Types of Societies and Culture - Sociology Quiz XI

What makes horticulture society different from agrarian society ?

• grow crops manually or using handmade tools

• mainly depended upon livestock farming

• Adopted mechanized tools for growing crops

• societies were quite settled

Feelings of distress experienced by an individual when coming in contact with an unfamiliar culture

• Cultural Lag

• Cultural Shock

• Cultural disintegration

• Sub-culture

Whenever Sara wears jeans and t-shirt her grandmother criticizes her and pressurizes her to change clothes. What exactly grandmother facing?

• Cultural Shock

• Cultural change

• Cultural Lag

• Culture disintegration

Now a days expected parents can select their unborn child's eyes and colour etc. However, there are people who call it unethical. The situation highlights

• Cultural disintegration

• Cultural Shock

• Dominant Culture

• Cultural Lag

Which of the following is NOT the element of culture

• Language

• Natural resources

• Religion

• Folk dance

Which social unit is most responsible for teaching customs, traditions, and values of a culture?

• Family

• Schools

• Government

• Religion

According to Conflict theory, culture is maintained through the ___________________ of society

• popular culture

• dominant ideology

• proletariat

• counter culture

What is a counterculture?

• A set of beliefs, values and expectations shared by a majority of people in a society

• the absence of a culture

• A shared identity that is visibly unique

• A movement that directly opposes mainstream cultural values

Saira enjoys attending the opera and visiting art museums. These interests can be considered an example of _____.

• High culture

• Popular Culture

• Low culture

• dominant culture

A crown and a tiara both represent royalty in many cultures. These are two examples of _____.

• Values

• Symbols

• Folkways

• Mores