Sociology Chapter 3 (Quiz)

A cultural universal is: Select one: a. A pattern or trait common to all societies. b. A written document outlining appropriate behavior. c. The ideas, attitudes and beliefs of a particular society. d. An object or a belonging of a group.

A pattern or trait common to all societies

10. The term values can be defined as: Select one: a. A culture?s standard for discerning what?s good and just in society. b. The tenets or convictions that people hold to be true. c. Scripture found within the Bible. d. Federal laws and regulations.

a. A culture's standard for discerning what's good and just in society.

In 1999, Sean Fanning, John Fanning, and Sean Parker invented Napster, a global, free-of-charge, peer-to-peer music sharing program. Prior to Napster, no such program existed. The three men created _____. Select one: a. An innovation b. A culture lag c. A cultural universal d. A discovery

a. An innovation

9. Angelica visits Thailand with her family. When she wears short-shorts and tank tops while visiting a series of temples during her first week, she is met with hostility from the locals. She feels she no longer knows how to behave or interact with those outside her family. Angelica is experiencing _____. Select one: a. Culture shock b. Xenocentricism c. Cultural imperialism d. Material culture

a. Culture Shock

11. Janet is visiting her childhood friend in the Hamptons. Janet wears ripped jeans and Chuck Taylors to an infamous "White" party. The majority of party-goers refuse to socialize with her. Janet is experiencing a form of ____. Select one: a. Informal sanctions b. Xenocentricism c. Formal sanction d. Ethnocentricity

a. informal sanctions

2. Elise travels across Thailand with her friends and, to her surprise, finds the country quite unlike the United States. "I hate the food," she tells her family at home. "I hate the language; I hate the weird customs and awful music. America is clearly the best place to be." This is an example of _______. Select one: a. Paradigms b. Ethnocentrism c. Xenocentrism d. Moral relativism

b. Ethnocentrism

14. The term language can be defined as: Select one: a. The exchange of gestures and signals for the purpose of reaching a consensus. b. Communication grounded in ideals, norms, and values. c. A symbolic system through which people communicate and through which culture is transmitted. d. Gestures, signs, objects, signals, and words that help people understand the world

c. A symbolic system through which people communicate and through which culture is transmitted

8. Which of the following is an example of cultural relativism? Select one: a. Ingrid becoming upset over the course language used in the Australian Outback. b. Joseph protesting the Running of the Bulls while visiting Pamplona. c. Helena putting aside her vegetarianism to eat meals with the local tribe she is studying. d. Andy marrying a woman who does not practice his religion, though his parents disprove.

c. Helena putting aside her vegetarianism to eat meals with the local tribe she is studying.

In the early 2000s, The L Word and Queer as Folk debuted on Showtime. Both shows depicted the lives of members of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community, thus giving viewers a glimpse into a ______. Select one: a. Formal Sanction b. More c. Social relativism d. Subculture

d. Subculture

1. Society and culture _____. Select one: a. Are unrelated b. Are the same thing c. Could not exist together d. Could not exist without each other

d. could not exist without each other