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1
Culture is defined as
A)the largest form of human group.
B)the totality of learned, socially transmitted customs, knowledge, material objects, and behavior.
C)the established standards of behavior maintained by a society.
D)norms governing everyday behavior.
2
People's need for food, shelter, and clothing are examples of what Murdock referred to as
A)norms.
B)folkways.
C)cultural practices.
D)cultural universals.
3
The process of introducing a new idea or object to culture through discovery or invention is known as
A)innovation.
B)diffusion.
C)globalization.
D)cultural relativism.
4
The finding of the structure of the DNA molecule is an example of a/an
A)invention.
B)discovery.
C)cultural universal.
D)Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
5
What term do sociologists use to refer to the process by which a cultural item spreads from group to group or society to society?
A)innovation
B)globalization
C)diffusion
D)cultural relativism
6
The emergence of Starbucks in China represents what aspect of culture?
A)innovation
B)globalization
C)diffusion
D)cultural relativism
7
What term did William Ogburn introduce to refer to the period of maladjustment when the nonmaterial culture is still adapting to new material conditions?
A)culture lag
B)cultural relativism
C)ethnocentrism
D)diffusion
8
Which one of the following statements is true according to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?
A)Language simply describes reality.
B)Language does not transmit stereotypes related to race.
C)Language precedes thought.
D)Language is not an example of a cultural universal.
9
The statement "Respect your elders" reflects which one of the following?
A)diffusion
B)cultural universals
C)ethnocentrism
D)norms
10
In the United States, we often formalize norms into
A)ideals.
B)folkways.
C)laws.
D)values.
11
Standards of proper dress are a common example of which one of the following?
A)informal norms
B)sanctions
C)values
D)formal norms
12
The concept of reward is included in this definition.
A)mores.
B)values.
C)folkways.
D)sanctions.
13
Health, love, and democracy are examples of
A)mores.
B)values.
C)folkways.
D)sanctions.
14
Which theoretical perspective maintains that stability requires a consensus and the support of society's members?
A)conflict theory
B)interactionist theory
C)social control theory
D)functionalist theory
15
Which view of culture became popular in sociology in the United Stated beginning in the 1950s?
A)conflict theory
B)interactionist theory
C)social control theory
D)functionalist theory
16
Which one of the following statements is true from a conflict perspective?
A)Stability requires a consensus and the support of a society's members.
B)Cultural traits all work toward stabilizing society.
C)A common culture serves to maintain the privileges of certain groups.
D)Practices such as prostitution continue to survive because they contribute to the overall social stability.
17
Which one of the following terms describes the set of cultural beliefs and practices that help to maintain powerful social, economic, and political interests?
A)mores
B)dominant ideology
C)consensus
D)values
18
Which of the following life goals has shown the strongest gain in popularity for first-year college students in the United States from 1966-2011?
A)developing a meaningful philosophy of life
B)helping to promote racial understanding
C)helping others
D)being very well-off financially
19
An American touring different parts of China wants local meat for dinner, but is shocked to learn that the specialty in one restaurant is dog meat. This illustrates
A)counterculture.
B)dominant ideology.
C)a cultural universal.
D)culture shock.
20
Ultraconservative militia groups in the U.S. are examples of
A)cultural universals.
B)subcultures.
C)countercultures.
D)dominant ideologies.
21
What term do sociologists use to refer to a segment of society that shares a distinctive pattern of customs, rules, and traditions that differs from the pattern of the larger society?
A)dominant culture
B)counterculture
C)subculture
D)superculture
22
Anyone who feels disoriented, uncertain, out of place, even fearful, when immersed in an unfamiliar culture may be experiencing
A)culture lag.
B)culture shock.
C)cultural relativism.
D)xenocentrism.
23
What is the term used when one places a priority on understanding other cultures, rather than dismissing them as "strange" or "exotic"?
A)ethnocentrism
B)culture shock
C)cultural relativism
D)xenocentrism
24
Sociobiology is founded on the work of
A)Herbert Spencer.
B)Charles Darwin.
C)Karl Marx.
D)William Ogburn.
25
Evaluating the practices of other cultures on the basis of our own perspective is referred to as
A)ethnocentrism.
B)culture shock.
C)cultural relativism.
D)xenocentrism.







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