowledge about other cultures 
B)  the feeling of disorientation that is experienced when people encounter cultural practices different from their own 
C)  a set of beliefs and practices that helps to maintain powerful social, economic, and political interests 
D)  the act of viewing people's behavior from the perspective of one's own culture

Question 14

The use of argot helps clarify the boundary between "insider" members of a subculture and other "outsider" members of society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A dominant ideology

Accepted Answer

A)  enables those in power to shape beliefs about reality. 
B)  is the set of agreed-upon values held by most members of a society. 
C)  is how a society modifies the natural environment to suit its purposes. 
D)  enables marginalized groups to influence their societies. 
A)  enables those in power to shape beliefs about reality. 
B)  is the set of agreed-upon values held by most members of a society. 
C)  is how a society modifies the natural environment to suit its purposes. 
D)  enables marginalized groups to influence their societies.

Question 16

Culture helps us to

Accepted Answer

A)  experience the external world in a physical way. 
B)  interpret information received by our senses. 
C)  perceive nature directly. 
D)  bypass the process of interpretation. 
A)  experience the external world in a physical way. 
B)  interpret information received by our senses. 
C)  perceive nature directly. 
D)  bypass the process of interpretation.

Question 17

The Esperanto language was created

Accepted Answer

A)  to transcend national and ethnic differences. 
B)  for use in a film. 
C)  to provide a more rational and coherent type of language. 
D)  by hobbyists who enjoy the challenge of creating new languages. 
A)  to transcend national and ethnic differences. 
B)  for use in a film. 
C)  to provide a more rational and coherent type of language. 
D)  by hobbyists who enjoy the challenge of creating new languages.

Question 18

What is one of the contributions the feminist perspective has made to the study of language?

Accepted Answer

A)  It suggests that gender-related language reflects traditional acceptance of men and women in certain occupations. 
B)  It suggests that men and women attach vastly different meaning to basic words and thus speak different languages. 
C)  It denies the validity of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis in today's global culture where words are often shared across languages. 
D)  It suggests that language is inherently gender-neutral and that all gender-biased words are relatively recent inventions. 
A)  It suggests that gender-related language reflects traditional acceptance of men and women in certain occupations. 
B)  It suggests that men and women attach vastly different meaning to basic words and thus speak different languages. 
C)  It denies the validity of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis in today's global culture where words are often shared across languages. 
D)  It suggests that language is inherently gender-neutral and that all gender-biased words are relatively recent inventions.

Question 19

Which of the following is True about norms?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are classified as formal or informal. 
B)  All of the answer choices are correct. 
C)  They must be widely shared and understood. 
D)  They are established standards of behavior maintained by a society. 
A)  They are classified as formal or informal. 
B)  All of the answer choices are correct. 
C)  They must be widely shared and understood. 
D)  They are established standards of behavior maintained by a society.

Question 20

The words blacklist and white lie are examples of

Accepted Answer

A)  language that can promote racial stereotypes. 
B)  the nonverbal components of communication. 
C)  language that is universally, rather than culturally, determined. 
D)  descriptive proper nouns. 
A)  language that can promote racial stereotypes. 
B)  the nonverbal components of communication. 
C)  language that is universally, rather than culturally, determined. 
D)  descriptive proper nouns.

Which of the following is True about the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?

One of the reasons why we need culture is that it helps us to make sense of, and relate to, the physical world around us.

Which of the following would be an example of discovery?

Which of the following would be of particular interest to a sociobiologist?

The totality of our shared language, knowledge, material objects, and behavior is known as

Wearing formal clothes in an informal setting would be an example of violating a formal norm.

Terrorist groups in Northern Ireland are an example of

Which of the following is the BEST example of a counterculture within the United States?

Which of the following is True about language?

A dominant ideology is a

Which of the following is a component of cognitive culture?

In general, sociobiologists emphasize how social behavior can influence our biological evolution as a species.

Which of the following constitutes culture shock?

The use of argot helps clarify the boundary between "insider" members of a subculture and other "outsider" members of society.

A dominant ideology

Culture helps us to

The Esperanto language was created

What is one of the contributions the feminist perspective has made to the study of language?

Which of the following is True about norms?

The words blacklist and white lie are examples of

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Which of the following is True about the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?

One of the reasons why we need culture is that it helps us to make sense of, and relate to, the physical world around us.

Which of the following would be an example of discovery?

Which of the following would be of particular interest to a sociobiologist?

The totality of our shared language, knowledge, material objects, and behavior is known as

Wearing formal clothes in an informal setting would be an example of violating a formal norm.

Terrorist groups in Northern Ireland are an example of

Which of the following is the BEST example of a counterculture within the United States?

Which of the following is True about language?

A dominant ideology is a

Which of the following is a component of cognitive culture?

In general, sociobiologists emphasize how social behavior can influence our biological evolution as a species.

Which of the following constitutes culture shock?

The use of argot helps clarify the boundary between "insider" members of a subculture and other "outsider" members of society.

A dominant ideology

Culture helps us to

The Esperanto language was created

What is one of the contributions the feminist perspective has made to the study of language?

Which of the following is True about norms?

The words blacklist and white lie are examples of

The Sociological Imagination

Sociological Research

Socialization

Social Structure and Interaction

Deviance

Families

Education and Religion

Economy and Politics

Social Class

Global Inequality

Gender and Sexuality

Race and Ethnicity

Population, Health, and Environment

Social Change

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