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

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Question #1
Don work a t-shirt and torn jeans to a job interview at a bank. Don violated:
A.   symbols
B.   social control
C.   mores
D.   folkways
Question #2
Shaking hands when being introduced is an example of a cultural universal.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #3
In American culture, it is widely believed that marriage should last forever or, until "death parts us." This is an example of:
A.   material culture
B.   culture shock
C.   real culture
D.   ideal culture
Question #4
_______is an example of nonmaterial culture.
A.   Clothing
B.   An automobile
C.   A fast-food restaurant
D.   Language
Question #5
Values help shape a society by suggesting what is good and bad, beautiful and ugly, sought or avoided.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #6
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.   the Facebook employee manual
D.   a "no peeing in the pool" sign at the YMCA
Question #7
The television show "American Idol" is an example of _____.
A.   high culture
B.   popular culture
C.   low culture
D.   singular culture
Question #8
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 #9
Ross loves his new fur coat. He wears it everywhere. The fur coat is an example of: _________________.
A.   material culture
B.   cultural propriety
C.   a cultural universal
D.   a norm
Question #10
Teenage pregnancies are an example of:
A.   Ideal culture
B.   Real culture
C.   Informal sanctions
D.   Formal sanctions
Question #11
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.   informal norms
B.   an innovation
C.   social control
D.   a law

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