Question 1

Which of the following groups could be considered xenophobic?

Accepted Answer

A) the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 
B) the American Association of Retired Persons 
C) the Ku Klux Klan 
D) the March of Dimes 
A) the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 
B) the American Association of Retired Persons 
C) the Ku Klux Klan 
D) the March of Dimes C

Question 2

Which country has recently passed the United States in the value it places on competition,according to the World Values Study?

Accepted Answer

A) Indonesia 
B) Malaysia 
C) Japan 
D) China 
A) Indonesia 
B) Malaysia 
C) Japan 
D) China D

Question 3

Which theorist focused on how cultural values serve to unite people?

Accepted Answer

A) Karl Marx 
B) Charles Horton Cooley 
C) Emile Durkheim 
D) Max Weber 
A) Karl Marx 
B) Charles Horton Cooley 
C) Emile Durkheim 
D) Max Weber C

Question 4

What is a system of meaning that helps define,explain,and make value judgments about the world?

Accepted Answer

A) cultural universals 
B) hypothesis 
C) theory 
D) ideology 
A) cultural universals 
B) hypothesis 
C) theory 
D) ideology

Question 5

What perspective emphasizes micro-level interactions?

Accepted Answer

A) functionalist 
B) conflict 
C) feminist 
D) symbolic interactionist 
A) functionalist 
B) conflict 
C) feminist 
D) symbolic interactionist

Question 6

A sound,gesture,image,or object that represents something else is known as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) communication device. 
B) new technology. 
C) emoticon. 
D) symbol. 
A) communication device. 
B) new technology. 
C) emoticon. 
D) symbol.

Question 7

What is a primary goal of multicultural societies?

Accepted Answer

A) deciding which language should be the primary language spoken by everyone in public settings 
B) making sure that all new immigrants assimilate to the dominant culture 
C) making signs available in every language that is spoken 
D) having people with different ways of life try to coexist 
A) deciding which language should be the primary language spoken by everyone in public settings 
B) making sure that all new immigrants assimilate to the dominant culture 
C) making signs available in every language that is spoken 
D) having people with different ways of life try to coexist

Question 8

In 2010,which country banned women from wearing face-covering veils in public?

Accepted Answer

A) France 
B) Russia 
C) Iran 
D) Afghanistan 
A) France 
B) Russia 
C) Iran 
D) Afghanistan

Question 9

Culture is biologically based and not learned.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is true about religious fundamentalists?

Accepted Answer

A) They are found primarily in the Middle East. 
B) They believe in the literal interpretation of a sacred text. 
C) They embrace both secular and religious practices and beliefs. 
D) They promote change in society. 
A) They are found primarily in the Middle East. 
B) They believe in the literal interpretation of a sacred text. 
C) They embrace both secular and religious practices and beliefs. 
D) They promote change in society.

Question 11

Sharing a language comes with sharing a culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Japanese students typically attend school more hours per day than American students.In Japan,learning is more group-centered and focused than in the United States.Teamwork and cooperation are also stressed in Japanese schools,whereas students in the United States are taught to have more individualistic values.What would explain the differences between Japanese and American schools?

Accepted Answer

A) Americans are unable to keep schools open year-round because of the costs of maintaining the buildings. 
B) Americans place more value and emphasis on family than the Japanese. 
C) The dominant ideology in Japan supports a more cooperative education than the United States. 
D) The dominant ideology in Japan discourages any kind of competition among students. 
A) Americans are unable to keep schools open year-round because of the costs of maintaining the buildings. 
B) Americans place more value and emphasis on family than the Japanese. 
C) The dominant ideology in Japan supports a more cooperative education than the United States. 
D) The dominant ideology in Japan discourages any kind of competition among students.

Question 13

The swastika was an ancient symbol that was used in many cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

If your cell phone rings in the library and others give you a disapproving look,you have likely violated a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) formal regulation. 
B) informal norm. 
C) more. 
D) folkway. 
A) formal regulation. 
B) informal norm. 
C) more. 
D) folkway.

Question 15

What is the key concept underlying the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A) Language allows for the easy translation of words from one culture to another. 
B) Languages affect how their speakers think and behave. 
C) Some cultures have evolved to have more sophisticated language than others. 
D) New words and concepts are rarely developed and have remained stable over time. 
A) Language allows for the easy translation of words from one culture to another. 
B) Languages affect how their speakers think and behave. 
C) Some cultures have evolved to have more sophisticated language than others. 
D) New words and concepts are rarely developed and have remained stable over time.

