Sociology Chapter 3 Inquizitive

Place each ritual in order according to its appearance in Horace Miner's article "Body Ritual among the Nacirema."

1. An individual enters a shrine room 2. An individual bows her head before the charm box 3. An individual mingles different sorts of holy water in the font. 4. An individual proceeds with a brief rite of ablution

Values and norms are often contested by various groups in society. Dominant culture tends to represent and protect the values, norms, and interests of the most powerful groups in society.

Conflict Theory

frowning at someone

Gesture

What is the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?

the idea that language structures thought and that ways of looking at the world are embedded in language

Horace Miner's article "Body Ritual among the Nacirema" is about what group of people?

Americans

Which of the following are examples of cultural diffusion?

Cultural Diffusion- the spread of hip-hop music among white youth, the spread of anime programs like Dragon Ball airing in the United States during the last two decades Not cultural diffusion- the growing number of Starbucks locations in the United States, the dominance of Tim Hortons coffee and doughnut shops in Canada

An American believes that other languages should be respected and valued equally to English.

Cultural Relavitism

According to the textbook, what is culture?

Culture is the entire way of life of a group of people that acts as a lens through which one views the world and that is passed from one generation to the next

The controversy surrounding North Carolina's 2016 HB2 law is an example of which of the following concepts?

Culture wars

An American believes that learning a foreign language is not worth the time because English is the superior language.

Ethnocentrism

What cultural concept correctly classifies the idea of equality in the United States

Ideal culture

An American believes that he should learn Spanish because it could be of value to him.

Neither

Families in the working class are less likely to have health insurance than those in the middle class.

Neither

crying

Neither

Race-based job discrimination is illegal.

Norm

an emoji for sadness

Sign

Relative to American culture today, which of the following could be considered a subculture?

Subculture- Hunting enthusiasts, Skateboarders Not Subculture- incompetent doctors, litterbugs

Founded in 1949, Servas International was the precursor to what cultural phenomenon?

The sharing economy

Culture is the human equivalent of instinct in animals.

True

For a group of people with distinctive values and behaviors to be considered a subculture, there must be general agreement within the group about which values are embraced and the extent to which shared meaning can be agreed upon by its members.

True

All people should have the chance to advance by "pulling themselves up by their bootstraps."

Value

Values and norms are widely shared and agreed upon; they contribute to social stability by reinforcing common bonds and constraining individual behavior.

structural functionalism

Values and norms are social constructions that may vary over time and in different contexts; meaning is created, maintained, and changed through ongoing social interaction.

symbolic interactionism