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Which of these components of culture is widely accepted globally?


A) values
B) norms
C) symbolic culture
D) elements of material culture

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Which of these concepts represents the way that people really think and behave in their daily lives?


A) ideal culture
B) real culture
C) meritocratic culture
D) material culture

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BMW (a brand of automobile) is associated with speed and luxury,while Volvo is associated with a great safety record.This illustrates which points about culture?


A) Material,cultural objects derive meaning from the way they are categorized relative to other objects in the same category.
B) Material culture and symbolic culture are distinct and separate.
C) There is a clear line between material and nonmaterial culture.
D) Material culture is highly individualized.

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Which of these values has become more globalized in recent years according to the World Values Survey?


A) economic prosperity
B) democracy
C) lifestyle and self-expression
D) gender equality

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The Shamrock,Claddagh rings,and certain types of clothing are all part of the ______,which originated in Ireland.


A) norms
B) symbolic culture
C) material culture
D) consumerism

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Laws are norms that have been codified.

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Many school children in China have images of Mickey Mouse either on their backpacks or on their lunchboxes.Which process does this exemplify?


A) bureaucratization
B) Americanization
C) rationalization
D) counterculturalism

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Which concept is associated with accepting cultural differences?


A) amalgamation
B) segregation
C) multiculturalism
D) assimilation

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Material culture includes all the tangible "stuff" of culture.

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Sanctions can take the form of punishments or rewards.

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Purchasing a product to show others how much wealth you have exemplifies the concept of conspicuous consumption.

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Language is an important aspect of symbolic culture.

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Meritocracy is an example of an ideology in the U.S.

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Computer hackers are an example of which of these?


A) subcultures
B) countercultures
C) culture wars
D) ideal cultures

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When the U.S.legalized same-sex marriage,many people celebrated,but others opposed the law and refused to sell goods or services to same-sex couples.The struggle between these two groups is an example of which of these?


A) counterculture crusade
B) culture war
C) subculture
D) ideology

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Americanization is a type of cultural imperialism.

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Replacing Joe Camel with "Joe Chemo" to criticize smoking is an example of cultural imperialism.

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Cultural imperialism tends to destroy local culture.

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Body builders,cab drivers,chemists,and musicians would all be considered ______ because they each share a distinct way of looking at the world.


A) countercultures
B) subcultures
C) cults
D) ideologies

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Joan,a college student,receives an F in her chemistry class because she performed poorly on her exams and missed class on a regular basis.Which of these is exemplified by her grade?


A) an informal sanction
B) a positive more
C) reinforcement norm
D) a negative sanction

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