Survival activities and leisure activities both fall under the definition of

• material culture

• folk culture

• popular culture

• the arts and recreation

• the physical environment

The main effect of modern communications on social customs has been to

• preserve folk cultures, by increasing awareness of their uniqueness.

• stimulate the diffusion of folk cultures around the world.

• increase the similarity of social customs in different locations.

• have little effect on the diffusion of social customs

• slow the rate of change

The use of a horse and buggy by the Amish in the United States is an example of a

• folk culture

• habit

• popular culture

• taboo

• technological innovation

Folk cultures are spread primarily by

• contagious diffusion

• hierarchical diffusion

• relocation diffusion

• stimulus diffusion

• epidemic diffusion

A repetitive act performed by an individual is a

• custom

• popular culture

• habit

• taboo

• character trait

The frequent repetition of an act, to the extent that it becomes characteristic of a group of people is a

• custom

• popular culture

• habit

• taboo

• character trait

In contrast to folk culture, popular culture is typical of

• small homogeneous groups

• large heterogeneous groups

• groups living in isolated rural areas

• groups that have little interaction with other groups

• groups of specialists

Jeans provide a good example of material culture that is adopted by a number of different societies. This refers to what type of material culture?

• Punk culture

• Popular culture

• Folk culture

• Western culture

In contrast to popular culture, folk cultures are more likely to vary

• from place to place at a given time

• from time to time at a given place

• both from place to place and from time to time

• neither from place to place nor from time to time

• with rapid change

In contrast to folk culture, popular culture is more likely to vary

• from place to place at a given time

• from time to time at a given place

• both from place to place and from time to time

• neither from place to place nor from time to time