1. In the late 2000’s, Ugg Boots became a major fashion fixture, sported by everyone from celebrities to college students. The Ugg boots craze is an example of a _____ trend within the United States. |
Cultural |
2. Society and culture _____. |
Could not exist without each other |
3. Susan travels across Thailand with her friends and, to her surprise, finds the country quite unlike the United States. "I hate the food," she tells her family at home. "I hate the language, I hate the weird customs and awful music. America is clearly the best place to be." This is an example of _______. |
Ethnocentrism |
4. Which of the following is an example of a learned custom? |
All of the above |
cultural universal is: |
A pattern or trait common to all societies. |
6. Many Americans pay for haircuts, trips to the dentist, or transportation on the metro and bus systems. These actions support the notion of capitalism, an example of _____. |
Non-material culture |
7. Which of the following is an example of a cultural universal? |
Incest taboos |
8. Kurt and Mitch visit an Amish village on a class trip. "Let’s see if we can round up some old radios and appliances and drop them off for them later this week. I think they’ll appreciate it. They just don’t understand what they’re missing." Mitch rolls his eyes. Kurt’s perspective is an example of _______. |
Cultural imperialism |
Which of the following is an example of cultural relativisim? |
Helena putting aside her vegetarianism to eat meals with the local tribe she is studying. |
10. Angelica visits Thailand with her family. When she wears short-shorts and tank tops while visiting a series of temples during her first week, she is met with hostility from the locals. She feels she no longer knows how to behave or interact with those outside her family. Angelica is experiencing _____. |
Culture shock |
11. The term values can be defined as: |
A culture’s standard for discerning what’s good and just in society. |
12. Janet is visiting her childhood friend in the Hamptons. Janet wears ripped jeans and Chuck Taylors to an infamous "White" party. The majority of party-goers refuse to socialize with her. Janet is experiencing a form of ____. |
Social control |
Which of the following is NOT an example of a formal norm within the United States? |
Making eye contact while speaking |
What is a difference between a more and a folkway? |
Mores may carry serious consequences if violated; folkways do not. |
15. The term language can be defined as: |
A symbolic system through which people communicate and through which culture is transmitted. |
16. MTV’s widely-watched TV series The Jersey Shore is an example of _____, while the obscure works of playwright Sam Shepard are an example of ______. |
Popular culture; high culture |
17. Which of the following is an example of a counterculture? |
The hippie movement of the 1960’s |
18. In 1999, Sean Fanning, John Fanning, and Sean Parker invented Napster, a global, free-of-charge, peer-to-peer music sharing program. Prior to Napster, no such program existed. The three men created _____. |
An innovation |
19. In the early 2000’s, The L Word and Queer as Folk debuted on Showtime. Both shows depicted the lives of members of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community, thus giving viewers a glimpse into a ¬¬______. |
Subculture |
Which of the following is an example of an informal sanction? |
The football team throwing a slushy in Finn’s face because he tried to join the Glee club. |
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