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WorksheetsChapter 2 Culture
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 20mins
The practice of judging a culture by its own cultural standards.
Borrowing aspects of culture from another culture. E.g. ethnic foods
During the 1960s and 1970s, which group challenged mainstream values through alternative lifestyles, music, fashion, and anti-establishment beliefs, and is considered a key part of the counterculture movement?
Beatniks
Yuppies
Hippies
Which of the following statements illustrates the conflict theory approach to culture?
Alex is considered to be beautiful by American society's standards, and they were given a job over someone who is not considered to be as beautiful.
Ken is surprised to learn that many patterns—including the family, joking, and funerals—are cultural universals.
George is surprised to find that his friend Melissa believes in multiple religious deities.
Hard work among the Amish not only strengthens families but also provides the discipline necessary for a devout religious life.
The term “cultural lag” refers to the fact that _____.
the rate of cultural change has been slowing due to political pressures
some societies advance faster than others do
society tries to maintain balance even when new innovations appear
Material culture often changes faster than non-material culture, creating an adjustment period
Monoculturalism refers to a society in which _____.
many different cultures coexist and influence each other
only one culture is dominant, and diversity is limited
cultural traditions change rapidly over time
technology shapes culture more than beliefs or values
The ways in which a culture expresses its cultural universals.
cultural particulars
taboos
folkways
cultural relativity
What term did Gerhard Lenski use to describe the way that societies evolve over time as new technologies are developed?
technology
invention
sociocultural evolution
sociobiology
Which of the following statements illustrates the use of a functionalists analysis of culture?
Cultural norms function to support the fluid operation of society.
The “double standard” derives from the evolutionary need of men to create offspring and women to raise offspring.
All cultural systems give the same share of wealth and power to all categories of people.
Many cultural traits make little or no sense to most members of our society.
People use language - BOTH spoken and written - to transmit culture from one generation to another.
TRUE
FALSE
Type of culture were ther is large scale cultivation using plows harnessed to animals or more powerful energy sources.
hunting and gathering
horticulture
pastoral
agriculture
industry
Which of the following is an example of high culture?
Watching a popular reality TV show at home
Attending a classical music concert at a symphony hall
Playing video games with friends online
Listening to the latest top 40 pop songs
Cultural traits that occur in virtually every culture.
cultural particulars
taboos
folkways
cultural universals
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Eurocentrism?
It places European culture at the center of the world and values it over other cultures.
It views non-European cultures as inferior and primitive.
It ignores or minimizes the contributions of non-European cultures to human civilization.
It is a relatively new phenomenon that emerged in the 19th century.
A researcher studies a culture that lacks a specific word for toilet. The researcher hypothesizes that members of this culture may not be able to distinguish between different words for toilet as precisely as people from cultures with a rich toilet vocabulary. This hypothesis is most closely aligned with the concept of:
Linguistic relativism
Cultural materialism
functionalism
Linguistic determinism
Pastoralism is a way of life in which people primarily survive by:
A researcher studies two cultures with different color vocabularies. Culture A has a rich vocabulary for shades of blue, while Culture B has a limited vocabulary for color in general. The researcher hypothesizes that this linguistic difference might influence the way members of each culture perceive and categorize colors. This hypothesis is most closely aligned with the concept of:
Linguistic determinism
Cultural materialism
Linguistic relativism
functionalism
School vacations in the United States often center around Christian holidays, even though not everyone practices Christianity. This is an example of _____.
cultural lag
cultural diffusion
cultural relativism
universalizing the particular
When people watch Pittsburgh Dad and recognize the accent, slang, and mannerisms as symbols of local Pittsburgh culture, this reflects which theoretical perspective?
Symbolic interactionism
Functionalism
Conflict theory
Cultural diffusion
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