Chapter 2 SOC

Which of the following statements about cultural relativism is true?

Cultural relativism has come under attack because it can lead to acceptance of practices like genital cutting and wife beating.

In general, sociobiologists emphasize how social behavior can influence our biological evolution as a species.

False

Which of the following is true about the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?

It argues that language shapes/influences what we see.

The main way people communicate is through:

Language

Which of the following is an example of ethnocentrism?

People from India being repelled by the common American practice of living in the same household with dogs and cats.

A Girl Scout works hard on a difficult project, and when she has completed her work, she is given a badge that she can wear on her uniform. This is an example of

Sanction

Which of the following constitutes culture shock?

The feeling of disorientation that is experienced when people encounter cultural practices different from their own.

How is our nine-month school year a living example of a culture lag?

The length of the school year was determined by the farming culture of the late 1800s.

Which of the following is true about folkways?

They are norms that govern everyday behavior.

Which of the following is true about norms?

all answers are correct

The term new technology refers to

an emerging technology that has a significant impact on social life.

An advantage of knowing a culture's gestures is

being able to communicate with simplicity

Armed militia groups, such as the one that was involved in the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, are an example of

both a subculture and a counterculture.

Culture helps us to

bypass the process of interpretation

Some of the values and norms of a _____ place it at odds with the dominant culture.

counterculture

The language, beliefs, values, norms, and behaviors passed from one generation to the next make up a group's:

culture

Mores are:

enforced by the state

A United States sociologist receives a grant to study racial and religious prejudice among the peoples of Southeast Asia. The sociologist makes a serious and unbiased effort to evaluate the norms, values, and customs of these groups in light of the distinctive cultures of which they are a part. This is an example of

ethnocentrism

A member of a new fundamentalist church believes that she has found the one true way to achieve salvation, and that members of other religions are pagans who will go directly to hell when they die. This is an example of

ethnocentrism

_____ would be part of material culture.

food

Cultural diffusion is a

group of people adopting things they find desirable from another culture.

Which of the following is true about language?

it includes speech, writing and nonverbal gestures

The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis states that

language has ways of looking at the world embedded within it.

A term for rules of behavior is:

norms

"In God We Trust" appears on American money. This reflects the core value of

religiosity.

_____ places an emphasis on the influence of genes on human behavior

sociobiology

The term real culture refers to

the norms and values that people actually follow

One thing that can be said about material culture is that

there is nothing "natural" about it

One of the reasons why we need culture is that it helps us to make sense of, and relate to, the physical world around us.

true