Question 1

What are some cultural universals,and what can they tell us about human societies?

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Student responses should highlight cultu...

Question 2

Maria wants to look at how immigrant communities in the United States come to acquire the dominant culture into which they have moved.She is studying the process of:

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A)   multiculturalism
B)   assimilation
C)   cultural resistance
D)   nationalism

Question 3

How does instinct differ from culture,and why is the distinction important to sociologists?

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Instinct is genetic and is a fixed patte...

Question 4

Deric studies Singapore and the process through which it has begun developing a strong industrial base.It might be said that he is studying:

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A)   emerging economies
B)   the sequestration of human experience
C)   micro-finance
D)   core countries

Question 5

Michelle claims that all human cultures are different and cannot be compared.How might sociologists critique her claim?

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A)   They would not.All cultures are different and cannot be meaningfully compared.
B)   Sociologists would respond that we cannot talk about human culture because it is not separate from our natural environment.
C)   They would criticize it because it focuses on something as nebulous as human culture instead of our institutions.
D)   Sociologists would point out that there are cultural universals that all human cultures seem to share.

Question 6

Societies whose means of subsistence are based on agricultural production (crop growing) are called __________ societies.

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A)   pastoral
B)   urban
C)   agrarian
D)   industrialized

Question 7

________ refer(s) to the physical objects that individuals in society create.These objects,in turn,influence how we live.

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A)   Norms
B)   Material goods
C)   Values
D)   Sociobiology

Question 8

Shannon notes that women in some cultures voluntarily alter their bodies with sometimes painful piercings that look weird from the point of view of her culture.She takes from this that women in those cultures must be horribly oppressed compared with women in her own culture.Shannon's position might be best interpreted as:

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A)   social psychological
B)   ethnocentrism
C)   cultural relativism
D)   historical materialism

Question 9

Sapphire studies differences between nations that are largely Islamic and those that are largely Christian.She takes great care in her research to examine the differences she finds neutrally and without value judgments.Sapphire's position might be called:

Accepted Answer

A)   social psychological
B)   ethnocentrism
C)   cultural relativism
D)   historical materialism

Question 10

__________ refer(s) to abstract ideals in a given society.

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A)   Norms
B)   Material goods
C)   Values
D)   Folkways

Question 11

According to the text,the practice of judging a society by its own standards is called:

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A)   multiculturalism
B)   ethnocentrism
C)   cultural relativism
D)   assimilation

Question 12

Medina is looking at the historical period in which smaller groupings of humans developed into much larger societies,often ruled by kings,queens,and emperors with the creation of cities and increasing inequality.She is studying the birth of what most sociologists call:

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A)   civilization
B)   religion
C)   spirituality
D)   art

Question 13

What are societies,and what role does culture play within them?

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Question 14

Describe the difference between values and norms.What are some examples of each?

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Question 15

Why might sociologists criticize a study of American culture?

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A)   Americans do not produce their own culture; they only copy others.
B)   Culture originated with the high art associated with western Europe,not the United States.
C)   There is no single American culture but rather a contested terrain of mainstream culture and hundreds,if not thousands,of subcultures.
D)   Americans are notoriously uncultured people.

Question 16

What is culture?

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Question 17

According to the textbook,writing serves all of the following functions EXCEPT:

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A)   It can be a means of storing information.
B)   It can serve the administrative needs of society.
C)   It can be used to pass information on to other species.
D)   It can allow societies to locate themselves in a particular time and space.

Question 18

The __________ argues that the language we use influences our perceptions of the world.

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A)   theorem of symbolic order
B)   hypothesis of communication
C)   linguistic relativity hypothesis
D)   structuration theory

Question 19

Danny looks at U.S.culture differently than Maria does.In turn,he studies how different immigrant communities in the United States maintain more or less separate cultures but might still manage to participate equally in economic and political life.He is studying:

Accepted Answer

A)   multiculturalism
B)   assimilation
C)   cultural resistance
D)   nationalism

Question 20

Why do sociologists try to avoid judging other cultures based on their own cultural values?

Accepted Answer

A)   Human cultures cannot be reasonably compared,because each of them springs from the natural human condition.
B)   Sociologists do not make value judgments.
C)   First we must examine the institutions that give rise to these cultures.
D)   Human cultures vary so widely that people belonging to one culture frequently find it difficult to understand the ideas or behavior of those from a different culture.

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Maria wants to look at how immigrant communities in the United States come to acquire the dominant culture into which they have moved.She is studying the process of:

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Danny looks at U.S.culture differently than Maria does.In turn,he studies how different immigrant communities in the United States maintain more or less separate cultures but might still manage to participate equally in economic and political life.He is studying:

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What are some cultural universals,and what can they tell us about human societies?

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How does instinct differ from culture,and why is the distinction important to sociologists?

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Why might sociologists criticize a study of American culture?

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According to the text,the practice of judging a society by its own standards is called:

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Describe the difference between values and norms.What are some examples of each?

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What are societies,and what role does culture play within them?

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Societies whose means of subsistence are based on agricultural production (crop growing) are called __________ societies.

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The __________ argues that the language we use influences our perceptions of the world.

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__________ refer(s) to abstract ideals in a given society.

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Medina is looking at the historical period in which smaller groupings of humans developed into much larger societies,often ruled by kings,queens,and emperors with the creation of cities and increasing inequality.She is studying the birth of what most sociologists call:

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________ refer(s) to the physical objects that individuals in society create.These objects,in turn,influence how we live.

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Deric studies Singapore and the process through which it has begun developing a strong industrial base.It might be said that he is studying:

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Michelle claims that all human cultures are different and cannot be compared.How might sociologists critique her claim?

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Why do sociologists try to avoid judging other cultures based on their own cultural values?

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What is culture?

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Sapphire studies differences between nations that are largely Islamic and those that are largely Christian.She takes great care in her research to examine the differences she finds neutrally and without value judgments.Sapphire's position might be called:

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Maria wants to look at how immigrant communities in the United States come to acquire the dominant culture into which they have moved.She is studying the process of:

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Danny looks at U.S.culture differently than Maria does.In turn,he studies how different immigrant communities in the United States maintain more or less separate cultures but might still manage to participate equally in economic and political life.He is studying:

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What are some cultural universals,and what can they tell us about human societies?

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How does instinct differ from culture,and why is the distinction important to sociologists?

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Why might sociologists criticize a study of American culture?

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According to the text,the practice of judging a society by its own standards is called:

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Describe the difference between values and norms.What are some examples of each?

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What are societies,and what role does culture play within them?

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Medina is looking at the historical period in which smaller groupings of humans developed into much larger societies,often ruled by kings,queens,and emperors with the creation of cities and increasing inequality.She is studying the birth of what most sociologists call:

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________ refer(s) to the physical objects that individuals in society create.These objects,in turn,influence how we live.

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Deric studies Singapore and the process through which it has begun developing a strong industrial base.It might be said that he is studying:

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Michelle claims that all human cultures are different and cannot be compared.How might sociologists critique her claim?

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What is culture?

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