Question 1

Psychologist Shalom Schwartz researched values in more than 60 countries and found which of the following values widely shared?

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A)  benevolence
B)  holding grudges
C)  disloyalty
D)  powerE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Sociobiology is the systematic study of

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A)  the social structure within the animal kingdom.
B)  the interactions between humans and higher animal forms.
C)  the social bases of biological behavior.
D)  how biology affects human social behavior.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Culture lag is

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A)  the totality of learned,socially transmitted behavior.
B)  viewing people's behavior from the perspective of one's own culture.
C)  the physical or technological aspects of our daily lives.
D)  a period of maladjustment during which the nonmaterial culture is still adapting to new material conditions.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Which sociological perspective would argue that the most powerful groups and institutions control wealth,property,and the means of producing beliefs about reality through religion,education,and the media?

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A)  functionalist perspective
B)  conflict perspective
C)  interactionist perspective
D)  global perspectiveE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Which of the following is argued by the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?

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A)  Language precedes thought.
B)  Language is a given and forms independent of culture.
C)  Language homogenizes interpretations of reality across disparate cultures.
D)  People cannot conceptualize the world only through language.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

Norms governing everyday behavior,the violation of which raises comparatively little concern,are known as

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A)  mores.
B)  cultural universals.
C)  folkways.
D)  laws.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Define the term culture and describe how members of society seek to preserve it.Identify the various cultural universals as suggested by George Murdock's list of cultural universals.

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Question 8

Norms that are generally understood but not precisely recorded are known as

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A)  mores.
B)  sanctions.
C)  informal norms.
D)  formal norms.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

A law is

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A)  a norm governing everyday social behavior,the violation of which raises comparatively little concern.
B)  an informal norm that is deemed highly necessary to the welfare of a society.
C)  a form of governmental social control.
D)  None of these answers is correct.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

Which sociologist created a list of basic values to help define the national character of people living in the U.S.?

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A)  George Murdock
B)  Robin Williams
C)  Karl Marx
D)  Edward SapirE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 11

While attending a prestigious lecture at a New York City museum,Bob noisily belches several times and grossly picks his nose.He is violating

Accepted Answer

A)  mores.
B)  laws.
C)  informal norms.
D)  formal norms.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Anthropologist Horace Miner's description of the body ritual among the Nacirema is used to show

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A)  cultural differences in what is considered "beautiful."
B)  the effects of media on a person's body image.
C)  the ability to learn something new about society.
D)  how cultural sociology has evolved over the years.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

One example of a positive,formal sanction is a

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A)  salary bonus.
B)  demotion.
C)  smile.
D)  frown.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Nonmaterial culture

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A)  is more resistant to change than material culture.
B)  is less resistant to change than material culture.
C)  changes at the same pace as material culture.
D)  does not change once it has been created.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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