Question 1

What are mores?

Accepted Answer

A)  Norms that are made by government for society, interpreted by the courts, and backed by the power of the state. 
B)  Norms governing everyday social behaviour, the violation of which raises comparatively little concern. 
C)  Norms whose violation produces positive sanctions. 
D)  Norms that are deemed highly necessary to the welfare of a society. 
A)  Norms that are made by government for society, interpreted by the courts, and backed by the power of the state. 
B)  Norms governing everyday social behaviour, the violation of which raises comparatively little concern. 
C)  Norms whose violation produces positive sanctions. 
D)  Norms that are deemed highly necessary to the welfare of a society. D

Question 2

Who originally formulated the concept of ethnocentrism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Seymour Martin Lipset 
B)  William F. Ogburn 
C)  William Graham Sumner 
D)  W. I. Thomas 
A)  Seymour Martin Lipset 
B)  William F. Ogburn 
C)  William Graham Sumner 
D)  W. I. Thomas C

Question 3

Which of the following would be the best example of a significant other?

Accepted Answer

A)  a casual acquaintance at school 
B)  a high school coach 
C)  a clerk in a fast-food restaurant 
D)  a bus driver 
A)  a casual acquaintance at school 
B)  a high school coach 
C)  a clerk in a fast-food restaurant 
D)  a bus driver B

Question 4

What is culture shock?

Accepted Answer

A)  The feelings of disorientation and uncertainty that are experienced when people witness cultural practices different from their own. 
B)  The act of viewing people's behaviour from the perspective of one's own culture. 
C)  Being unaware of the existence of other cultures. 
D)  A set of beliefs and practices that helps to maintain powerful social, economic, and political interests. 
A)  The feelings of disorientation and uncertainty that are experienced when people witness cultural practices different from their own. 
B)  The act of viewing people's behaviour from the perspective of one's own culture. 
C)  Being unaware of the existence of other cultures. 
D)  A set of beliefs and practices that helps to maintain powerful social, economic, and political interests.

Question 5

Why is ethnocentrism problematic?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because it enhances patriotism and belief in the correctness of a group's way of life. 
B)  Because it creates an 'us' and 'them' mentality in which 'they' are seen as inferior. 
C)  Because it creates opportunities for in-group members. 
D)  Because it promotes social solidarity and group pride. 
A)  Because it enhances patriotism and belief in the correctness of a group's way of life. 
B)  Because it creates an 'us' and 'them' mentality in which 'they' are seen as inferior. 
C)  Because it creates opportunities for in-group members. 
D)  Because it promotes social solidarity and group pride.

Question 6

What are gender roles?

Accepted Answer

A)  The biological characteristics of males and females (e.g., genital organs, hormones, body hair). 
B)  Universally consistent learned behaviours of males and females. 
C)  Expectations regarding the proper behaviour, attitudes, and activities of males and females. 
D)  The biologically determined patterns of behaviour that are appropriate for males and females. 
A)  The biological characteristics of males and females (e.g., genital organs, hormones, body hair). 
B)  Universally consistent learned behaviours of males and females. 
C)  Expectations regarding the proper behaviour, attitudes, and activities of males and females. 
D)  The biologically determined patterns of behaviour that are appropriate for males and females.

Question 7

Which of the following best describes the self?

Accepted Answer

A)  A static phenomenon. 
B)  A quality that one is "born with". 
C)  Continually developing and changing. 
D)  A replication quite similar to others. 
A)  A static phenomenon. 
B)  A quality that one is "born with". 
C)  Continually developing and changing. 
D)  A replication quite similar to others.

Question 8

What is culture lag?

Accepted Answer

A)  A period of adjustment when the non-material culture is still struggling to adapt to new material conditions. 
B)  Viewing people's behaviour from the perspective of one's own culture. 
C)  The totality of learned, socially transmitted behaviour. 
D)  The physical or technological aspects of our daily lives. 
A)  A period of adjustment when the non-material culture is still struggling to adapt to new material conditions. 
B)  Viewing people's behaviour from the perspective of one's own culture. 
C)  The totality of learned, socially transmitted behaviour. 
D)  The physical or technological aspects of our daily lives.

Question 9

Which of the following is an outcome of globalization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Native cultures being threatened by Western popular culture. 
B)  The cultural domination of developed nations by developing nations. 
C)  People in developing nations exploring and cherishing their traditional values. 
D)  Wage increases in the developed world. 
A)  Native cultures being threatened by Western popular culture. 
B)  The cultural domination of developed nations by developing nations. 
C)  People in developing nations exploring and cherishing their traditional values. 
D)  Wage increases in the developed world.

Question 10

Which theory builds on the view that our understanding of self is a calculated process based on how we think others will see and judge us based on what we think they will see adding that individuals must work to create certain images in particular situations in order to interact successfully in society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Goffman's presentation of the self 
B)  Cooley's looking-glass self 
C)  Mead's stages of the self 
D)  Piaget's cognitive theory of development 
A)  Goffman's presentation of the self 
B)  Cooley's looking-glass self 
C)  Mead's stages of the self 
D)  Piaget's cognitive theory of development

Question 11

Which of the following describes a society?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a dependent group that owes allegiance to a larger group. 
B)  It contains several different cultures. 
C)  It provides the context within which cultural relationships are established. 
D)  It contains one subculture and many cultures. 
A)  It is a dependent group that owes allegiance to a larger group. 
B)  It contains several different cultures. 
C)  It provides the context within which cultural relationships are established. 
D)  It contains one subculture and many cultures.

