Different Culture And Lifestyles Quiz

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1.

Culture Includes:
- A.
  
  Language
- B.
  
  Beliefs
- C.
  
  Values
- D.
  
  All of the above
2.

A group's way of thinking and doing, including language and other forms of interaction, is:
- A.
  
  Material culture
- B.
  
  Nonmaterial culture
- C.
  
  Ideological culture
- D.
  
  Values
3.

Learned and shared ways of believing and of doing penetrate our being at an early age. We take for granted what is "normal" behavior. This is the concept of:
- A.
  
  Culture shock
- B.
  
  Culture within us
- C.
  
  Culture lag
- D.
  
  Culture pluralism
4.

The disorientation people experience when coming into contact with a radically different culture and when no longer able to depend on their taken-for-granted assumptions about life is known as:
- A.
  
  Cultural diffusion
- B.
  
  Cultural leveling
- C.
  
  Cultural relativism
- D.
  
  Culture shock
5.

Using one's culture as a yardstick to judge other cultures is known as practicing:
- A.
  
  Material culture
- B.
  
  Culture shock
- C.
  
  Cultural pluralism
- D.
  
  Ethnocentrism
6.

Gestures
- A.
  
  Are studied by anthropologists but not sociologists
- B.
  
  Are universal
- C.
  
  Always facilitate communication between people
- D.
  
  Can lead to misunderstanding and embarrassment
7.

Symbols are the basis of:
- A.
  
  Material culture
- B.
  
  Nonmaterial culture
- C.
  
  Sociobiology
- D.
  
  Values
8.

The sociological theory that language creates a particular way of thinking and perceiving is:
- A.
  
  Sociobiology
- B.
  
  The Davis-Moore theory
- C.
  
  The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
- D.
  
  The language theory
9.

Every group develops expectations concerning the right way to reflect its values. The group's expectations are called:
- A.
  
  Pluralism
- B.
  
  Norms
- C.
  
  Universals
- D.
  
  Leveling
10.

Norms that are not strictly enforced are called:
- A.
  
  Values
- B.
  
  Folkways
- C.
  
  Mores
- D.
  
  Taboo
11.

Mores:
- A.
  
  Are essential to our core values and require conformity
- B.
  
  Are norms that are not strictly enforced
- C.
  
  State that a person should not try to pass you on the left side of the sidewalk
- D.
  
  Are less important in contemporary societies
12.

In American culture, if a person intentionally kills another person, the behavior violates
- A.
  
  A folkway
- B.
  
  A more
- C.
  
  Neither a nor b
- D.
  
  Option 4
13.

In American culture, eating human flesh is a violation of a(an):
- A.
  
  Universal
- B.
  
  More
- C.
  
  Folkway
- D.
  
  Taboo
14.

Subcultures:
- A.
  
  Are a world within a world
- B.
  
  Have values and related behaviors that set its members apart from the larger culture
- C.
  
  Include ethnic groups
- D.
  
  All of the above
15.

In general, physicians in U.S. society are:
- A.
  
  A subculture
- B.
  
  A counterculture
- C.
  
  Not ethnocentric
- D.
  
  A value cluster
16.

The Ku Klux Klan is a:
- A.
  
  Counterculture
- B.
  
  Subculture
- C.
  
  Cultural universal
- D.
  
  Pluralistic group
17.

A pluralistic society
- A.
  
  Is made up of many different groups
- B.
  
  Tends to discourage subcultures
- C.
  
  Does not share core values
- D.
  
  No longer exists in the world
18.

Value contradictions occur when
- A.
  
  A value, such as on that stresses group superiority, comes into direct conflict with other values, such as democracy and equality
- B.
  
  Societies have very little social change
- C.
  
  A series of interrelated values bind together to form a larger whole
- D.
  
  None of the above
19.

Al of the following except ____ are the underlying core values of U.S. society as identified by sociologist Robin Williams
- A.
  
  Success
- B.
  
  Community
- C.
  
  Democracy
- D.
  
  Freedom
20.

All of the following except ______ is one of the three core values added by your textbook author James Henslin.
- A.
  
  Education
- B.
  
  Religiosity
- C.
  
  Romantic love
- D.
  
  Happiness
21.

Which of the following is not one of the five emerging values in the United States?
- A.
  
  Leisure
- B.
  
  Security
- C.
  
  Physical fitness
- D.
  
  Youthfulness
22.

The valuing of youth and disparagement of old age seem to be more urgent because of:
- A.
  
  The elderly
- B.
  
  Young children
- C.
  
  The baby boomers
- D.
  
  Treenagers
23.

In U.S. society, efforts to legalize same-sex marriages, and the reactions to such marriages by traditionalists, are an example of:
- A.
  
  Cultural leveling
- B.
  
  Cultural diffusion
- C.
  
  Cultural war
- D.
  
  The universality of culture
24.

Ideal culture is:
- A.
  
  A value, norm, or other cultural trait that is found in every group
- B.
  
  The ideal values and norms of a people and the goals held out for them
- C.
  
  The norms and values that people follow when they know they are being watched
- D.
  
  Not a sociological concept
25.

Sociologists call the norms and values that people actually follow
- A.
  
  Real culture
- B.
  
  Normal culture
- C.
  
  Ideal culture
- D.
  
  None of the above