Question 1

The early U.S. sociologist who described the difference between folkways and mores was

Accepted Answer

A)   Emile Durkheim
B)   George Herbert Mead
C)   Harriet Martineau
D)   William Graham Sumner

Question 2

According to George Murdock, all but one of the following is an example of a cultural universal. Which one is NOT a cultural universal?

Accepted Answer

A)   funeral rites
B)   a desire for economic growth
C)   telling jokes
D)   the family

Question 3

The claim that U.S. culture is dominated by European and especially English ways of life asserts that our culture is

Accepted Answer

A)   culturally relativistic.
B)   Afrocentric.
C)   androcentic.
D)   Eurocentric.

Question 4

According to scientists, Homo sapiens first appeared on Earth about how long ago?

Accepted Answer

A)   2,500 years ago
B)   25,000 years ago
C)   250,000 years ago
D)   250 million years ago

Question 5

Pastoral and horticultural societies are not capable of generating material surplus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

By 1492, when explorer Christopher Columbus had reached the Americas, the Industrial Revolution was underway in much of Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following adds to the creation of a global culture?

Accepted Answer

A)   the flow of goods from country to country
B)   the flow of information around the world
C)   the flow of people from country to country
D)   All of the above are correct.

Question 8

The ________tries to explain the fact that a sexual "double standard" is a product of human evolution found around the world.

Accepted Answer

A)   structural-functional approach
B)   social-conflict approach
C)   sociobiology approach
D)   symbolic-interaction approach

Question 9

Which of the following is true of hunting and gathering societies?

Accepted Answer

A)   population is small; people raise animals
B)   population is large; people live in villages
C)   population is small; people are nomadic
D)   population is large; most people are farmers

Question 10

Agrarian societies display very little social inequality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In general, low-income nations have cultures that value individualism and personal self-expression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The members of hunting and gathering societies elect their leaders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Horticultural societies are typically nomadic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Hunting and gathering societies generate little, if any, productive surplus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The theoretical approach that highlights the link between culture and social inequality is the

Accepted Answer

A)   structural-functional approach.
B)   social-conflict approach.
C)   symbolic-interaction approach.
D)   sociobiological approach.

Question 16

Many hand gestures, such as the "thumbs up" sign, can have significantly different meanings around the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Values and norms define a society's "ideal culture."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The concept "ethnocentrism" refers to

Accepted Answer

A)   taking pride in one's ethnicity.
B)   judging another culture by the standards of one's own culture.
C)   judging all other cultures as better than one's own.
D)   judging any culture by its own standards.

Question 19

Cultural transmission refers to the process of

Accepted Answer

A)   judging another culture using our own cultural standards.
B)   passing cultural patterns from one generation to another.
C)   using the oral tradition.
D)   using writing to record cultural patterns.

Question 20

In which region of the United States does the largest share of people speak a language other than English at home?

Accepted Answer

A)   Southwest
B)   South
C)   Northeast
D)   Northwest

Exam 2: Culture

According to scientists, Homo sapiens first appeared on Earth about how long ago?

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Values and norms define a society's "ideal culture."

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The theoretical approach that highlights the link between culture and social inequality is the

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In general, low-income nations have cultures that value individualism and personal self-expression.

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According to George Murdock, all but one of the following is an example of a cultural universal. Which one is NOT a cultural universal?

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Pastoral and horticultural societies are not capable of generating material surplus.

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The early U.S. sociologist who described the difference between folkways and mores was

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Hunting and gathering societies generate little, if any, productive surplus.

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The claim that U.S. culture is dominated by European and especially English ways of life asserts that our culture is

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The concept "ethnocentrism" refers to

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Many hand gestures, such as the "thumbs up" sign, can have significantly different meanings around the world.

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By 1492, when explorer Christopher Columbus had reached the Americas, the Industrial Revolution was underway in much of Europe.

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In which region of the United States does the largest share of people speak a language other than English at home?

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Horticultural societies are typically nomadic.

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Cultural transmission refers to the process of

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The ________tries to explain the fact that a sexual "double standard" is a product of human evolution found around the world.

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Which of the following adds to the creation of a global culture?

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Which of the following is true of hunting and gathering societies?

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The members of hunting and gathering societies elect their leaders.

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Agrarian societies display very little social inequality.

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