Question 12

Which of the following is true of the term significant others?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is George Herbert Mead's term for those individuals who are most important in the development of the self. 
B)  It is Erving Goffman's term for altering the presentation of the self in order to create distinctive appearances and satisfy particular audiences. 
C)  It is Charles Horton Cooley's term for the child's awareness of the attitudes, viewpoints, and expectations of society as a whole. 
D)  It is George Herbert Mead's term for the sum total of a person's conscious perception of her identity as distinct from others. 
A)  It is George Herbert Mead's term for those individuals who are most important in the development of the self. 
B)  It is Erving Goffman's term for altering the presentation of the self in order to create distinctive appearances and satisfy particular audiences. 
C)  It is Charles Horton Cooley's term for the child's awareness of the attitudes, viewpoints, and expectations of society as a whole. 
D)  It is George Herbert Mead's term for the sum total of a person's conscious perception of her identity as distinct from others.

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a function of an argot?

Accepted Answer

A)  Establishing patterns of communication that outsiders cannot understand. 
B)  Supporting and maintaining the values of the dominant culture. 
C)  Clarifying the boundary between "us" and "them". 
D)  Reinforcing a shared identity. 
A)  Establishing patterns of communication that outsiders cannot understand. 
B)  Supporting and maintaining the values of the dominant culture. 
C)  Clarifying the boundary between "us" and "them". 
D)  Reinforcing a shared identity.

Question 14

The violation by Iraqi security forces of the Muslim more which strictly forbids touching  by strangers is described in your text. Of the following elements of culture, which one is  most affected by the concept of diffusion in this particular situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  norms 
B)  values 
C)  sanctions 
D)  language 
A)  norms 
B)  values 
C)  sanctions 
D)  language

Question 15

Diana is a teenager shopping with her friends. She notices each of them slip a small item  of makeup into their bags. When they whisper encouragement to her to do the same, she  refuses, because she believes shoplifting is wrong. To have gone along with her friends  would have gone against Diana's what?

Accepted Answer

A)  values 
B)  individualism 
C)  subculture 
D)  norms 
A)  values 
B)  individualism 
C)  subculture 
D)  norms

Question 16

Which of the following is true of non-material culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has five key components. 
B)  It refers to ways of using material objects. 
C)  It includes written communication. 
D)  It includes food, houses, and factories. 
A)  It has five key components. 
B)  It refers to ways of using material objects. 
C)  It includes written communication. 
D)  It includes food, houses, and factories.

Question 17

Which of the following does language NOT include?

Accepted Answer

A)  written characters 
B)  involuntary movements 
C)  speech 
D)  nonverbal gestures and expressions 
A)  written characters 
B)  involuntary movements 
C)  speech 
D)  nonverbal gestures and expressions

Question 18

What is narrowcasting?

Accepted Answer

A)  The exclusion of the economically marginal from the cultural mainstream, through technological deprivation. 
B)  The targeting of products and services to small demographic niches. 
C)  The ability offered by new technologies to present cultural products without massive capital outlays. 
D)  A process through which we come to interact primarily with people like ourselves. 
A)  The exclusion of the economically marginal from the cultural mainstream, through technological deprivation. 
B)  The targeting of products and services to small demographic niches. 
C)  The ability offered by new technologies to present cultural products without massive capital outlays. 
D)  A process through which we come to interact primarily with people like ourselves.

Question 19

One national survey found that 85% of grade 11 students have their own mobile phone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Read carefully through the statement below and decide which of the options A-D is correct. According to the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis word symbols and the grammar of language organize the world for us. Thus, language must precede thought. Critics argue that this hypothesis is somewhat deterministic because language is depicted by both reflecting upon and constructing new phenomena.

Accepted Answer

A)  The words "thought" and "language" in the second sentence should be reversed 
B)  The word "language" in the last sentence should be replaced by "culture" 
C)  The word "organize" should be replaced by "creates" 
D)  The word "somewhat" should be replaced by "overly" 
A)  The words "thought" and "language" in the second sentence should be reversed 
B)  The word "language" in the last sentence should be replaced by "culture" 
C)  The word "organize" should be replaced by "creates" 
D)  The word "somewhat" should be replaced by "overly"

What are mores?

Who originally formulated the concept of ethnocentrism?

Which of the following would be the best example of a significant other?

What is culture shock?

Why is ethnocentrism problematic?

What are gender roles?

Which of the following best describes the self?

What is culture lag?

Which of the following is an outcome of globalization?

Which of the following describes a society?

Which of the following is true of the term significant others?

Which of the following is NOT a function of an argot?

The violation by Iraqi security forces of the Muslim more which strictly forbids touching by strangers is described in your text. Of the following elements of culture, which one is most affected by the concept of diffusion in this particular situation?

Which of the following is true of non-material culture?

Which of the following does language NOT include?

What is narrowcasting?

One national survey found that 85% of grade 11 students have their own mobile phone.

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What are mores?

Who originally formulated the concept of ethnocentrism?

Which of the following would be the best example of a significant other?

What is culture shock?

Why is ethnocentrism problematic?

What are gender roles?

Which of the following best describes the self?

What is culture lag?

Which of the following is an outcome of globalization?

Which of the following describes a society?

Which of the following is true of the term significant others?

Which of the following is NOT a function of an argot?

The violation by Iraqi security forces of the Muslim more which strictly forbids touching by strangers is described in your text. Of the following elements of culture, which one is most affected by the concept of diffusion in this particular situation?

Which of the following is true of non-material culture?

Which of the following does language NOT include?

What is narrowcasting?

One national survey found that 85% of grade 11 students have their own mobile phone.

The Sociological Imagination, and Sociological Research

Social Structure, Interaction & Deviance

Families, Education & Religion

Government, Economy, and Social Class

Global Inequality, Gender & Age

Race, Ethnicity, Health, Medicine & Environment

Social Change

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