Unit 2 Culture Sociology Test

Judging one culture based on the beliefs and values of another is known as:

• Afrocentrism

• Judgementalism

• Egocentrism

• Ethnocentrism

A subgroup that pushes back on the mainstream culture in an attempt to change how society functions is known as the:

• Subgroup

• Radical Culture

• Counterculture

• Marginalized

To see all other cultures as inferior to one’s own  

• Ethnocentrism
• Taboo
• Mores
• Cultural Universal

When Buddy the Elf eats gum from the railing he is breaking this type of norm. (It's not really considered to be that bad actually--we don't usually do it because we know it's wrong)

• sanction

• more

• folkway

• taboo

All the physical objects, or artifacts, that people make and attach meaning to

• material culture

• nonmaterial culture

• mores

• social markers

Human creations, such as values, norms, knowledge, systems of government, language, and so on, that are not embodied in physical objects.

• nonmaterial culture

• material culture

• subculture

• social marker

General ideas that people share about what is good or bad, desirable or undesirable.

• values

• mores

• norms

• culture

Which of the following is NOT one of the five main components of culture?

• Technology

• Language

• Values

• Norms

• Ethnocentrism

________ is recognizing that no culture is better than another and that culture should be judged by its own standards.

• Darwinism

• Ethnocentrism

• Cultural Relativism

• Subculturalism

________ is a sense of confusion, uncertainty, disorientation, or anxiety that accompanies exposure to an unfamiliar way of life or environment.

• Popular Culture

• Culture Shock

• Cultural Imperialism

• Multiculturalism