Question 1

The intangible world of ideas created by members of a society is referred to as

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A)  high culture.
B)  material culture.
C)  norms.
D)  nonmaterial culture.

Question 2

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Hip-hop music and the DJ scene first emerged

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A)  on college campuses in the 1980s.
B)  in the South Bronx during the 1970s.
C)  among rich people in the 1990s as part of elite culture.
D)  in the South as part of that region's tradition culture.

Question 4

Which theoretical approach is linked to the philosophical doctrine of materialism?

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

Question 5

In general,low-income nations have cultures that value individualism and personal self-expression.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The term Homo sapiens,the name of our species,comes from Latin meaning

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A)  "person of culture."
B)  "intelligent person."
C)  "one who walks upright."
D)  "person who evolves."

Question 7

Subculture refers to

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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 8

Which of the following statements about technology is true?

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A)  Nations with more advanced technology are always superior to nations with less advanced technology.
B)  Advanced technology improves life in some ways,but it also threatens life in other ways.
C)  Access to technology is evenly distributed across any society's population.
D)  Access to technology is a threat to cultures.

Question 9

The Sapir-Whorf thesis states that the language we use shapes the reality we perceive.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The fact that hip-hop music and the DJ scene were invented in the low-income,African American neighborhoods of New York show that people of all social positions help create U.S.cultural patterns.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Cultural relativism means using your own cultural standards to evaluate another culture.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Culture acts as a constraint,limiting human freedom because

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A)  much culture is habit,which members of a society repeat again and again.
B)  humans cannot create new culture for themselves.
C)  culture always discourages change.
D)  culture forces us to make choices.

Question 13

Multiculturalism is defined as

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A)  efforts to encourage immigration to the United States.
B)  efforts to establish English as the official language of the United States.
C)  a perspective recognizing the cultural diversity of the United States and promoting equality of all cultural traditions.
D)  the idea that the United States should have a single,dominant culture.

Question 14

Karl Marx argued that a society's economic system was shaped by its value system.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

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

Question 16

A theory that explains how schooling helps prepare young people for the work they will do as adults represents the

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

Question 17

The gesture we commonly call "thumbs up" is used in most of the world's societies to signify that something is very good.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Cars,computers,and iPhones are all examples of which of the following?

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A)  high culture
B)  material culture
C)  norms
D)  nonmaterial culture

Question 19

Multiculturalists claim that,over the course of U.S.history,most non-English immigrants were advised to adopt the cultural patterns of the English-their "betters"-rather than "melt in."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

An example of nonmaterial culture would be the types of vehicles people use to get around.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Culture

Cultural relativism means using your own cultural standards to evaluate another culture.

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The fact that hip-hop music and the DJ scene were invented in the low-income,African American neighborhoods of New York show that people of all social positions help create U.S.cultural patterns.

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Karl Marx argued that a society's economic system was shaped by its value system.

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Which theoretical approach is linked to the philosophical doctrine of materialism?

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Cars,computers,and iPhones are all examples of which of the following?

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Subculture refers to

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The term Homo sapiens,the name of our species,comes from Latin meaning

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

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Which of the following statements about technology is true?

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Hip-hop music and the DJ scene first emerged

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A theory that explains how schooling helps prepare young people for the work they will do as adults represents the

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The Sapir-Whorf thesis states that the language we use shapes the reality we perceive.

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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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Culture acts as a constraint,limiting human freedom because

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Multiculturalism is defined as

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Multiculturalists claim that,over the course of U.S.history,most non-English immigrants were advised to adopt the cultural patterns of the English-their "betters"-rather than "melt in."

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In general,low-income nations have cultures that value individualism and personal self-expression.

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The intangible world of ideas created by members of a society is referred to as

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An example of nonmaterial culture would be the types of vehicles people use to get around.

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The gesture we commonly call "thumbs up" is used in most of the world's societies to signify that something is very good.

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