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.   social control
B.   mores
C.   symbols
D.   folkways
Question #2
Shaking hands when being introduced is an example of a cultural universal.
A.   True
B.   False
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.   ideal culture
B.   material culture
C.   real culture
D.   culture shock
Question #4
_______is an example of nonmaterial culture.
A.   Language
B.   A fast-food restaurant
C.   An automobile
D.   Clothing
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.   popular culture
B.   low culture
C.   singular culture
D.   high 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.   Conflict Theory
B.   Symbolic Interactionism
C.   Structural Functionalism
Question #9
Ross loves his new fur coat. He wears it everywhere. The fur coat is an example of: _________________.
A.   cultural propriety
B.   a cultural universal
C.   a norm
D.   material culture
Question #10
Teenage pregnancies are an example of:
A.   Real culture
B.   Formal sanctions
C.   Informal sanctions
D.   Ideal culture
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.   a law
B.   informal norms
C.   social control
D.   an innovation

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