Deck 4: Culture

Question 1

Today,retirement has changed considerably.The baby boomer generation is large,and people live longer than the generations before them.Retirement has changed because of ______ changes to U.S.culture.

A)internal
B)external
C)absolute
D)proportional

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Avery,a daycare provider,assaults a child at work and the child eventually dies.Which of these has she violated?

A)a more
B)a folkway
C)a taboo
D)a sanction

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Joan,a college student,receives an F in her chemistry class because she performed poorly on her exams and missed class on a regular basis.Which of these is exemplified by her grade?

A)an informal sanction
B)a positive more
C)reinforcement norm
D)a negative sanction

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Corporation X says it strives to treat their employees as equals but many women have reported being sexually harassed there.Corporation X's intent to treat employees equally exemplifies which type of culture?

A)real culture
B)ideal culture
C)meritocratic culture
D)material culture

Question 5

Tommy brings a weapon on his flight to Atlanta.Which of these has he violated?

A)a sanction
B)a folkway
C)a taboo
D)a law

Question 6

According to the chapter text,to establish democracy certain conditions must be met.People must trust their government.They must also have access to food,safety and which of these?

A)education
B)media access
C)technology
D)laws

Question 7

Taylor uses her laptop to look at Facebook during lecture instead of paying attention to class.Which of these has she violated?

A)a folkway
B)a law
C)a taboo
D)a more

Question 8

What is another name for the tangible forms of culture such as its artifacts?

A)non-material culture
B)symbolic culture
C)material culture
D)consumerism

Question 9

The Shamrock,Claddagh rings,and certain types of clothing are all part of the ______,which originated in Ireland.

A)norms
B)symbolic culture
C)material culture
D)consumerism

Question 10

Which of these is a formal norm?

A)folkway
B)law
C)value
D)idea

Question 11

Which of these is TRUE of culture,based on George Ritzer's text?

A)Differences exist within cultures and between cultures.
B)Cultures are easy to understand because all cultures share the same symbols.
C)Culture tends to remain the same over time.
D)Culture is rarely affected by changes that are internal to the group.

Question 12

What is the relationship between language and culture?

A)Language is influenced by culture.
B)Language allows culture to develop.
C)Oral traditions are most effective at developing a distinct culture.
D)Language reflects general cultural viewpoints.

Question 13

Freedom of expression,democracy,and the importance of family are examples of ______ in U.S.culture.

A)sanctions
B)values
C)mores
D)folkways

Question 14

What is another name to describe the overall intangible forms of culture such as its norms and values?

A)norms
B)symbolic culture
C)material culture
D)consumerism

Question 15

Which of these concepts represents the way that people really think and behave in their daily lives?

A)ideal culture
B)real culture
C)meritocratic culture
D)material culture

Question 16

The ideas described in your textbook are an example of which of these?

A)norms
B)symbolic culture
C)material culture
D)consumerism

Question 17

BMW (a brand of automobile)is associated with speed and luxury,while Volvo is associated with a great safety record.This illustrates which points about culture?

A)Material,cultural objects derive meaning from the way they are categorized relative to other objects in the same category.
B)Material culture and symbolic culture are distinct and separate.
C)There is a clear line between material and nonmaterial culture.
D)Material culture is highly individualized.

Question 18

Alicia has had an excellent driving record for three years,so she received a 30% discount on her auto insurance.Which of these is exemplified by the discount?

A)a negative sanction
B)a positive more
C)a positive sanction
D)an external sanction

Question 19

Which of these concepts represents the way that society makes us think that people believe and do in their daily lives?

A)ideal culture
B)real culture
C)meritocratic culture
D)material culture

Question 20

U.S.culture is based on a democratic government,which adheres to the belief that power is in the hands of the people.People in the U.S.believe in this ______ and vote because they want to exert their right to do so.

A)folkway
B)ideology
C)symbolic culture
D)contradiction

Question 21

Body builders,cab drivers,chemists,and musicians would all be considered ______ because they each share a distinct way of looking at the world.

A)countercultures
B)subcultures
C)cults
D)ideologies

Question 22

Which of these components of culture is widely accepted globally?

A)values
B)norms
C)symbolic culture
D)elements of material culture

Question 23

Sweden has outlawed spanking,but many people in the U.S.believe that spanking on occasion is an acceptable form of punishment.When someone from the U.S.questions someone from Sweden on the country's "weird practice," the person from the U.S.would be exhibiting which of these?

A)assimilation
B)ethnocentrism
C)cultural relativism
D)multiculturalism

Question 24

Computer hackers are an example of which of these?

A)subcultures
B)countercultures
C)culture wars
D)ideal cultures

Question 25

A culture war pits which of these against each other?

A)subcultures and countercultures
B)dominant cultures and ideal cultures
C)subcultures and ideal cultures
D)dominant cultures and countercultures

Question 26

In recent years,some minority groups have become impatient with the dominant culture and have begun to assert their right not to assimilate.What does this exemplify?

A)ideology
B)assimilation
C)multiculturalism
D)identity politics

Question 27

Which concept is associated with accepting cultural differences?

A)amalgamation
B)segregation
C)multiculturalism
D)assimilation

Question 28

What is the term to describe the integration of a minority group into a mainstream group?

A)assimilation
B)identity politics
C)multiculturalism
D)ethnocentrism

Question 29

Many school children in China have images of Mickey Mouse either on their backpacks or on their lunchboxes.Which process does this exemplify?

A)bureaucratization
B)Americanization
C)rationalization
D)counterculturalism

Question 30

Today,most immigrants come to the U.S.from ______.

