sociology test 11
according to Neil postman TVs biggest influence on our society is that it has
A. Blurred the distinction between reality and entertainment
which of the following statements concerning Moore's is not true
A. Conformity is optional
The drug subculture or the teenage gang subculture are all examples of
A. Deviant subcultures
according to herbet gans, most white working in lower middle-class Americans
A. Distrust government
Neil postman characterizes contemporary American society as a
A. Entertainment culture
Herbert Blumers study of the female fashion industry demonstrates a new elements of culture get added
A. In a very constrained manner
in the US someone who commits cannibalism is guilty of violating a
A. More
which of the following statements concerning folkways is not true
A. They must always be obeyed
which of the following statements concerning the mass media is true
A. Various media shape the content of the messages in different ways
in his analysis of cultural gatekeepers, Paul Hirsch concluded that as the ultimate consumers of cultural product
B. Are major role is to decide among the relatively small number of new cultural items that gatekeepers preselect for our consideration
The degree to which the parts of a culture form a consistent and interrelated whole is called
B. Cultural integration
The idea that any elements of culture must be judged in terms of the norms and values of the society in which it is founded is central to the concept of
B. Cultural relativism
ethnocentrism foster's dissimilation; while culture relativism foster's
B. Diversity
according to Pierre Bourdieu an expert in the sociology of culture, ones taste in art is largely a function of all the following except
B. Fate or chance
The higher the degree of cultural integration into society, the
B. Fewer contradictions there are between the way people think and act
Anna's graduation ceremony Irving Johnson decided to wear his basketball uniform instead of a cap and gown. in this example Johnson is guilty of violating a
B. Folkway
our "taste" weather in art or other subjects, are affected by all the following, except
B. Heredity
and comparing the values of Hispanic subculture with that of the dominant culture of the US, which of the following statement is NOT true
B. Hispanics are most likely to focus on the inner worth of the individual
which of the following statements concerning values is not true
B. In a given culture, strongly had values tend to apply in all situations
when Howard Becker describes culture as "shared understandings that people used to coordinate their activities" he means that culture
B. Is created by the people who use it
from a sociological perspective, which of the following is the most important element in determining a society's culture
B. Learning
all the physical objects or artifacts that people make and attach meaning to constitute as societies
B. Material culture
all of the following have been identified as important values of Hispanic culture, except
B. Money
norms that people consider vital to their well-being and to their most cherished values are called
B. Morse
members of a counterculture
B. Openly reject the norms and values of the dominant culture
Calhoun, light, in Keller suggested the US one believes in racism and E quality coming to conflict with one another, which of the following is likely to occur
B. Pressure for social change builds
some contemporary sociologists, like Robert Bella, attribute the "loss of community" in present-day America to a
B. Rise in individualism
A group of people whose perspective and lifestyle differ from that of the dominant culture and you identify themselves as being different are called a
B. Subculture
Moore's and folkways differ with respect one another on the basis of
B. The consequences for those who violate them
The process by which members of a culture or subculture give up their culturally distinct beliefs, values, and customs and take on those of the dominant culture is called
C. Assimilation
The likelihood of cultural innovation being successful is largely a function of its
C. Conformity to existing ideas
retail buyers of new clothing designs, editors of publishing houses, and movie reviewer's are all examples of what Calhoun, light, and Keller call
C. Cultural gatekeepers
in his analysis of the production of culture, Richard Peterson concludes that in advanced industrial societies new elements of culture are often
C. Deliberately created and decimated by people who specialize in the task
according to research done by J. Meyrowitz TV has undermined our sense of______with respect to what we view
C. Distance
The body of facts that people accumulate over time Are known as a society's
C. Knowledge
laws against gambling or drinking our most difficult to enforce since they are
C. Not grounded in folkways or Mores
The Random House College dictionary list 22 different meanings of for the word love. The authors of your text would agree that such a word is an example of a
C. Symbol
The flag, the bald eagle, in fireworks on the Fourth of July are all representations of American society. as such, sociologist consider them to be
C. Symbols
which of the following statements concerning symbols is not true
C. The meanings attached to symbols are rarely changed over time
The laws that are most difficult to enforce are those that
C. are not grounded in the Moore's are folkways of a society
sociologist call all the learned norms, beliefs, language, values, knowledge, artifacts, and symbols-that are constantly communicated among a set of people who share common way of life
C. culture
sociologist view "culture" as a product of
D. "Social action"
when Europeans introduced soccer to New Guinea, The tango change the rules so that
D. Both teams could score the same number of goals
on his trip to India, Jerry Fields concluded that Hindus are basically dirty and irrational. he saw that hunger was a real problem, but the local population wouldn't slaughter cattle in order to feed themselves. by the time you returned home, he was glad to be back in the US where people "knew how to do things right"his attitude to represent what Calhoun, light, and Keller call
D. Ethnocentrism
when Americans discover that Eskimo tribes kill their older members who can no longer provide for themselves, they are shocked and consider such behavior to be barbaric such a reaction is an example of
D. Ethnocentrism
which of the following statements concerning language is not true
D. It is highly rated and unchanging
Calhoun, light, and Keller state that_____ was the first distinctively human medium of communication
D. Language
rules that are enacted by political body and enforced by the power of the states are called
D. Laws
according to sociologist Herbert Gan's studies of white working in lower middle-class Americans, the great middle American dream is to
D. Own a house of one's own
all the following are examples of subcultures in the US except
D. People with red hair
according to the authors of your text, on the following persons are "gatekeepers" except
D. Politicians
when Robert Bella, a contemporary sociologists, speaks of "community" he means
D. Shared memories and practices
in his analysis of the fashion industry, Herbert Blommer concluded that
D. Women's fashion are the product of an elaborate
groups whose values norms traditions and outlooks are impose on the society as a whole are called the
a. Dominant culture
any pattern of behavior that provides indications about who people are, will group they belong to, and what their understanding of the situation is, is called a
a. Social marker
A group whose norms, attitudes, values, and lifestyle directly Clash with or are opposed to those of the dominant culture constitute a
c. Counterculture
person to have the power to regulate cultural innovation are called
c. Cultural gatekeepers
which of the phone statements concerning enthocentrism is not true
c. It is always destructive for the society that engages in it
The opposite of ethnocentrism is
cultural relativity
