Sociology and Culture

Sociologists examine how social relationships affect people's (a)   and beliefs, and how societies originate and change.

What is sociology?

• The study of social behavior and human groups

• The study of natural sciences

• The study of mathematics

• The study of literature

What is the primary focus of sociology?

What is the process of passing culture from one generation to another?

• Cultural evolution

• Cultural assimilation

• Cultural diffusion

• Cultural transmission

What is culture?

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

• The study of human society and social behavior

• The process of social interaction and social relationships

• The examination of the structure and function of society

Which of the following is an example of a norm in a culture?

• someone being made fun of for wearing yellow at a funeral

• someone being rewarded for opening and holding the door for someone

• the majority of people wearing black to a funeral

• the letters and sounds of the alphabet