Question 1

Sociologists refer to tangible or physical human creations as

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A)   nonmaterial culture.
B)   artifacts.
C)   technology.
D)   values.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 2

Culture refers to values, beliefs, behavior, and material things that form a way of life.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The subordination of women by men is clearly evident in hunting and gathering societies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The United States is the most _______ of all countries.

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A)   multicultural
B)   culturally uniform
C)   slowly changing
D)   nonmaterialE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 5

In general, low-income nations have cultures that value individualism and personal self-expression.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In hunting and gathering societies the

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A)   population is small and nomadic.
B)   population is large and live in villages.
C)   population is small and they raise crops and animals.
D)   population is large and most people are farmers.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

The fact that hip-hop music and the DJ scene were invented in the low-income, African American neighborhoods of New York show that people of all social positions help create U.S.cultural patterns.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What causes culture shock? Provide an example of culture shock in everyday life.

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Culture shock is a phenomenon experience...

Question 9

According to Gerhard Lenski, which of the following has the greatest power to shape a society?

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A)   technology
B)   social conflict
C)   human ideas
D)   human desire for changeE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Culture acts as a constraint, limiting human freedom because

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A)   much culture is habit, which members of a society repeat again and again.
B)   humans cannot create new culture for themselves.
C)   culture always discourages change.
D)   culture forces us to make choices.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 11

What is the difference between material and nonmaterial culture?

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Material culture and nonmaterial culture...

Question 12

How does ideal culture differ from real culture? Illustrate your essay using three examples of how ideal and real culture differ in U.S.society.

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Ideal culture refers to the values, beli...

Question 13

An example of nonmaterial culture would be the types of vehicles people use to get around.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What basic view of culture underlies the structural-functional approach? What is one weakness or limitation of this approach?

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The structural-functional approach to cu...

Question 15

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

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A)   high culture.
B)   popular culture.
C)   cultural transmission.
D)   virtual culture.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 16

Hunting and gathering societies generate a material surplus.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Looking all around the world, what we find everywhere is

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A)   the same ideas about what is right.
B)   people enjoying the same sports.
C)   people creating diverse cultural systems.
D)   the same standards that define what is beautiful and ugly.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Cultural change results from invention, discovery, and diffusion.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

For at least 12,000 years, humans have used culture as a strategy for survival.
REMEMBE

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Most people participate in numerous subcultures without necessarily becoming very committed to any of them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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