Deck 12: Cultural Variation

Question 1

The employees of Indian call centers can be considered

A)a subculture.
B)a counterculture.
C)a dominant culture.
D)All of these answers are correct.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Bilingualism is the use of two or more languages

A)in all sectors of public and private life.
B)in particular settings,such as workplaces or educational facilities,treating each language as equally legitimate.
C)only in educational settings.
D)only in workplaces.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

What percentage of the United States-over the age of five-spoke a language other than English as their primary language at home in 2011?

A)69%
B)51%
C)37%
D)21%

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The statement "Attempts to create bilingualism in the U.S.represent a case of subordinated language minorities seeking opportunities for self-expression" reflects the views of which sociological perspective?

A)functionalist perspective
B)conflict perspective
C)interactionist perspective
D)global perspective

Question 5

Culture shock is

A)the act of viewing people's behavior from the perspective of one's own culture.
B)the feeling of surprise that is experienced when people witness cultural practices different from their own.
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 6

An argot is a specialized language used by members of a subculture.Doctors and nurses,for example,have developed a language system that is not easily understood by patients but enables medical professionals to communicate more easily,rapidly,and precisely with one another.Which sociological perspective is likely to emphasize the value of this specialized medical language?

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

Question 7

An argot is a segment of society that shares a distinctive pattern of customs,rules,and traditions that differs from the patterns of the larger society.

Question 8

Beth travels from New York to Africa and is introduced to living in a dirt-floored hut while she works digging canals for a service trip.It is safe to say she would be experiencing

A)cultural relativity.
B)cultural diffusion.
C)culture shock.
D)cultural integration.

Question 9

A subculture is

A)a segment of society that shares a distinctive pattern of mores,folkways,and values that differs from the larger group.
B)a large number of people who live in the same territory,are relatively independent of people outside it,and participate in a common culture.
C)the totality of learned,socially transmitted behavior.
D)a specialized language that is used by members of a group.

Question 10

A member of a rural Indian tribe in Central America who is suddenly taken to a large city,such as Mexico City,will probably experience

A)cultural relativity.
B)cultural diffusion.
C)culture shock.
D)cultural integration.

Question 11

Which sociological perspective suggests that language and symbols offer a powerful way for a subculture to feel cohesive and maintain its identity?

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

Question 12

The belief that conformity to a single language helps to unify members of a society reflects which sociological perspective?

A)functionalist perspective
B)conflict perspective
C)interactionist perspective
D)global perspective

Question 13

Discuss the policy of bilingualism from both the conflict and interactionist perspectives.

Question 14

Countercultures typically thrive among the young because they have the least investment in the existing culture.

Question 15

Describe the difference between a subculture and a counterculture and provide examples of each.

Question 16

Indigenous Brazilian groups that were once nomadic are now

A)nomadic fisherman.
B)living as equals in Brazilian society.
C)confined to reservations.
D)transitioning to the new Brazil.

Question 17

Armed militia groups,such as the one that was involved in the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995,are an example of

A)a subculture.
B)a counterculture.
C)a culture.
D)both a subculture and a counterculture.

Question 18

"Attacks on bilingualism represent an ethnocentric point of view." This statement best reflects the views of which sociological perspective?

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

Question 19

In the U.S. ,professional gamblers,Armenian Americans,teenagers,and nudists are all examples of

A)cultures.
B)countercultures.
C)subcultures.
D)contracultures.

Question 20

Which sociological perspective argues that subcultures often emerge because the dominant society has unsuccessfully attempted to suppress a practice regarded as improper,such as the use of illegal drugs?

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