Chapter 3: Culture

Which of the following are examples of moral holidays?

- halloween - the night in the home city of the team that wins the Super Bowl

Which of the following are examples of 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

Which of the following is an example of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?

An indigenous people have no equivalent words for planet, Earth, or world. They do not view a macro picture of multiple planets.

What is one of the main points of Horace Miner's article "Body Ritual among the Nacirema"?

It is easy to take one's own culture for granted.

The slogan "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" is an example of what cultural concept?

MORAL HOLIDAY

Culture is the human equivalent of instinct in animals.

TRUE

Identify the true and false statements about how sociologists study culture.

TRUE: Sociologists often focus on culture within their own society Sociologists may engage in the process of "othering" by studying the unusual, extraordinary, or deviant in cultural groups. FALSE:Sociologists debate the morals and values of an ideal culture. Sociologists study the cultures of the past, digging for artifacts that document the historical realities of peoples long dead.

Match the theoretical perspective to its approach to culture

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

Which pair of concepts consists of two direct opposites

ethnocentrism and cultural relativism

Most large retailers such as Target, H&M, and Old Navy carry similar clothing styles, and thus there is not extreme variation in what most Americans wear. Which sociological concept best explains this phenomenon?

hegemony

Which of the following are examples of dominant culture in the United States?

Which of the following are examples of dominant culture in the United States?

Which of the following are examples of cultural leveling?

The worldwide dominance of American music, movies, and other media in many countries throughout Europe and Asia. The existence of Walmart, Starbucks, McDonald's and other chain stores in the vast majority of American towns