Culture and Socialization

Which of the following best defines “culture” as presented in the lecture?

• A system of institutions and government laws.

• The values, beliefs, behavior, and material objects that together form a people’s way of life.

• The genetic traits and biological inheritance of a group.

• The economic and political structures of a society.

The term “culture” is derived from which of the following origins, as noted in the lecture?

• Greek “kultura”

• Latin “cultura,” with parallels in Mandarin “Wen Hua” and Arabic “Thaqafah”

• Sanskrit “krti”

• Old English “cylt”

Which of the following is an example of an informal norm?

• Laws recorded in a nation’s constitution

• The rules of a formal game with written instructions

• Funeral customs and practices

• Regulations in a school handbook

The lecture distinguishes between which two types of norms?

• Formal norms and functional norms

• Informal norms and structural norms

• Formal norms and informal norms

• Established norms and societal norms

What is one of the primary functions of language in culture according to the lecture?

• To entertain society through storytelling

• To serve solely as a tool for academic research

• To help members understand the world, unify society, and transmit culture

• To establish strict legal codes

Culture can be defined as the (a)   , beliefs, behavior and material objects that together form a people's way of life.

(a)   norms refer to the unspoken, commonly accepted guidelines that shape our behavior, in contrast to rules that are officially documented and rigorously enforced.

Sanctions are defined as the rewards and (a)   for conduct concerning a social norm.

Which term best describes a group within a larger society that develops its own distinctive language (argot), norms, and values?

• Subculture

• High culture

• Popular culture

• Counterculture

Ethnocentrism is best defined as:

• The belief that all cultures have equal value and should be respected equally

• The tendency to view one’s own culture as the standard against which all others are judged

• An admiration for foreign cultural practices over one’s own

• The process of adopting elements from multiple cultures