Sociology (Culture) Quiz # 1

Scoity is

• a political entity

• the same as culture or nation

• limited by geographical boundaries

• organized interaction of people sharing land and culture

Culture includes

• only material things as cars and jewellery

• the land we share

• our thoughts, our beliefs and our possession

• only non-material things such as values and beliefs

which types of the following societies came first?

• Industrial

• Agricultural

• mass

• horticultural and pastoral

sociology is the study of

• politics

• science

• society

• nation

In common parlance, a person is said to be cultured if he is

• polished in manners

• Polite in speech

• refined in tastes

• all three

The classic definition of culture is given by anthropologist

• Tylor Reads

• Adam Smith

• Thomas Malthus

• Ricardo

One of the following is not the characterietics of the culture?

• It preserves features of the past.

• It discards what is socially condemned.

• It is found both in the animal and the human society.

• It is found only in human society.

Cultural traits are formed on the basis of

• needs of life

• needs of religion

• needs of economic development

• needs of political advancement

Cultural diffusion means

• spread of cultural traits to other societies.

• merger of cultural traits.

• separation of two cultures.

• differences between the two cultures.

A society includes a number of group of people who interact on the basis of

• shared beliefs

• customs

• values and rules

• All of hese