Sociology: Unit 2 (Midterm Review)

What is culture?

• A language spoken by a community

• A type of art

• The sum of learned behaviors, customs, knowledge, and material objects

• A specific tradition

Which of the following is an example of nonmaterial culture?

• Pieces of art

• The English language

• Clothing

• Buildings

How is culture passed down through generations?

• Through genetic inheritance

• By legal documents

• It is learned and passed down

• Through environmental adaptation

What does material culture consist of?

• Guidelines for group behavior

• Systems of government

• Actual objects or physical things

• Collective ideas and beliefs

What is an example of how material and nonmaterial culture influence each other?

• The invention of the Internet changing social structures

• The construction of buildings

• The development of new languages

• The creation of new laws

What is cultural transmission?

• The adaptation and change of culture over time by generations

• The process of buying and selling cultural objects

• The genetic passing of cultural traits

• The study of ancient cultures

What role does innovation play in culture?

• It involves introducing new objects or ideas to a culture

• It deals with the preservation of historical artifacts

• It is the process of forgetting old cultural practices

• It refers to the rejection of old cultural objects

What is diffusion in the context of culture?

• The process of cultural objects decaying

• The dilution of cultural practices over time

• The scientific study of cultural artifacts

• The process through which culture is transferred from group to group

What is ethnocentrism?

• The blending of multiple cultures

• Assuming one's culture is superior to others

• The process of adopting a new culture

• The study of different ethnic groups

What defines a subculture?

• A new culture that is created from the combination of two existing cultures

• A culture that is inferior to the dominant culture

• A smaller group within a society that shares distinct norms and values

• A culture that exists solely in suburban areas