Question 1

Other than English, which is the most widely-spoken language in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)   French
B)   Spanish
C)   German
D)   Chinese

Question 2

The distinction between high culture and popular culture is based mostly on:

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A)   how advanced the cultural pattern is.
B)   how long the cultural pattern has existed.
C)   the social standing of the people who display the cultural pattern.
D)   All of the above are correct.

Question 3

It is fair to say that humans are prisoners of their existing culture.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Mores are norms that have great moral significance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 5

Counterculture refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)   people who differ in some small way.
B)   popular culture.
C)   high culture.
D)   cultural patterns that oppose those that are widely held.

Question 6

Subculture refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)   a part of the population lacking culture.
B)   people who embrace popular culture.
C)   cultural patterns that set off a part of a society's population.
D)   people who embrace high culture.

Question 7

The Census Bureau reports that only ten different languages are spoken in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The United States is the most _______ of all countries.

Accepted Answer

A)   multicultural
B)   culturally uniform
C)   slowly changing
D)   nonmaterial

Question 9

Compared to college students of the late 1960s, more of today's college students are concerned with:

Accepted Answer

A)   developing a philosophy of life.
B)   making money.
C)   seeking justice in the world.
D)   being involved in political affairs.

Question 10

_____ distinguish between right and wrong _____ distinguish between right and rude.

Accepted Answer

A)   Mores folkways
B)   Taboos mores
C)   Folkways mores
D)   Prescriptive norms proscriptive norms

Question 11

The region of the United States where the largest percentage of people speak a language other than English at home is the:

Accepted Answer

A)   Southwest.
B)   South.
C)   Northeast.
D)   Northwest.

Question 12

Values and norms help to define a society's "ideal culture."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Cultural transmission cannot take place unless people have a written language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Multiculturalists claim that, over the course of U.S. history, most non-English immigrants have adopted the cultural patterns of the English-their "betters"-rather than "melting in."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Key values of U.S. culture:

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A)   always fit together easily.
B)   change quickly, even from year to year.
C)   are shared by absolutely everyone in a society.
D)   are sometimes in conflict with one another. D

Question 16

Cultural patterns that are widespread among a society's population are referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)   high culture.
B)   popular culture.
C)   elite culture.
D)   established culture.

Question 17

What is the difference between high culture and popular culture?

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Question 18

The story of Helen Keller, who became blind and deaf, shows how developing our humanity depends on the ability to understand the use of symbols.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which theoretical approach explains why the sexual "double standard" is found around the world?

Accepted Answer

A)   the structural-functional approach
B)   the social-conflict approach
C)   the symbolic-interaction approach
D)   the sociobiology approach

Question 20

The term "cultural lag" refers to the fact that:

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A)   the rate of cultural change has been slowing.
B)   some societies advance faster than others do.
C)   some people are more cultured than others.
D)   some cultural elements change more quickly than others. D

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Other than English, which is the most widely-spoken language in the United States?

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The distinction between high culture and popular culture is based mostly on:

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It is fair to say that humans are prisoners of their existing culture.

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Mores are norms that have great moral significance.

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Counterculture refers to:

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The Census Bureau reports that only ten different languages are spoken in the United States.

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The United States is the most _______ of all countries.

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Compared to college students of the late 1960s, more of today's college students are concerned with:

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_____ distinguish between right and wrong _____ distinguish between right and rude.

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The region of the United States where the largest percentage of people speak a language other than English at home is the:

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Values and norms help to define a society's "ideal culture."

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Cultural transmission cannot take place unless people have a written language.

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Multiculturalists claim that, over the course of U.S. history, most non-English immigrants have adopted the cultural patterns of the English-their "betters"-rather than "melting in."

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Key values of U.S. culture:

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