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Which of the follwing is an aspect of culture?
a. a comic book
b. the patriotic attachment to the flag of the United States
c. slang words
d. all of the above |
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People's adaptations to meet ther needs for food, shelter, and clothing are examples of what George Murdock referred to as
a.norms
b. folkways
c. cultural universals
d. cultural practices |
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What term do sociologists use to refer to the process by which a cultural item spreads from group to group or society to society?
a. diffusion
b. globalization
c. innovation
d. cultural relativism |
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The appearance of Starbuchks coffeehouses in China is a sign of what aspect of culture?
a. innovation
b. globalization
c. diffusion
d. cultural relativism |
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| c. Language precedes thought |
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Which of the following statements is true according to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?
a. language simply describes reality
b. language does not transmit stereotypes related to race
c. language precedes thought
d. language is not an example of a cultural universal |
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Which of the following statements about norms is correct?
a.People do not follow norms in all situations. In some cases, they evade a norm because they know it is weakly enforced.
b.In some instances, behovior that appears to violate society's norms may actually represent adherence to the norms of a particular group.
c.Norms are violated in some instances because one norm conflicts with another.
d.all of the above |
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| b.the values of a culture may change, but most remain relatively stable during any one person's lifetime. |
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Which of the following statements about values is correct?
a.Values never change
b.the values of a culture may change, but most remain relativelay stable during any one person's lifetime
c.values are constantly changing; sociologists view them as being very unstable.
d.all of the above |
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Which of the following terms describes the set of cultural deliefs and practices that help to maintain powerful social, economic, and political interests?
a.more
b.dominant ideology
c.consensus
d.values |
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Terrorist groups are examples of
a.cultural universals
b.subcultures
c.countercultures
d.dominant ideologies |
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What is the term used when one places a priority on understanding other cultures, rather than dismissing them as "strange" or "exotic"?
a.ethnocentrism
b.culture shock
c.cultural relativism
d.cultural value |
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