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Chapter 3: Culture

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Chapter 3: Culture

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3-1 §3.1 source ↗

The terms _______ and ______ are often used interchangeably, but have nuances that differentiate them.
  1. a.
    imperialism and relativism
  2. b.
    culture and society
  3. c.
    society and ethnocentrism
  4. d.
    ethnocentrism and Xenocentrism

Answer

B. culture and society

3-3 §3.1 source ↗

The belief that one’s culture is inferior to another culture is called:
  1. a.
    ethnocentrism
  2. b.
    nationalism
  3. c.
    xenocentrism
  4. d.
    imperialism

Answer

C. xenocentrism

3-5 §3.1 source ↗

Rodney and Elise are U.S. students studying abroad in Italy. When they are introduced to their host families, the families kiss them on both cheeks. When Rodney’s host brother introduces himself and kisses Rodney on both cheeks, Rodney pulls back in surprise. Where he is from, unless they are romantically involved, men do not kiss one another. This is an example of:
  1. a.
    culture shock
  2. b.
    imperialism
  3. c.
    ethnocentrism
  4. d.
    xenocentrism

Answer

A. culture shock

3-7 §3.2 source ↗

A nation’s flag is:
  1. a.
    A symbol
  2. b.
    A value
  3. c.
    A culture
  4. d.
    A folkway

Answer

A. A symbol

3-9 §3.2 source ↗

The biggest difference between mores and folkways is that
  1. a.
    mores are linked to morality, whereas folkways are tied to commonplace behaviors
  2. b.
    mores are absolute, whereas folkways are temporary
  3. c.
    mores refer to material culture, whereas folkways refer to nonmaterial culture
  4. d.
    mores refer to nonmaterial culture, whereas folkways refer to material culture

Answer

A. mores are linked to morality, whereas folkways are tied to commonplace behaviors

3-11 §3.2 source ↗

Cultural sanctions can also be viewed as ways that society:
  1. a.
    Establishes leaders
  2. b.
    Determines language
  3. c.
    Regulates behavior
  4. d.
    Determines laws

Answer

C. Regulates behavior

3-13 §3.3 source ↗

The Ku Klux Klan is an example of what part of culture?
  1. a.
    Counterculture
  2. b.
    Subculture
  3. c.
    Multiculturalism
  4. d.
    pop culture

Answer

A. Counterculture

3-15 §3.3 source ↗

Your eighty-three-year-old grandmother has been using a computer for some time now. As a way to keep in touch, you frequently send emails of a few lines to let her know about your day. She calls after every email to respond point by point, but she has never emailed a response back. This can be viewed as an example of:
  1. a.
    cultural lag
  2. b.
    Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
  3. c.
    Ethnographic imagery
  4. d.
    bilingualism

Answer

A. cultural lag

3-17 §3.3 source ↗

The major difference between invention and discovery is:
  1. a.
    Invention is based on technology, whereas discovery is usually based on culture
  2. b.
    Discovery involves finding items that already exists, but invention puts things together in a new way
  3. c.
    Invention refers to material culture, whereas discovery can be material or theoretic, like laws of physics
  4. d.
    Invention is typically used to refer to prehistoric objects, whereas discovery refers to local culture

Answer

B. Discovery involves finding items that already exists, but invention puts things together in a new way

3-19 §3.4 source ↗

A sociologist conducts research into the ways that Hispanic American students are historically underprivileged in the U.S. education system. What theoretical approach is the sociologist Using?
  1. a.
    Symbolic interactionism
  2. b.
    Functionalism
  3. c.
    Conflict theory
  4. d.
    Ethnocentrism

Answer

C. Conflict theory

3-21 §3.4 source ↗

What theoretical perspective views society as having a system of interdependent inherently connected parts?
  1. a.
    Sociobiology
  2. b.
    Functionalism
  3. c.
    Conflict theory
  4. d.
    Ethnocentrism

Answer

B. Functionalism

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Problems and answers are adapted from Introduction to Sociology 3e by Tonja R. Conerly, Kathleen Holmes and Asha Lal Tamang, OpenStax, and are used under the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 licence. Access for free at https://openstax.org/books/introduction-sociology-3e/pages/1-introduction. Illustrations: Copyright Rice University, OpenStax, under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license. This adaptation is released under the same licence, is non-commercial, and is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by OpenStax or Rice University.