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Unit 2 Culture

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To use one's own culture to measure how "normal" others are; seeing other cultures as inferior.

a)

Ethnocentrism

b)

Taboo

c)

Mores

d)

Cultural Universal

2.

The use of a fork and knife versus the use of chopsticks is this cultural element.

a)

sanction

b)

more

c)

folkway

d)

taboo

3.

These ways of reacting to/controlling other people's behavior can either be positive or negative, and can be either formal or informal.

a)

sanctions

b)

mores

c)

folkways

d)

taboos

4.

These are a type of norm. They reflect a culture's ideas about right & wrong, good & bad, etc.

a)

mores

b)

norms

c)

folkways

d)

society

5.

These are the physical objects created by human groups, and passed onto the next generation. 

a)
nonmaterial culture
b)
material culture
c)
society
d)
culture
6.

These are the behaviors that reflect the values expected of us by our society. They are what is "normal".

a)

mores

b)

folkways

c)

norms

d)

culture

7.

These are a group's ways of thinking and doing things. They are abstract human creations.

a)

material culture

b)

nonmaterial culture

c)

values

d)

laws

8.

Which is NOT one of the 14 American values, according to sociologists?

a)

freedom

b)

democracy

c)

equality

d)

honesty

9.

Subcultures are groups with behaviors that distinguish their members from the larger culture; a world within a world

a)

True

b)

False

10.
Broad ideas about what most people in a society consider to be desirable are known as 
a)
norms
b)
values
c)
folkways
d)
mores
11.

A norm against cursing aloud in church is this type:

a)

folkway

b)

more

c)

law

d)

value

12.

The idea of freedom is a cultural ___________.

a)

folkway

b)

more

c)

law

d)

value

13.

Popular kids and burnouts would both be examples of this within a high school culture.

a)

Counterculture

b)

Subculture

c)

Real culture

d)

Cultural diffusion

14.

The hippies of the late 1960s would be an example of this within American culture.

a)

Subculture

b)

Counterculture

c)

ideal culture

d)

Culture shock

15.

An attitude of cultural relativism is the belief that

a)

cultures should be judged by their standards, not yours

b)

the belief that all cultures are inferior

c)

the belief that one's own culture is superior

d)

cultures should not be judged by your standards, not theirs

16.

What are the two types of norms?

a)

Folkways and values

b)

cultural traits and mores

c)

folkways and mores

d)

laws and mores

17.

Which is stage of culture shock do you feel so happy as everything around you is new

a)

honeymoon

b)

acceptance

c)

independence

d)

reintegration

18.

Which is stage of culture shock when you start to realize that the differences in culture don't bother you anymore.

a)

honeymoon

b)

acceptance

c)

distress

d)

reintegration

19.
What is "culture" in sociology?
a)
Enlightenment & excellence of taste acquired by intellectual & aesthetic training
b)
The process of cultivating living material (such as bacteria or viruses)
c)
A group of people living in a defined territory.
d)
The knowledge, language, values, customs, & physical objects of a group.
20.

Cannibalism would be an example of this in American society.

a)

Folkway

b)

More

c)

Ethnocentrism

d)

Taboo

21.
Folkways are 
a)
written or spoken symbols. 
b)
the physical objects of material culture. 
c)
the common customs of everyday life. 
d)
written rules of conduct enacted and enforced by the government. 
22.

Who are the Nacirema?

a)

aliens

b)

an ancient tribe

c)

polygamists

d)

Americans

23.

Which of the following is NOT an element of culture?

a)

customs

b)

language

c)

values

d)

population

24.

Norms can be different in different societies:

a)

True

b)

False

25.

People who share the same language and live in the same area can have a different culture:

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Culture is a set concept, therefore, there is a set number of cultures in our world today:

a)

True

b)

False

27.

There can be a culture without a society

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Sociologists focus on the similarities and differences between cultures.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Sociologists examine cultures in an unbiased manner.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Subcultures do not pose a threat to the larger culture.

a)

true

b)

false

31.
Clothing, automobiles and buildings are examples of ___________________.
a)
Symbols
b)
Material Culture
c)
Non Material Culture 
d)
Society
32.
Beliefs, family patterns and language are examples of ___________________.
a)
Symbols
b)
Material Culture
c)
Non Material Culture
d)
Society
33.

Many communities have "diverse" cultures. Diverse means?

a)

different

b)

same

c)

happy

34.

A subgroup that pushes back on the mainstream culture in an attempt to change how society functions is known as the:

a)

Subgroup

b)

Radical Culture

c)

Counterculture

d)

Marginalized

35.

True or False:

Culture shock can be described as "surprise and confusion" of another culture's practice.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

There are 24 of these in American English.

a)

dialects

b)

languages

c)

regions

d)

vocabularies