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Question 1)
What group defines themselves through a rejection of the mainstream:
Hepcats
Beatniks
Hipsters
Hippies
Society and culture _____.
Are the same thing
Could not exist without each other
Could not exist together
Are unrelated
Xenocentrism is:
The opposite of ethnocentrism
The opposite of cultural relativism
The opposite of cultural universalism
The same as cultural imperitivism
A cultural universal is:
A written document outlining appropriate behavior.
A pattern or trait common to all societies.
An object or a belonging of a group.
The ideas, attitudes and beliefs of a particular society.
Many Americans pay for haircuts, trips to the dentist, or transportation on the metro and bus systems. These actions support the notion of capitalism, an example of _____.
Non-material culture
A cultural universal
The counterculture
Material culture
Which of the following is an example of a cultural universal?
Marrying the partner whom your parents have chosen for you
Incest taboos
Putting your cell phone on silent during a Broadway production
Holding hands with your best friend
Kurt and Mitch visit an Amish village on a class trip. “Let’s see if we can round up some old radios and appliances and drop them off for them later this week. I think they’ll appreciate it. They just don’t understand what they’re missing.” Mitch rolls his eyes. Kurt’s perspective is an example of _______.
Cultural imperialism
Behavioral normativity
Ideal culture
Material culture
Which of the following is an example of cultural relativism?
Andy marrying a woman who does not practice his religion, though his parents disprove.
Helena putting aside her vegetarianism to eat meals with the local tribe she is studying.
Ingrid becoming upset over the course language used in the Australian Outback.
Joseph protesting the Running of the Bulls while visiting Pamplona.
Angelica visits Thailand with her family. When she wears short-shorts and tank tops while visiting a series of temples during her first week, she is met with hostility from the locals. She feels she no longer knows how to behave or interact with those outside her family. Angelica is experiencing _____.
Xenocentricism
Cultural imperialism
Culture shock
Material culture
The term values can be defined as:
A culture’s standard for discerning what’s good and just in society.
Scripture found within the Bible.
The tenets or convictions that people hold to be true.
Federal laws and regulations.
Janet is visiting her childhood friend in the Hamptons. Janet wears ripped jeans and a t-shirt to an infamous “White” party where there is a very different standard of dress that is expected. The majority of party-goers refuse to socialize with her. Janet is experiencing a form of ____.
Social control
Xenocentricism
Ethnocentricity
Formal sanction
Which of the following is NOT an example of a formal norm within the United States?
Making eye contact while speaking
Driving on the right hand side of the road
Crossing streets on cross-walks
Paying taxes
The term language can be defined as:
The exchange of gestures and signals for the purpose of reaching a consensus.
A symbolic system through which people communicate and through which culture is transmitted.
Communication grounded in ideals, norms, and values.
Gestures, signs, objects, signals, and words that help people understand the world.
MTV’s widely-watched TV series The Jersey Shore is an example of _____, while the obscure works of playwright Sam Shepard are an example of ______.
Jersey culture; low culture
Popular culture; high culture
High culture; popular culture
High culture; low culture
Which of the following is an example of a counterculture:
The Kardashian obsession of the 2010’s
The hippie movement of the 1960’s
The disco invasion of the 1970’s
The yuppie craze of the 1980’s
In 1999, Sean Fanning, John Fanning, and Sean Parker invented Napster, a global, free-of-charge, peer-to-peer music sharing program. Prior to Napster, no such program existed. The three men created _____.
A culture lag
A cultural universal
An innovation
A discovery
In the early 2000’s, The L Word and Queer as Folkdebuted on Showtime. Both shows depicted the lives of members of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community, thus giving viewers a glimpse into a ______.
Subculture
Formal Sanction
Social relativism
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Which of the following is an example of an informal sanction:
Brett illegally downloading the new Black Keys album because he couldn’t afford to buy it.
Lilly being sent to prison because she failed to pay her taxes.
Sarah buying Lady Gaga tickets from a scalper because the show sold out.
The football team throwing a slushy in Finn’s face because he tried to join the Glee club.
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