Question 1

________ are the behavioral expectations for the people who occupy particular social positions.

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A)   Statuses
B)   Values
C)   Roles
D)   Norms

Question 2

The environmental crisis can be traced to

Accepted Answer

A)   competition.
B)   deferred gratification.
C)   capitalism and private property.
D)   emphasis on progress.

Question 3

________ are relatively unimportant norms and are not severely punished if violated.

Accepted Answer

A)   Folkways
B)   Values
C)   Mores
D)   Taboos

Question 4

As a result of culture, human society is random and capricious.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Identify which of the following is not one of the ways to determine a society's values.

Accepted Answer

A)   Evaluate what preoccupies people in their conversations and actions.
B)   Consider what choices people consistently make.
C)   Identify what religious beliefs people subscribe to.
D)   Understand what people say is good, bad, moral, immoral, desirable, or undesirable.

Question 6

The process of learning one's culture is called cultural diffusion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Social technology provides us with a framework for interpreting the social and physical world, particularly language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Culture is acquired through ________, which is the lifelong process of learning culture.

Accepted Answer

A)   acculturation
B)   social construction
C)   technological advances
D)   socialization

Question 9

As a result of cultural diffusion,

Accepted Answer

A)   global culture has disappeared.
B)   a common homogeneous culture has diminished in importance.
C)   national boundaries are becoming obsolete.
D)   traditional institutions have strengthened.

Question 10

Analyze three techniques of determining a culture's values.

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1. Observation and Participation: One te...

Question 11

________ is the scientific study of the commonplace activities of daily life.

Accepted Answer

A)   Ontology
B)   Sociology
C)   Ethnomethodology
D)   Epistemology

Question 12

Social technology is internalized by providing the individual with an identity, which is socially bestowed, socially sustained, and socially transformed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Ethnocentrism is the argument that customs should not be evaluated by our standards but those of the group being observed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

It is cultural relativity that instills a sense of naturalness about the alternatives peculiar to a given society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The ________ refers to the process whereby people learn how to define reality from other people in interaction and by learning the culture.

Accepted Answer

A)   sociological perspective
B)   iron cage of rationality
C)   social construction of reality
D)   paradox of culture

Question 16

Culture channels human behavior by constraining it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The ________ is the religious belief that emphasizes hard work and continual striving to prove by one's success that one is saved.

Accepted Answer

A)   Lutheran doctrine
B)   Judeo-Christian ethic
C)   Protestant ethic
D)   Presbyterian edict

Question 18

Americans' faith in technology is evidenced by their faith that scientific knowledge will solve all problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

___________ is the knowledge that members of a social organization share.

Accepted Answer

A)   Belief
B)   Culture
C)   Emoticon
D)   Social Construction

Question 20

Briefly explain the Protestant ethic and its effect on American values.

Accepted Answer

The Protestant ethic refers to the value...

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________ are relatively unimportant norms and are not severely punished if violated.

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As a result of culture, human society is random and capricious.

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