Topic 12 & 13

A component of a person's subculture is ________.

• A) age

• B) race

• C) ethnic background

• D) all of the above

People and institutions that teach the ways of a culture are called ________.

• A) progressive learning models

• B) ethnography facilitators

• C) host cultures

• D) acculturation agents

________ refers to analytical techniques that combine data on consumer expenditures and other socioeconomic factors with geographic information.

• A) Geodemography

• B) Senior market

• C) Consumer identity renaissance

• D) Perceived age

The "Sandwich Generation" refers to:

• A) Adults who choose to have fewer children

• B) Adults who care for both their aging parents and their children

• C) Young adults who delay starting families

• D) Parents who choose to homeschool their children

What is one of the main reasons for the rise of "boomerang kids," young adults who return to live with their parents after college?

• A) Decrease in higher education costs

• B) Shrinking job market and economic challenges

• C) Increase in desire for family bonding

• D) High marriage rates among young adults

________ is/are the mental characteristics of people and the way they relate to their environment and social group.

• A) Ideology

• B) Myths

• C) Norms

• D) Theories

A cultural production system is a ________.

• A) creative subsystem

• B) managerial subsystem

• C) communications subsystem

• D) all of the above

Which of the following is an object that is admired strictly for its beauty or because it inspires an emotional reaction?

• A) an art product

• B) a reality-engineered product

• C) a craft product

• D) a trial product

________ consumption occurs with objects and events that are considered to be ordinary and everyday.

• A) Profane

• B) Sacred

• C) Objectified

• D) Ritualized

A ________ is a very short-lived fashion.

• A) trend

• B) fad

• C) classic

• D) style