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.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
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.   an innovation
B.   informal norms
C.   a law
D.   social control
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.   Real culture
B.   Informal sanctions
C.   Formal sanctions
D.   Ideal culture
Question #5
_______is an example of nonmaterial culture.
A.   A fast-food restaurant
B.   Language
C.   An automobile
D.   Clothing
Question #6
Which theoretical perspective views culture as being maintained in how individuals interpret each other’s actions?
A.   Symbolic Interactionism
B.   Structural Functionalism
C.   Conflict Theory
Question #7
The television show "American Idol" is an example of _____.
A.   popular culture
B.   singular culture
C.   low culture
D.   high 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 norm
C.   a cultural universal
D.   cultural propriety
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.   Cultural imperialism
B.   Xenocentricism
C.   Culture shock
D.   Material culture
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.   Structural Functionalism
C.   Conflict Theory
Question #11
Which of the following is NOT an example of a formal norm within the United States?
A.   writing a thank you note
B.   a 65 miles per hour speed limit
C.   a "no peeing in the pool" sign at the YMCA
D.   the Facebook employee manual
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.   real culture
B.   ideal culture
C.   material culture
D.   culture shock
Question #13
Culture exists to meet its members’ basic needs. This idea is in line with which theoretical perspective?
A.   Symbolic Interactionism
B.   Structural Functionalism
C.   Conflict Theory
Question #14
Don work a t-shirt and torn jeans to a job interview at a bank. Don violated:
A.   social control
B.   mores
C.   folkways
D.   symbols

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