Soc 001 - Introduction to Sociology » Winter 2022 » Chapter 3 Quiz Culture

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Question #1
Should someone violate a folkway, it means that they seriously violated a culture's norms or values.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #2
While using an elevator, people stand facing the door, don't speak to one another, and generally keep to themselves. This is an example of:
A.   social control
B.   a law
C.   informal norms
D.   an innovation
Question #3
Values help shape a society by suggesting what is good and bad, beautiful and ugly, sought or avoided.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #4
Teenage pregnancies are an example of:
A.   Formal sanctions
B.   Real culture
C.   Informal sanctions
D.   Ideal culture
Question #5
_______is an example of nonmaterial culture.
A.   Clothing
B.   Language
C.   A fast-food restaurant
D.   An automobile
Question #6
Which theoretical perspective views culture as being maintained in how individuals interpret each other’s actions?
A.   Structural Functionalism
B.   Symbolic Interactionism
C.   Conflict Theory
Question #7
The television show "American Idol" is an example of _____.
A.   low culture
B.   high culture
C.   popular culture
D.   singular culture
Question #8
Ross loves his new fur coat. He wears it everywhere. The fur coat is an example of: _________________.
A.   material culture
B.   a cultural universal
C.   cultural propriety
D.   a norm
Question #9
Rachel went to Ireland but was confused by the locals' accents and the beer that was served at room temperature. She was also offered steak and kidney pie, which Rachel could not bring herself to eat. She began to feel upset and disoriented in Ireland. Rachel was experiencing _____.
A.   Culture shock
B.   Xenocentricism
C.   Material culture
D.   Cultural imperialism
Question #10
Some norms, formal and informal, that are followed within a culture, occur at the expense of others. This concept is most in line with which theoretical perspective?
A.   Symbolic Interactionism
B.   Conflict Theory
C.   Structural Functionalism
Question #11
Which of the following is NOT an example of a formal norm within the United States?
A.   a 65 miles per hour speed limit
B.   a "no peeing in the pool" sign at the YMCA
C.   the Facebook employee manual
D.   writing a thank you note
Question #12
In American culture, it is widely believed that marriage should last forever or, until "death parts us." This is an example of:
A.   culture shock
B.   ideal culture
C.   real culture
D.   material culture
Question #13
Culture exists to meet its members’ basic needs. This idea is in line with which theoretical perspective?
A.   Conflict Theory
B.   Structural Functionalism
C.   Symbolic Interactionism
Question #14
Don work a t-shirt and torn jeans to a job interview at a bank. Don violated:
A.   folkways
B.   symbols
C.   mores
D.   social control

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