03 Culture: A Framework for the Individual

01

_________ is the term for the language, beliefs, values, norms, behaviors, and material objects that are important enough to pass on to future generations of a society.

Social system

Social structure

Society

Culture
02

Religion is an example of:

human nature.

nonmaterial culture.

material culture.

cultural shock.
03

Which of the following is an example of material culture?

shoes

ships

woven cloth

all of the above
04

A symbol:

is any word or phrase that carries meaning to a "receiver".

represents, suggests, or stands for something else.

is any gesture that carries meaning to a "receiver".

is a verbal representation of the material or nonmaterial culture.
05

Which of the following is NOT a symbol in American society?

flag

"The Star-Spangled Banner"

a person's smile

all of the above are symbols
06

The tendency to judge other cultures by the standards of our own culture:

cultural relativity

prejudice

ethnocentrism

measuring-up
07

Professor Reynolds in her class on race and ethnicity discussed a recent sit-in of African American students in the administration building. She had both white and African American students present their views on the sit-in to her class. She was engaging in:

cultural relativity

liberalism

ethnocentrism

multiculturalism
08

A deliberate effort to appreciate a group’s ways of life in its own context is known as:

cultural relativism

prejudice

ethnocentrism

measuring-up
09

Anthropologist Conrad Kottak describes an experience that he had at one meal while visiting the Bahia region of Brazil: He saw a disintegrating fish head, eyes still attached, but barely, staring up at him as the rest of its body floated in a bowl of bright orange palm oil. Kottak’s experience illustrates:

ethnocentrism.

culture shock.

cultural relativism.

acculturation.
10

The fact that a significant percentage of married men and women are sexually unfaithful to their spouses is an example of the __________ culture, while the fact that most adults acknowledge the importance of sexual fidelity is an example of the __________ culture.

real, ideal

sensate, ideational

ideational, sensate

ideal, real
11

A system of speech and/or written symbols used to convey meaning and communicate is called: material culture

material culture

language

society

subculture
12

A subculture refers to

subsets of the dominant culture that have distinct values, beliefs, and norms.

people who embrace only part of a culture.

people who embrace popular culture.

people in the population at large who lack culture.
13

Rules developed for appropriate behavior based on specific values that are conditional are called:

values

universals

norms

ideology
14

Norms are maintained through:

real culture.

ideal culture.

sanctions.

values.
15

An acquaintance is accused of statutory rape. If he is found guilty, he has violated a:

more.

folkway.

core value.

cultural lens.
16

If someone bumps into us in the hallway, we expect them to say that they are sorry. This is an example of a:

folkway.

more.

value.

taboo.
17

__________ are a part of a society’s nonmaterial culture that represent cultural standards by which we determine what is good, bad, right, or wrong.

Values

Norms

Beliefs

Sanctions
18

Multiculturalism is:

a perspective to establish English as the national language of the United States.

a perspective that the United States should have only one dominant culture.

a concept that supports the inherent value of different cultures in a society.

a perspective that encourages immigration to the United States.
19

Counterculture refers to:

people who don’t support immigration.

subcultures whose values and/or beliefs are in opposition to the dominant group.

cultural patterns that strongly support those widely accepted within a society.

people who support immigration.
20

__________ are norms that represent a community’s most important values.

Mores

Values

Sanctions

Folkways

03 Culture: A Framework for the Individual

_________ is the term for the language, beliefs, values, norms, behaviors, and material objects that are important enough to pass on to future generations of a society.

Religion is an example of:

Which of the following is an example of material culture?

A symbol:

Which of the following is NOT a symbol in American society?

The tendency to judge other cultures by the standards of our own culture:

Professor Reynolds in her class on race and ethnicity discussed a recent sit-in of African American students in the administration building. She had both white and African American students present their views on the sit-in to her class. She was engaging in:

A deliberate effort to appreciate a group’s ways of life in its own context is known as:

The fact that a significant percentage of married men and women are sexually unfaithful to their spouses is an example of the __________ culture, while the fact that most adults acknowledge the importance of sexual fidelity is an example of the __________ culture.

A system of speech and/or written symbols used to convey meaning and communicate is called: material culture

A subculture refers to

Rules developed for appropriate behavior based on specific values that are conditional are called:

Norms are maintained through:

An acquaintance is accused of statutory rape. If he is found guilty, he has violated a:

If someone bumps into us in the hallway, we expect them to say that they are sorry. This is an example of a:

__________ are a part of a society’s nonmaterial culture that represent cultural standards by which we determine what is good, bad, right, or wrong.

Multiculturalism is:

Counterculture refers to:

__________ are norms that represent a community’s most important values.

The fact that a significant percentage of married men and women are sexually unfaithful to their spouses is an example of the culture, while the fact that most adults acknowledge the importance of sexual fidelity is an example of the culture.