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| What is the relationship between biology and culture in shaping human behavior? |
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| human biology sets limits and provides the capacities for different types of behavior |
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| In every society, the dominant culture is |
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| the culture of the most powerful group. |
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| In Bowling Alone, Robert Putnam argues that there has been a decline in civic engagement resulting in |
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| a decline in shared values and an increase in social disorder |
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| Which of the following statements is false regarding ethnocentrism? |
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| Only Americans are ethnocentric. |
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| Which of the following statements is false in regards to beliefs? |
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| Beliefs must be true in order for them to guide human behavior. |
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| The strength or seriousness of social sanctions is |
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| generally lighter for violations of folkways than violations of mores. |
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| Manipulating culture or imposing one’s culture on another group |
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| is a form of dominance and social control |
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| the feeling of disorientation one feels when placed in a MSC: NEW or rapidly changing cultural environment |
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| As a means of social control, to enforce norms, sanctions |
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| may result in violence, including terrorism, war, and genocide. |
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| Which of the following statements about values is true? |
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| Values may cause conflict in society. |
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| Recent research on the content of television programs has found that |
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| there has been a recent increase in the portrayal of gays and lesbians. |
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