Deck 13: Sociology and Anthropology: Social Structures and Culture

Question 1

Culture consists of

A) the artistic items made in the past.
B) all the accepted and patterned ways of a group's behavior.
C) rules for including and excluding members.
D) acceptable language and dress code of a group.

Answer 1

all the accepted and patterned ways of a group's behavior.

Question 2

_______________________are referred to as the "mirror of a culture."

A) editorials
B) letters
C) folktales
D) books

Answer 2

folktales

Question 3

The symbolic level of culture deals with

A) norms.
B) values.
C) ethnicity.
D) culture.

Answer 3

values.

Question 4

Henotheism is the worship of

A) one God.
B) multiple gods.
C) one god without denying the existence of others.
D) no god.

Question 5

A summary of the U.S. Supreme Court decisions on instruction and religion in public schools
Is that

A) teachers should never discuss religion in public schools.
B) teachers may only bring in guest speakers to discuss religion.
C) students may discuss religion, but teachers may not.
D) teachers must teach about religion as a civic necessity.

Question 6

Transformative approach to multicultural education includes

A) cultural content viewed from a mainstream perspective.
B) ethnic or cultural content limited to special days or months.
C) students making decisions or taking actions.
D) students experiencing concepts and issues from several ethnic/cultural perspectives.

Question 7

A problem with the additive approach to multicultural education is that

A) the incorporated content is viewed primarily from the perspective of mainstream culture.
B) it is not used frequently enough to have any effect.
C) it is often against district curriculum guides.
D) there is no substantiation of the information.

Question 8

Sociologists study

A) humanity as a whole.
B) the behavior of individuals.
C) the behavior of people in social groups.
D) people and the environment.

Question 9

Explain the three levels of teaching about cultures. How can each be incorporated into the curriculum?

Question 10

Explain the importance of understanding sociology in the classroom as it relates to children's self-esteem, the classroom environment and inclusion of children with special needs.