Question 1

How does ideal culture differ from real culture? Illustrate your essay using three examples of how ideal culture and real culture differ in U.S.society.

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Ideal culture refers to the values, beli...

Question 2

Give an example of each of the following: (a)folkways,(b)mores,and (c)norms.

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Certainly! Sociologists define folkways,...

Question 3

Experiencing an unfamiliar culture can generate culture shock.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Culture is a source of human freedom because

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A)  culture does not guide behavior.
B)  all culture changes very quickly.
C)  as cultural creatures,humans make and remake the world for themselves.
D)  All of these responses are correct.

Question 5

Ethnocentrism refers to

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A)  people taking pride in their ethnicity.
B)  claiming that another culture is better than your own.
C)  judging another culture using the standards of your own culture.
D)  understanding another culture using its own standards and values.

Question 6

How do cultural values differ in low-income nations and in high-income nations? What reasons can you provide for this difference?

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Cultural values in low-income nations an...

Question 7

Rock-and-roll music in the United States is one cultural trait that has nothing in common with music that was popular a short time before it emerged.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Amish way of life accepts most of the U.S.'s popular culture.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The same way of life is "natural" to humans everywhere.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The fact that some married men and married women are sexually unfaithful to their spouses is an example of _____ culture,while the fact that most adults say they support the idea of sexual fidelity is an example of _____ culture.

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A)  high;low
B)  low;high
C)  ideal;real
D)  real;ideal

Question 11

The gesture we commonly call "thumbs up" is used in most of the world's societies to signify that something is very good.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is the difference between subculture and counterculture? Define your terms carefully.

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Subculture and counterculture are both t...

Question 13

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

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

Question 14

Cultural transmission cannot take place unless people have a written language.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The United States and Canada are both _______;however,Canadian culture is more _______ than U.S.culture.

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A)  monocultural;individualistic
B)  multicultural;collectivist
C)  ethnocentric;individualistic
D)  monocultural;collectivist

Question 16

Which of the following statements is a good example of cultural lag?

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A)  gaining the ability to modify genetic patterns in humans before understanding the possible social consequences of doing so
B)  a slowing in the rate of invention in the computer industry
C)  older people trying to make younger people respect tradition
D)  virtual culture replacing traditional culture

Question 17

Cultural transmission refers to the process of

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A)  cultural patterns moving from one society to another.
B)  using the oral tradition.
C)  passing cultural patterns from one generation to another.
D)  using writing to enshrine cultural patterns.

Question 18

George Murdock pointed to many cultural universals.Which of the following is NOT an example of a cultural universal?

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A)  belief in a heavenly afterlife
B)  funeral rites
C)  the family
D)  telling jokes

Question 19

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Other than English,which is the most widely-spoken language in the United States?

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A)  French
B)  Spanish
C)  German
D)  Chinese

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How does ideal culture differ from real culture? Illustrate your essay using three examples of how ideal culture and real culture differ in U.S.society.

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Which of the following statements is a good example of cultural lag?

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Culture is a source of human freedom because

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The fact that some married men and married women are sexually unfaithful to their spouses is an example of _____ culture,while the fact that most adults say they support the idea of sexual fidelity is an example of _____ culture.

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The gesture we commonly call "thumbs up" is used in most of the world's societies to signify that something is very good.

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Give an example of each of the following: (a)folkways,(b)mores,and (c)norms.

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

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The United States and Canada are both _______;however,Canadian culture is more _______ than U.S.culture.

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How do cultural values differ in low-income nations and in high-income nations? What reasons can you provide for this difference?

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George Murdock pointed to many cultural universals.Which of the following is NOT an example of a cultural universal?

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The same way of life is "natural" to humans everywhere.

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Ethnocentrism refers to

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The Amish way of life accepts most of the U.S.'s popular culture.

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