Sociology Final Review: Culture

Which of the following is an example of a counterculture?

• The yuppie craze of the 1980’s

• The Kardashian obsession of the 2010’s

• The hippie movement of the 1960’s

• The disco invasion of the 1970’s

Elise travels across Thailand with her friends and, to her surprise, finds the country quite unlike the United States. “I hate the food,” she tells her family at home. “I hate the language, I hate the weird customs and awful music. America is clearly the best place to be.” This is an example of _______.

• Paradigms

• Xenocentrism

• Moral relativism

• Ethnocentrism

Which of the following is NOT an example of a formal norm within the United States?

• Driving on the right hand side of the road

• Crossing streets on cross-walks

• Paying taxes

• Making eye contact while speaking

The term values can be defined as:

• The tenets or convictions that people hold to be true.

• A culture’s standard for discerning what’s good and just in society.

• Scripture found within the Bible.

• Federal laws and regulations.

Which of the following is an example of cultural relativism?

• Ingrid becoming upset over the course language used in the Australian Outback.

• Andy marrying a woman who does not practice his religion, though his parents disprove.

• Helena putting aside her vegetarianism to eat meals with the local tribe she is studying.

• Joseph protesting the Running of the Bulls while visiting Pamplona.

Xenocentrism is:

• The opposite of cultural relativism

• The opposite of cultural universalism

• The same as cultural imperitivism

• The opposite of ethnocentrism

What is one difference between a more and a folkway?

• Mores encourage social rebellion; folkways do not.

• Mores are legally acceptable to violate; folkways are not.

• Mores are constructed based on norms; folkways are not.

• Mores may carry serious consequences if violated; folkways do not.

The term language can be defined as:

• Gestures, signs, objects, signals, and words that help people understand the world.

• A symbolic system through which people communicate and through which culture is transmitted.

• The exchange of gestures and signals for the purpose of reaching a consensus.

• Communication grounded in ideals, norms, and values.

A cultural universal is:

• An object or a belonging of a group.

• A pattern or trait common to all societies.

• The ideas, attitudes and beliefs of a particular society.

• A written document outlining appropriate behavior.

Angelica visits Thailand with her family. When she wears short-shorts and tank tops while visiting a series of temples during her first week, she is met with hostility from the locals. She feels she no longer knows how to behave or interact with those outside her family. Angelica is experiencing _____.

• Cultural imperialism

• Culture shock

• Material culture

• Xenocentricism