Culture and Society Quiz

What term is used to describe the moral views and principles of a group?

• culture

• mores

• norms

• folkways

Which term refers to the visible and invisible rules of conduct through which societies are structured?

• mores

• culture

• norms

• beliefs

What does 'ethnocentrism' mean?

• The integration of international trade and finance markets

• The moral views and principles of a group

• The evaluation and judgment of another culture based on one's own cultural norms

• Direct, appropriate behavior in the day-to-day practices of a culture

What are 'cultural universals'?

• The cultural patterns of a society's elite

• Patterns or traits that are globally common to all societies

• Groups that reject and oppose society's widely accepted cultural patterns

• New objects or ideas introduced to culture for the first time

What is the term for the spread of material and nonmaterial culture from one culture to another?

• globalization

• diffusion

• culture lag

• discoveries

What does 'sanctions' refer to in the context of culture?

• The moral views and principles of a group

• The cultural patterns of a society's elite

• The way society really is based on what actually occurs and exists

• The visible and invisible rules of conduct through which societies are structured

Which term describes groups that reject and oppose society's widely accepted cultural patterns?

• cultural universals

• countercultures

• mores

• folkways

What is the meaning of 'culture lag'?

• The integration of international trade and finance markets

• The spread of material and nonmaterial culture from one culture to another

• The gap of time between the introduction of material culture and nonmaterial culture’s acceptance of it

• The cultural patterns of a society's elite

What does 'real culture' refer to?

• The cultural patterns of a society's elite

• The moral views and principles of a group

• The way society really is based on what actually occurs and exists

• Mainstream, widespread patterns among a society's population

What is 'language' in the context of culture?

• A combination of pieces of existing reality into new forms

• A symbolic system of communication

• Casual behaviors that are generally and widely conformed to

• The moral views and principles of a group