Soc 3

which of the following is an informal sanction

a compliment

a subculture is

a segment society that shares a distinctive pattern of more folkways and values that differs from the larger society

public policy debates over such issue as abortion religious expression an gun control are examples of the clash in society known as ------ war

culture

resistance to technological change is an example

culture lag

according to the sapir whorf hypotheses ----- shapes our interpretation of reality

language

which of the following is one of the major elements of culture that underlie cultural variations is an important component of culture capital and is the foundation of every culture

language

changing state and federal laws demonstrate a change of long standing societal

norms

how do feminists describe the way women are viewed and treated in a male dominated society

subservient and inferior to men

which of the following transmits culture and accelerates the diffusion of scientific innovation

technology

cultural diffusion can occur through which of the following means ..... tourism mass media biological evolution international business isolation

tourism mass media international business

culture shock often includes which of the following

uncertainty disorientation

what is the sociological term for a culture collective conception of what is good desirable and proper

values

in the US texting during a religious sermon at a church meeting

violates an informal norm

culture log refers to

when non material culture is struggling to adapt to new conditions

which of following are examples of nonverbal communication behavior

winking at someone giving someone the silent treatment glaring at someone

when sociologist use the term society they are referring to which of the following ? -people who refuse to integrate into functioning system of organization -a culture that a closed to outside influences -a large number of people who live in the same territory -people who participate in common culture

-a large number of people who live in the same territory -people who participate in common culture

the most essential element in natural selection is ... -an individual being born into the right family (elitism) -a species changing the environment to reflect genetic variable (accommodation) -a species adapting to the environment through random genetic variation (adaptation) -a society increasing the amount and quality of agriculture (socialization)

-a species adapting to the environment through random genetic variation (adaptation)

what is an advantage of social transmission of culture? -each generation has to reinvent things -each generation can learn from the previous generation - each society is in isolation from other societies -each society is the same as other societies

-each generation can learn from the previous generation

if people go to a foreign country and practice cultural relativism this means that they do which of the following? -place a priority on understanding other cultures -practice value neutrality -judge the host culture as strange and misguided -unquestionably accept every cultural variation

-place a priority on understanding other cultures -practice value neutrality

members of society do which of the following? -share a common race and religion -share culture through literature and art -share a common culture -transmit culture from one generation to the next

-share culture through literature and art -share a common culture -transmit culture from one generation to the next

which of the following are aspects of darwin theory of evolution that sociobiologists accept ?? -genetic makeup of humans will not vary or evolves -the fittest of the species will survive -advantageous genes of species are passed on to succeeding generations -animals and people look the same as they did many generations ago

-the fittest of the species will survive -advantageous genes of species are passed on to succeeding generations

one example of changing norms in US culture is

an increase acceptance of gay lesbian bisexual people

Culture is the totality of learned, socially transmitted customs knowledge, material objects and what?

behavior

when we attempt to understand another society culture and not dismiss it as "weird or exotic" we are practicing

cultural relativism

which of the following answer match the functionalist perspective on the effect of culture on society

cultural traits will persist if they serve a necessary purpose for society social stability required a consensus and the support of society member

which of the following answers match the functionalist perspective on the effects of culture on society

cultural traits will persist if they serve a necessary purpose for society social stability requires a consensus and the support of society members

conflict theorist argue that ethnocentric value judgement devalue groups and ----- equal opportunities

deny

nonverbal communication behavior including the meaning of hand signal and various body movements

differs from the culture to culture

The process by which a cultural item is spread from society to society is known as cultural .....

diffusion

decoding the human genome is an example of which type of cultural innovation

discovery

when researchers judge another culture in terms of the researchers culture they are displaying -bilingualism -ethnocentrism -cultural relativism -discrimination

ethnocentrism

with which of the following statement might a functionalist agree

ethnocentrism helps maintain a sense of solidarity by promoting group pride

true of false: material culture is generally more resistant to change than non material culture

false

true or false cultural values are uniformly shared among all members of society

false

-----norms are recorded and often become law

formal

formal norms or informal norms ?? -paying taxes -being allowed to drive no faster than 25 mph on certain stretches of road -accepted behavior at your friends house -classmates deciding where to seat and using that seat the whole

formal is paying taxes and being allowed to drive no faster than 25 because these have consequences vs the informal that do not

in a culture that view private property as a basic value what is likely to happen if someone is caught stealing valuable private property

formal sanction will be imposed

critics often point to the facts that----might lead to loss of cultural diversity in the world as people in developing nations lose their traditional values forms of dress and native language and begin to identify with the culture of more dominant nations

globalization

which examples can reflect a society values even though those values might not be shared by everyone

good health and home ownership and democracy

material culture refers to the physical or technological aspect of our daily lives, including which two of the following

houses and manufactured goods

indigenous culture are struggling to survive in many parts of the world because ....

industries are claiming and or destroying their land at an alarming rate

sociologists recognize discovery and invention as the two form of cultural

innovation

mores regulate behavior that

is important to the welfare of a society

if corporation employs questionable accounting technique to improve its financial statement it may violate society norms but

it may be adhering to the norm of particular group

for a norm to become significant it should meet which two criteria

it should be widely understood and it should be widely accepted

formal norm that is enforced by the state is called a

law

sociologist george ritzer used the term --- to describe how principles of fast foods restaurants have influenced other sectors of life throughout the world

mcdonaldization

which are examples of culture lag

numerous people in their 60s and 70s are still watching movies on VHS tapes instead of switching to DVDs people think cathy is odd because she has been wearing the same beehive hairdo and tie-dyed clothing since she graduated from high school in 1965

countercultures are primary composed of which of the following

people who live a lifestyle outside of the existing mainstream culture young people who can more easily adjust to new cultural standard

material culture includes

physical or technological aspects of daily life

the ability to use computers to cut and paste material from the internet into students papers has led to rise in ...

plagiarism

which of following job titles reveal gender stereotyping

policeman mailman stewardess

because people can connceptualize the world only through lanuage according to the sapir whorf hypothesis langauge not only shapes though but also ------ it.

precedes

sociobiologists apply darwins principle of natural selection to the study of... -genetic mapping -social behavior -adaptation science -cultural innovation

social behavior

--- apply darwins theory of natural selection to the study of social behavior

sociobiologists

the systematic study of how biology affect human social behavior is called

sociobiology

------ is founded on the work of charles darwin and his theory of evolution

sociology

sociologists asserts a generic basic for many nearly universal cultural traits including which of the following ?? expectation ,,,, that couples marry for love that women will be nurturers that couples will marry for economic gain that men will provide

that couples will marry for economic gain that men will provide

the term culture war can best be defined as

the polarization of society over controversial cultural element

which of the following are included in the definition of bilingualism

the treatment of two language as equally legitimate use of two languages in a particular setting such as a classroom or work space