A)Asia
B)Central and South America
C)North America
D)Europe

Question 31

Which of these refers to the belief that the norms,values,traditions,and symbols of one's own culture are better than those of other cultures?

A)assimilation
B)ethnocentrism
C)cultural relativism
D)multiculturalism

Question 32

The dominant culture in the U.S.has been most interested in which of these practices?

A)assimilation
B)identity politics
C)multiculturalism
D)ethnocentrism

Question 33

Which of these is TRUE of an ideology?

A)It is a shared belief held only by powerful members of society.
B)It is always true.
C)It guides people's actions.
D)Most societies have only one ideology.

Question 34

The belief that working hard translates into becoming successful is called which of these?

A)real culture
B)meritocracy
C)folkway
D)material culture

Question 35

Which of these values has become more globalized in recent years according to the World Values Survey?

A)economic prosperity
B)democracy
C)lifestyle and self-expression
D)gender equality

Question 36

Which of these refers to the practice of understanding why cultural practices take place in certain societies?

A)assimilation
B)ethnocentrism
C)cultural relativism
D)multiculturalism

Question 37

When the U.S.legalized same-sex marriage,many people celebrated,but others opposed the law and refused to sell goods or services to same-sex couples.The struggle between these two groups is an example of which of these?

A)counterculture crusade
B)culture war
C)subculture
D)ideology

Question 38

The National Organization for Women,National Association for the Advancement of Colored People,and the Hispanic American Organization are groups who are working for the rights of minorities.In which of these are they engaged?

A)ethnocentrism
B)identity politics
C)counterculturalism
D)Americanization

Question 39

Before the twentieth century,most immigrants came to the U.S.from ______.

A)Asia
B)Central and South America
C)North America
D)Europe

Question 40

Cults sometimes engage in practices in direct opposition to U.S.cultural values.Therefore,cults would be considered which of these?

A)subculture
B)reference group
C)counterculture
D)material culture

Question 41

Technological innovation is an example of an internal change to culture.

Question 42

Which of these signals we are entering a postconsumer culture?

A)Fewer reality television shows focused on consumption.
B)People have increased the amount of money they are spending.
C)The housing market has rebounded to stronger than it was before the recession.
D)People are participating more in the "sharing economy."

Question 43

People in the U.S.are still working out the cultural rules for cell phone use.

Question 44

People generally accept the components of culture,but sometimes we simply refuse to follow them.

Question 45

Language is an important aspect of symbolic culture.

Question 46

Material culture and symbolic culture are distinctly separate phenomenon.

Question 47

Every society has a culture.

Question 48

Material culture includes all the tangible "stuff" of culture.

Question 49

Texting in class violates a law.

Question 50

Stealing violates a folkway.

Question 51

Every year,people in the U.S.spend billions on Christmas presents at stores found in every state.This exemplifies that the country is which of these?

A)globalized
B)a consumer culture
C)an ideal culture
D)a cultural imperialist

Question 52

Culture can be thought of as a whole,but it is also important to understand that a whole culture can differ internally.

Question 53

Some Iraqis have been resistant to a democratic government,seeing it as imposed on them by the U.S.In other words,they see the U.S.as which of these?

A)a creator of culture wars
B)a cultural imperialist
C)a cultural relativist
D)a global culture

Question 54

Which of these is the most controversial aspect of consumer culture?

A)the escalation of culture wars
B)the expansion of multiculturalism
C)the increase in Americanization
D)the direct marketing of consumer items to children

Question 55

Laws are norms that have been codified.

Question 56

The U.S.value of democracy has been accepted worldwide.

Question 57

Sanctions can take the form of punishments or rewards.

Question 58

Driving 70 mph in a 50-mph zone violates a more.

Question 59

Norms are reinforced through mores.

Question 60

Today,millions of people have joined Internet sites such as Facebook.These sites have norms and specific rules are enforced.Sites such as Facebook are examples of which of these?

A)consumer culture
B)cyberculture
C)cultural imperialism
D)postconsumer culture

Question 61

A culture war is defined as a conflict between two countercultures.

Question 62

Countercultural movements exist in the realm of consumption.

Question 63

Cultural imperialism tends to destroy local culture.

Question 64

Multiculturalism is a long-standing practice in European societies.

Question 65

Subcultures are groups of people who accept much of the dominant culture but are set apart from it by one or more culturally significant characteristics.

Question 66

The most controversial aspect of U.S.consumer culture is marketing to minority groups.

Question 67

Ethnocentrism refers to understanding a culture from the eyes of the people who live in that culture.

Question 68

Americanization is a type of cultural imperialism.

Question 69

The name for what we think people do and value is real culture.

Question 70

Consumer culture is declining in the U.S.

Question 71

Black Power is an example of identity politics.

Question 72

Computer hackers are an example of the term counterculture.

Question 73

The Internet exemplifies a new distinctive type of culture.

Question 74

An example of U.S.ideal culture is the belief that mothers should be completely devoted to their children.

Question 75

Purchasing a product to show others how much wealth you have exemplifies the concept of conspicuous consumption.

Question 76

Cultural imperialism is a term to describe the imposition of the dominant culture on other cultures.

Question 77

The Internet is a place where people escape from consumer culture.

Question 78

Replacing Joe Camel with "Joe Chemo" to criticize smoking is an example of cultural imperialism.

Question 79

Cultural relativism refers to the spreading of cultural characteristics from one culture to another.

Question 80

Meritocracy is an example of an ideology in the U.S.