Question 1

Across the United States, mores vary more than folkways.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

After carefully examining National Map 3-1 on

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Question 3

One emerging value in the United States is the importance of personal growth, including spiritual activity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Values are standards that serve as broad guidelines for living.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Cultural values in high-income nations tend to be secular-rational, giving greater importance to personal self-expression.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is ethnocentrism? What is cultural relativism? Identify a problem with each.

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Ethnocentrism is the belief that one's o...

Question 9

As our society has entered a postindustrial, computer-based phase, which of the following has become more important?

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A)  gaining symbolic skills, including speaking, writing, and computing
B)  gaining mechanical skills using industrial machinery
C)  knowing more about the past
D)  All of these are correct.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Among all forms of life, humans stand out as the only species that

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A)  relies on culture to ensure survival.
B)  has patterned ways of living.
C)  has biological instincts.
D)  makes use of tools.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 11

The emergence of rock-and-roll in the United States demonstrates

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A)  the emergence of a youth culture.
B)  that musical tastes are linked to people's social standing.
C)  that cultural patterns are subject to change.
D)  All of these are correct.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Culture refers to values, beliefs, behavior, and material things that form a way of life.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The U.S.has a popular culture, but not a high culture.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

When immigrants bring new cultural patterns to the United States, the result may be

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A)  changes to the dominant culture.
B)  cultural conflict between dominant and subcultural patterns.
C)  changes to the immigrant culture.
D)  All of these are correct.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Sociologists refer to tangible or physical human creations as

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A)  nonmaterial culture.
B)  artifacts.
C)  technology.
D)  values.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Which of the following most closely conveys the point of the Sapir-Whorf thesis?

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A)  Language involves attaching labels to the real world.
B)  People see the world through the cultural lens of their language.
C)  Most words have the same meaning if spoken in different languages.
D)  Every word exists in all known languages.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

What is the difference between high culture and popular culture?

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Question 18

Use the emergence of rock and roll music in the 1950s to illustrate how this musical form was built from music that came before it, but also explain how it was different.How does the story of rock and roll show the link between culture and social class? What about race? What about age?

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Question 19

Harley Davidson motorcycle riders, computer programmers, and jazz musicians all display _____ patterns.

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A)  high cultural
B)  popular cultural
C)  virtual cultural
D)  subculturalE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 20

People in the United States tend to view the past as being better than the present.

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A) True 
 B)False

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Cultural values in high-income nations tend to be secular-rational, giving greater importance to personal self-expression.

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Values are standards that serve as broad guidelines for living.

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

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