Question 1

Cultural lag refers to the fact that some cultural elements change more quickly than others do.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Low-income countries have cultures that value which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   economic survival
B)   equal standing for women and men
C)   self expression
D)   secular ideologyE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Harley Davidson motorcycle riders, computer nerds, and jazz musicians all display________ patterns.

Accepted Answer

A)   high cultural
B)   exactly the same cultural
C)   subcultural
D)   virtual culturalE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

The United States is now in which of the following stages of technological development?

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A)   pastoral
B)   industrial
C)   agrarian
D)   postindustrialE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Cultural relativism means evaluating another culture by the standards of your own culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Gerhard Lenski used the concept "sociocultural evolution" to refer to how technological innovation changes the shape of societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Sapir-Whorf thesis states that the values we use shape the reality we perceive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following items might Gerhard Lenski especially highlight as bringing about change in society?

Accepted Answer

A)   conflict between workers and factory owners
B)   new religious ideas
C)   the telephone
D)   the extent to which people share moral valuesE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 9

A recent trend is for more of the same cultural patterns to be found the world over-the emergence of a "global culture."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A century ago, most people who immigrated to the United States came from

Accepted Answer

A)   Africa.
B)   Latin America.
C)   Europe.
D)   Asia.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Sociobiology explores how human biology-and especially our evolutionary past-has shaped today's culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

When examining the concept of cultural relativism, which of the following is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

A)   focuses on norms, but not values
B)   can be difficult for travelers to adopt
C)   requires openess to new and unfamiliar ways
D)   can involve setting aside one's own cultural standardsE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

If you were to attend a New York City Ballet performance, you would experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)   popular culture.
B)   high culture.
C)   subculture.
D)   counterculture.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Most people in the United States believe that all people should have not only equal opportunity but also equality of condition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Read the list of values below. Which is NOT one of the values central to U.S. culture, as identified by the sociologist Robin Williams?

Accepted Answer

A)   material comfort
B)   equal opportunity
C)   belief in tradition
D)   racism and group superiorityE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

The United States is multicultural because

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A)   in this country many different languages and ways of life can be found.
B)   everyone holds the same values and beliefs.
C)   each individual holds many different and conflicting values and beliefs.
D)   there are many widely shared values and beliefs.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 17

Industrial technology has led societies to live more in harmony with the natural environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The language spoken as a main or second language in more nations of the world than any other is

Accepted Answer

A)   Spanish.
B)   Chinese.
C)   Hindi.
D)   English.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Critics of the Sapir-Whorf thesis point out that

Accepted Answer

A)   language does not determine reality.
B)   all languages use mostly the same symbols.
C)   language is found only in some human cultures.
D)   language determines reality more than Sapir and Whorf realized.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 20

We all participate in numerous countercultures without necessarily becoming very committed to any of them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: Culture

Cultural lag refers to the fact that some cultural elements change more quickly than others do.

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The United States is multicultural because

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A recent trend is for more of the same cultural patterns to be found the world over-the emergence of a "global culture."

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Most people in the United States believe that all people should have not only equal opportunity but also equality of condition.

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The language spoken as a main or second language in more nations of the world than any other is

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Gerhard Lenski used the concept "sociocultural evolution" to refer to how technological innovation changes the shape of societies.

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The Sapir-Whorf thesis states that the values we use shape the reality we perceive.

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Low-income countries have cultures that value which of the following?

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Sociobiology explores how human biology-and especially our evolutionary past-has shaped today's culture.

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Which of the following items might Gerhard Lenski especially highlight as bringing about change in society?

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Industrial technology has led societies to live more in harmony with the natural environment.

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If you were to attend a New York City Ballet performance, you would experiencing

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A century ago, most people who immigrated to the United States came from

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The United States is now in which of the following stages of technological development?

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Critics of the Sapir-Whorf thesis point out that

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Harley Davidson motorcycle riders, computer nerds, and jazz musicians all display________ patterns.

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When examining the concept of cultural relativism, which of the following is NOT correct?

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Cultural relativism means evaluating another culture by the standards of your own culture.

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We all participate in numerous countercultures without necessarily becoming very committed to any of them.

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Read the list of values below. Which is NOT one of the values central to U.S. culture, as identified by the sociologist Robin Williams?

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