Sociology test

Which of the following is the most accurate statement about ethnocentric and culturally relative beliefs?

• There is no such thing as pure cultural relativism.

• All college graduates are ethnocentric.

• All Americans believe in cultural relativism.

• There is no such thing as an ethnocentric child.

Which of the following is an example of a cultural symbol?

• a national flag

• a car

• a jacket

• a turkey burger

Which of the following is a social science but is not considered a behavioral science?

• anthropology

• geography

• psychology

• sociology

Which of the following is an example of material culture?

• language

• religion

• the Internet

• values

Joshua lied to his mother about playing video games instead of completing his homework. Which of the following norms did he violate?

• folkway

• regulation

• law

• more

Which of the following is an example of a negative sanction?

• praising a child who finished an assignment

• giving a child a prize for turning in homework

• threatening to make a student stay in for recess

• giving a child a class point for good behavior

Which of the following is not an example of a regional dialect?

• yinz

• y'all

• excellent

• groovy

Which of the following does not describe a primary purpose of sociology?

• to examine the causes of both good and bad social practices

• to compile a chronology of events for future generations

• to understand how humans behave

• to inform societal changes based on behavioral patterns

Immaterial culture __

• is more important than material culture because it includes what people stand

• includes a person's beliefs

• for is similar within different cultures

• is less important than material culture because it is not as

What is a primary way sociologists reach conclusions about human behavior?

• They seclude themselves from people to see what is missing without human interaction.

• They write books musing on whether life is reality or an illusion.

• They conduct extensive research that examines patterns.

• They speculate about what might have happened differently in the past.