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The United States is the most ____ of all countries |
multicultural |
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As a part of human culture, religion is an example of |
non-material culture |
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What is the term for the beliefs, values, behavior, and material objects that together make up a people’s way of life? |
culture |
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The intangible world of ideas created by members of a society is referred to as |
non-material culture |
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Cars, computers, and iPhones are all examples of which of the following? |
material culture |
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Among all forms of life, humans stand out as the only species that |
relies on culture to ensure survival |
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The term Homo sapiens, the name of our species, comes from Latin meaning |
"thinking person" |
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The United States is multicultural because |
we have received many immigrants with many different religions (increased migration) |
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Sociologists define a symbol as |
anything that carries a particular meaning recognized by people who share a culture |
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The fact that instant messaging is based on a new set of symbols shows us that |
creating new symbols, many ways to use symbols to communicate, culture changes over time |
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Which of the following most closely conveys the point of the Sapir-Whorf thesis? |
people see the world through the cultural lens of their language |
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Standards by which people who share culture define what is desirable, good & beautiful are called: |
values |
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The dominant values of U.S. culture share which of the following? |
a belief of individuality |
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An act of kindness, such as opening the door for an elderly man, illustrates conforming to |
folkways |
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Elements of social control in everyday life include |
shame, guilt, sanctions, including the response to other people |
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Sociologists refer to tangible or physical human creations as |
artifacts |
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Cultural patterns that are widespread among a society’s population are referred to as: |
popular culture |
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If you were to attend a New York Ballet performance, you would be experiencing: |
high culture |
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Subculture refers to: |
cultural patterns that set apart a segment of a society’s population |
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Harley Davidson motorcycle riders, computer nerds, and jazz musicians all display _____ patterns |
subculture |
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About how many adults in the United States speak a language other than English at home? |
52 million, 19% |
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Other than English, which is the most widely-spoken language in the United States? |
Spanish |
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Counterculture refers to: |
cultural patterns that strongly oppose those widely accepted within a society |
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Region of the U.S. where the largest share of people speak a language other than English at home is the: |
Southwest |
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Compared to college students of the late 1960s, more of today’s college students are concerned with: |
being very well off financially |
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The term "cultural lag" refers to the fact that: |
some cultural elements change more quickly than others, disrupting a cultural system |
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The spread of cultural traits from one society to another is called: |
diffusion |
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A person who criticizes the Amish farmer as "backward" for tilling his fields with horses and a plow instead of using a tractor is displaying: |
ethnocentrism |
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The emergence of rock and roll in the United States demonstrates: |
musical taste is lined to people’s social standing, cultural patterns are subject to change, emergence of a youth culture |
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Which of the following adds to the creation of a global culture? |
flow of goods from country to country, flow of information around the world, flow of people from country to country |
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Cultural universals are elements of culture that: |
are part of every known culture |
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George Murdock pointed to many cultural universals. Which of the following is NOT an example of a cultural universal? |
belief in a heavenly afterlife |
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Which theoretical approach is linked to the philosophical doctrine of materialism? |
social conflict |
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Theory explaining how schooling helps prepare young people for work they will do as adults represents: |
structural-functional approach |
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Culture acts as a constraint, limiting human freedom because |
much culture is habit and is repeated again and again |
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Culture is a source of human freedom because |
as cultural creatures, humans make and remake the world for themselves |
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Businesses in this country can profit from recognizing the cultural diversity of the U.S. population |
true |
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Experiencing an unfamiliar culture can generate culture shock |
true |
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The Census Bureau reports that only ten different languages are spoken in the United States |
false, 200+ languages |
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Symbols allow people to make sense of their surroundings |
true |
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Cultural transmission cannot take place unless people have a written language |
false |
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Values are standards that serve as broad guidelines for living |
true |
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Compared to cultures around the world, the U.S. way of life emphasizes individualism |
true |
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Cultural values in the United States always go together—they are all consistent with one another. |
false |
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Values and norms help to define a society’s "ideal culture." |
true |
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