Culture - Sociology

Cultural behavior must be learned

• True

• False

Which of the following is an element of culture

• instincts

• values

• reflexes

• genetics

The language we use influences our perception of the world

• Hypothesis of linguistic relativity

• Language symbolism

• Futured Language

• Cultural Diffusion

The meaning of a symbol is based solely on its physical characteristics

• True

• False

People who begin to learn a new language often start to view the world differently

• True

• False

A bell ringing at lunchtime is an example of a symbol

• True

• False

What is one way that language relates to culture

• language hinders people from understanding their culture

• Language separates the culture of humans from that of animals

• Language enables culture to be transmitted from one generation to the next.

• Language keeps each culture separate from all other cultures.

Which of the following best describes symbols?

• they physical characteristics of something meaningful

• things that stand for or represent something else

• the sound you hear when words are spoken

• only the spoken and written words of a language

In the United States, most people believe that every child is entitled to an education. Which of the following is this belief an example of?

• Subculture

• Instinct

• Value

• Taboo

In the 1960s, African Americans boycotted some businesses that practiced segregation. Which of the following is this an example of?

• A value

• An informal sanction

• A law

• A formal sanction