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Sociology Concepts Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A group of people who share a common territory and culture is known as a:

a)

Civilization

b)

Society

c)

Subculture

d)

Community

2.

The shared products of human groups, both tangible and intangible, are called:

a)

Civilization

b)

Culture

c)

Norms

d)

Ethnocentrism

3.

Beliefs, ideas, and values make up:

a)

Material culture

b)

Nonmaterial culture

c)

Cultural diffusion

d)

Counterculture

4.

Objects you can touch, like clothing and architecture, represent:

a)

Nonmaterial culture

b)

Symbolic culture

c)

Material culture

d)

Folk culture

5.

The idea that language shapes how we perceive reality is known as:

a)

Cultural relativism

b)

Linguistic ethnocentrism

c)

Sapir-Whorf hypothesis

d)

Cultural diffusion theory

6.

The belief that your own culture is superior to others is called:

a)

Cultural relativism

b)

Ethnocentrism

c)

Subcultural pride

d)

Cultural universalism

7.

Judging other cultures by their own standards rather than your own is:

a)

Cultural relativism

b)

Cultural leveling

c)

Cultural superiority

d)

Ethnocentrism

8.

Which of the following is not a cultural universal?

a)

Language

b)

Cooking

c)

Space travel

d)

Marriage rituals

9.

When traits spread from one culture to another, it’s called:

a)

Cultural diffusion

b)

Cultural lag

c)

Cultural relativism

d)

Assimilation

10.

A group that rejects the values and norms of the larger society is known as a:

a)

Subculture

b)

Counterculture

c)

Minority culture

d)

Social group

11.

Rewards or punishments used to enforce conformity are called:

a)

Norms

b)

Values

c)

Sanctions

d)

Mores

12.

Unwritten rules of expected behavior, like holding a door open, are:

a)

Mores

b)

Folkways

c)

Sanctions

d)

Beliefs

13.

Which of the following would be considered a more, not a folkway?

a)

Talking loudly in a library

b)

Wearing pajamas to school

c)

Stealing money from a friend

d)

Forgetting to say 'thank you'

14.

Who conducted the famous monkey experiment about attachment and socialization?

a)

Karl Marx

b)

Harry Harlow

c)

Charles Cooley

d)

Auguste Comte

15.

The process of learning cultural values, norms, and behaviors is called:

a)

Assimilation

b)

Enculturation

c)

Socialization

d)

Conformity

16.

Which of the following is an agent of socialization?

a)

Weather

b)

Social media

c)

Natural selection

d)

Economic inflation

17.

Which term describes behaviors expected of someone holding a certain status?

a)

Sanctions

b)

Roles

c)

Values

d)

Folkways

18.

When someone struggles to meet expectations of multiple statuses at once, it’s called:

a)

Role strain

b)

Role conflict

c)

Role stress

d)

Status competition

19.

A status you earn through effort, like graduating, is a(n):

a)

Achieved status

b)

Ascribed status

c)

Master status

d)

Social role

20.

Groups that are emotionally close and known for long-term relationships are called:

a)

Secondary groups

b)

Primary groups

c)

Reference groups

d)

Organizations