2.4: Cultural Diversity

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

• Subgroup

• Radical Culture

• Marginalized

• Counterculture

What type of culture is described as the widespread culture of most people?

• counterculture

• mainstream culture

• high culture

• subculture

An example of high culture is:

• pop music

• Shakespeare

• "American Idol"

• Harry Potter

Another term used for "low culture" is:

• bottom culture

• pop culture

• subculture

• multiculturalism

Which of these is NOT an example of low culture/ pop culture?

• Reality TV

• Harry Styles

• TikTok dance trends

• Opera music

A cultural group that exists harmoniously within a larger, dominant culture is called a:

• cultural spin-off

• counterculture

• subculture

• social group

Sociologists use which of the following terms to describe a group whose values and norms oppose the dominant culture?

• counterculture

• subculture

• subordinate culture

• multicultural culture

How is a subculture different from a counterculture?

• Subcultures are always smaller than countercultures.

• Both are distinct from mainstream culture, but only members of a subculture actively oppose important aspects of mainstream culture.

• Both are distinct from mainstream culture, but a counterculture actively opposes important aspects of the mainstream culture.

• Members of a subculture actively protest and fight to change society, while members of a counterculture just drop out of society.

Cultural diffusion is:

• the spread of a cultural trait from one group to another

• a certain belief about a group of people

• science

• how people are educated within a society

An example of cultural diffusion is:

• a McDonald's in China

• a new invention

• the importance of religion in a particular culture