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Which of the following is an aspect of culture? |
| | A) | a comic book |
| | B) | patriotic attachment to the flag of the United States |
| | C) | burial of a family pet in a cemetery plot |
| | D) | all of the above |
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A list of cultural universals was compiled by anthropologist: |
| | A) | Max Weber |
| | B) | George Murdock |
| | C) | Margaret Mead |
| | D) | William F. Ogburn |
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The identification of a new moon of Saturn was an act of: |
| | A) | invention |
| | B) | discovery |
| | C) | diffusion |
| | D) | cultural integration |
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The distinction between elements of material and nonmaterial culture was made by sociologist: |
| | A) | Max Weber |
| | B) | George Murdock |
| | C) | Margaret Mead |
| | D) | William F. Ogburn |
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In its study of language, which sociological perspective focuses on how people rely on shared definitions of phrases and expressions in both formal speech and everyday conversation? |
| | A) | functionalist perspective |
| | B) | conflict perspective |
| | C) | interactionist perspective |
| | D) | ethnocentric perspective |
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In the United States, we often formalize norms into: |
| | A) | folkways |
| | B) | mores |
| | C) | values |
| | D) | laws |
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Which of the following statements about norms is correct? |
| | A) | People do not follow norms in all situations. In some cases, they evade a norm because they know it is weakly enforced. |
| | B) | In some instances, behavior that appears to violate society's norms may actually represent adherence to the norms of a particular group. |
| | C) | Norms are violated in some instances because one norm conflicts with another. |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Which of the following statements about values is correct? |
| | A) | Values never change. |
| | B) | Values of a culture may change, but most remain relatively stable during any one person's lifetime. |
| | C) | Values are constantly changing; sociologists view them as being very unstable. |
| | D) | All of the above statements are correct. |
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Which sociological perspective argues that a common culture serves to maintain the privileges of some groups while keeping others in a subservient position? |
| | A) | functionalist perspective |
| | B) | conflict perspective |
| | C) | interactionist perspective |
| | D) | each of the above |
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Which of the following argued that a capitalist society has a dominant ideology that serves the interests of the ruling class? |
| | A) | Max Weber |
| | B) | Talcott Parsons |
| | C) | Karl Marx |
| | D) | Margaret Mead |
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Older people living in housing for the elderly, workers in an offshore oil rig, rodeo cowboys, and circus performers-all are examples of what sociologists refer to as: |
| | A) | subcultures |
| | B) | countercultures |
| | C) | cultural universals |
| | D) | argot |
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While vacationing in Great Britain, you discover that the British drive on the "wrong" side of the road, are critical of your United States accent, and will not accept dollars in stores. You feel disoriented and out of place and thus are experiencing: |
| | A) | xenocentrism |
| | B) | the Hawthorne effect |
| | C) | the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis |
| | D) | culture shock |
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The term ethnocentrism was coined by sociologist: |
| | A) | William F. Ogburn |
| | B) | William Graham Sumner |
| | C) | George Murdock |
| | D) | Max Weber |
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Which sociological perspective emphasizes that ethnocentrism serves to maintain a sense of solidarity by promoting group pride? |
| | A) | functionalist perspective |
| | B) | conflict perspective |
| | C) | interactionist perspective |
| | D) | dramaturgical perspective |
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In a sense, xenocentrism is a reverse form of: |
| | A) | cultural integration |
| | B) | cultural relativism |
| | C) | ethnocentrism |
| | D) | culture shock |
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education