Question 16

Which country still values loyalty and group solidarity over competition?

Accepted Answer

A) United States 
B) Japan 
C) China 
D) Russia 
A) United States 
B) Japan 
C) China 
D) Russia

Question 17

Judy attends a small,private Catholic high school in the suburb in which she and her parents live.Her brothers and sisters attend this school as well.Judy likes her friends and the education that she receives.Sometimes she is jealous of her friends in the public high school because they can wear whatever they like and the rules are not as strict as in her high school.Judy knows that she needs to follow these rules.Judy's situation reflects culture operating at which level?

Accepted Answer

A) micro 
B) macro 
C) meso 
D) latent 
A) micro 
B) macro 
C) meso 
D) latent

Question 18

Throughout much of Western history,images of white,professional,middle-class men represented the dominant culture.Why was this case?

Accepted Answer

A) There were comparatively few women,so they did not make a notable impact on society. 
B) Minority groups did not desire to work in professional settings. 
C) This is the group that was in power and saw themselves as representing the dominant culture. 
D) Women felt that education and working in the labor force were unimportant. 
A) There were comparatively few women,so they did not make a notable impact on society. 
B) Minority groups did not desire to work in professional settings. 
C) This is the group that was in power and saw themselves as representing the dominant culture. 
D) Women felt that education and working in the labor force were unimportant.

Question 19

A culture that exists within societies in which the ideas and practices of those in power are represented is knows as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) ideal culture. 
B) subculture. 
C) dominant culture. 
D) counterculture. 
A) ideal culture. 
B) subculture. 
C) dominant culture. 
D) counterculture.

Question 20

Which statement about norms is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Norms shape people's sense of appropriate behavior. 
B) Norms are rigid. 
C) Norms can bridge a culture's ideas and practices. 
D) Norms can change over time. 
A) Norms shape people's sense of appropriate behavior. 
B) Norms are rigid. 
C) Norms can bridge a culture's ideas and practices. 
D) Norms can change over time.

Which of the following groups could be considered xenophobic?

Which country has recently passed the United States in the value it places on competition,according to the World Values Study?

Which theorist focused on how cultural values serve to unite people?

What is a system of meaning that helps define,explain,and make value judgments about the world?

What perspective emphasizes micro-level interactions?

A sound,gesture,image,or object that represents something else is known as a(n)

What is a primary goal of multicultural societies?

In 2010,which country banned women from wearing face-covering veils in public?

Culture is biologically based and not learned.

Which of the following is true about religious fundamentalists?

Sharing a language comes with sharing a culture.

The swastika was an ancient symbol that was used in many cultures.

If your cell phone rings in the library and others give you a disapproving look,you have likely violated a(n)

What is the key concept underlying the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?

Which country still values loyalty and group solidarity over competition?

Throughout much of Western history,images of white,professional,middle-class men represented the dominant culture.Why was this case?

A culture that exists within societies in which the ideas and practices of those in power are represented is knows as a(n)

Which statement about norms is FALSE?

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Exam 3: Culture

Which of the following groups could be considered xenophobic?

Which country has recently passed the United States in the value it places on competition,according to the World Values Study?

Which theorist focused on how cultural values serve to unite people?

What is a system of meaning that helps define,explain,and make value judgments about the world?

What perspective emphasizes micro-level interactions?

A sound,gesture,image,or object that represents something else is known as a(n)

What is a primary goal of multicultural societies?

In 2010,which country banned women from wearing face-covering veils in public?

Culture is biologically based and not learned.

Which of the following is true about religious fundamentalists?

Sharing a language comes with sharing a culture.

The swastika was an ancient symbol that was used in many cultures.

If your cell phone rings in the library and others give you a disapproving look,you have likely violated a(n)

What is the key concept underlying the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?

Which country still values loyalty and group solidarity over competition?

Throughout much of Western history,images of white,professional,middle-class men represented the dominant culture.Why was this case?

A culture that exists within societies in which the ideas and practices of those in power are represented is knows as a(n)

Which statement about norms is FALSE?

Sociology in a Changing World

Understanding the Research Process

Social Structure

Power

Socialization

Interaction, Groups, and Organizations

Deviance and Social Control

Class and Global Inequality

Race and Ethnicity

Gender and Sexuality

Family and Religion

Education and Work

Media and Consumption

Communities, the Environment, and Health

Politics and the Economy

Social Change: Globalization, Population, and Social Movements

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