Cultural and Cultural Variations

TRUE or FALSE: Society is a group of people and culture is the material and nonmaterial products that people make.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What is the sociological term for the shared rules of conduct that tell people how to act in specific situations within a culture?

• Symbols

• Values

• Norms

• Technology

• Language

What is the term for the abstract creations that humans construct such as beliefs, language, rules, and skills?

• Material Culture

• Cultural Beliefs

• Non-Material Culture

• Cultural Patterns

What is the term for a group of independent people who have organized to share a common culture and feeling of unity?

• Society

• Culture

• Group

• Organization

What type of norm is enforced through a written set of rules and guidelines in a culture?

• Mores

• Laws

• Folkways

What is the Sociological term for a group of people that share values, norms, and behaviors that are not shared by the entire population?

• Counterculture

• Subculture

• Cultural Diffusion

• Cultural Leveling

What is the Sociological Term for the all of the shared material and non-material products of a group?

• Society

• Culture

• Economy

• Resources

What is the Sociological term for the process of spreading cultural traits from one society to another?

• Cultural Relativism

• Culture Shock

• Cultural Diffusion

• Cultural Leveling

Why is culture a key focus for Sociologists?

• It explains the history of a people

• It teaches the rights and wrongs of a group

• It predicts the success of a group

• It distinguishes one group from another

What is the sociological term for the shared beliefs about what is good or bad, right or wrong, desirable or undesirable within a culture?

• Symbols

• Values

• Norms

• Technology

• Language