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Understanding Cultural Sociology: Key Concepts Assessment

Explore key concepts from the Culture Textbook in this focused assessment. This quiz enhances understanding of cultural sociology, assessing comprehension and application of theoretical frameworks discussed in Chapter 5 of your...

Questions: 30 | Attempts: 10 | Last updated: Aug 4, 2025

Sample Question 1
What is culture?

The study of Earth's physical features and atmosphere.

The average weather conditions in a particular place over a long period of time.

A system of communication used by a particular country or community.

The sum total of the social environment in which we are raised and continue to be socialized in throughout our lives. Foundations geography climate language norms values current artifacts traditions

Sample Question 2
What are cultural universals?

Within & outside culture. Hierarchies are formed.

To function for the smooth and continued operation of a society.

Common practices shared by all societies. But all societies share certain cultural universals To function for the smooth and continued operation of a society (functionalist perspective) Provides stability & order Imposed by more dominant societies upon others which are less dominant (conflict perspective) Within & outside culture. Hierarchies are formed. All societies must: Secure material goods Develop forms of communications Develop the use of technologies and tools Develop skills Provides identity

Imposed by more dominant societies upon others which are less dominant.

Sample Question 3
What is material culture?

Cultural practices and rituals passed down through generations.

Belief systems that people hold in a culture.

Tangible or physical items that people have created for use and give meaning to in a given culture. Material culture tells about about non-material culture. Material = food Non- material = belief systems

Languages spoken by people in a specific culture.