Question 1

Identify the means of enforcing norms that include positive and negative versions.

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A)   taboos
B)   mores
C)   sanctions
D)   folkways

Question 2

At the beginning of the twenty-first century, some people placed signs with crudely painted skeletons holding cell phones near roadways, usually facing freeway ramps. These signs indicated disapproval of using cell phones while driving, which is a practice some states have now made illegal. As a result of this social movement,

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A)   almost no one violates the norm of not talking on a cell phone while driving.
B)   talking on a cell phone while driving is taboo.
C)   there are no formal sanctions that can be used to enforce the norm of not talking on a cell phone while driving.
D)   an informal norm has become a law.

Question 3

The values, norms, and practices of the most powerful group within a society are called

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A)   cultural leveling.
B)   symbolic culture.
C)   dominant culture.
D)   minority culture.

Question 4

Which of the following provides an arena for playing out culture wars?

Accepted Answer

A)   schools
B)   media
C)   workplace
D)   family

Question 5

Monetary fines, harsh words, and shaking one's fist are examples of

Accepted Answer

A)   negative sanctions.
B)   positive feedback.
C)   cultural universals.
D)   situational norms.

Question 6

Curators at museums have recently experienced problems with the preservation of plastic objects, almost all of which disintegrate over time. The Smithsonian collection contains the first-ever plastic toothbrush, which soon will be nothing more than a pile of plastic particles. This problem is leading many historians to worry that we will lose the history of our

Accepted Answer

A)   symbolic culture.
B)   signs and gestures.
C)   linguistic relativity.
D)   material culture.

Question 7

A ________ is a kind of norm so deeply ingrained in that the very thought of violating it evokes feelings of disgust or horror.

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A)   federal law
B)   taboo
C)   folkway
D)   more

Question 8

Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)  was an activist organization in the 1960s that protested the Vietnam War, racial injustice, and economic exploitation. The organization largely favored direct action and protest, most of which opposed traditional organizing and politics. What could you say that members of SDS were part of based on this information?

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A)   a counterculture
B)   a subculture
C)   ideal culture
D)   a movement for cultural diffusion

Question 9

Norms are enforced in everyday settings by

Accepted Answer

A)   multiculturalism.
B)   sanctions.
C)   signs.
D)   culture wars.

Question 10

The definition of "culture"

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A)   involves reactions to the ways in which people follow or disobey norms in society.
B)   is limited to rules or guidelines about what kind of behavior is acceptable and appropriate within a particular situation.
C)   is the principle of evaluating another group or individual as abnormal or inferior.
D)   is the entire way of life of a group of people, and it acts as a lens through which we view the world.

Question 11

Sociologists refer to the norms and values that people aspire to as ________ culture.

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A)   ideal
B)   dominant
C)   real
D)   symbolic

Question 12

Who studied the Hopi of the southwestern United States and concluded that language not only allows us to express our thoughts, but also shapes the way we think?

Accepted Answer

A)   Horace Miner
B)   Eric Schlosser
C)   Edward Sapir and Benjamin Whorf
D)   Bob Luitweiler and William Gibson

Question 13

What is it called when an individual uses their group's way of doing things as the standard for judging others?

Accepted Answer

A)   ethnocentrism
B)   culture shock
C)   cultural relativism
D)   self-centeredness

Question 14

Ethnocentric people tend to view other cultures as abnormal because

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A)   they have values and beliefs that are universally recognized.
B)   they use their own culture as a standard of judgment.
C)   they are practicing cultural relativism.
D)   they are part of a counterculture.

Question 15

Norms develop out of a culture's value system.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Sociologists claim that culture is the lens through which we perceive and evaluate what is going on in the world around us.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What does the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis propose?

Accepted Answer

A)   All humans share the same sense of social perception, although we have different labels for things.
B)   Nonverbal communication is as powerful as language in social interaction.
C)   Language can structure our perception of reality.
D)   We relate to each other on a symbolic rather than a literal level.

Question 18

Clashes over values in the United States, especially as represented by liberals and conservatives in the mass media, have been termed

Accepted Answer

A)   value contradictions.
B)   norm violations.
C)   culture wars.
D)   partisan politics.

Question 19

Which of the following groups is MOST likely to be classified as a counterculture?

Accepted Answer

A)   a militia group living in Montana
B)   New York City taxi drivers
C)   students who belong to a Middle Eastern Studies Club
D)   members of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)

Question 20

There are many sushi restaurants in the United States and many McDonald's-style fast-food restaurants in Japan. These are examples of

Accepted Answer

A)   the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
B)   cultural diffusion.
C)   counterculture.
D)   a culture war.

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Who studied the Hopi of the southwestern United States and concluded that language not only allows us to express our thoughts, but also shapes the way we think?

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Monetary fines, harsh words, and shaking one's fist are examples of

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Sociologists refer to the norms and values that people aspire to as ________ culture.

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Clashes over values in the United States, especially as represented by liberals and conservatives in the mass media, have been termed

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What is it called when an individual uses their group's way of doing things as the standard for judging others?

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Which of the following provides an arena for playing out culture wars?

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The definition of "culture"

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Sociologists claim that culture is the lens through which we perceive and evaluate what is going on in the world around us.

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Which of the following groups is MOST likely to be classified as a counterculture?

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Ethnocentric people tend to view other cultures as abnormal because

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Norms are enforced in everyday settings by

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Norms develop out of a culture's value system.

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Identify the means of enforcing norms that include positive and negative versions.

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There are many sushi restaurants in the United States and many McDonald's-style fast-food restaurants in Japan. These are examples of

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A ________ is a kind of norm so deeply ingrained in that the very thought of violating it evokes feelings of disgust or horror.

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