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1 Norco College Soc.1 Study Guide For Test#2 ____ 1. Time would be a Western example of: a. material aspects of culture. d. a nonmaterial aspect of culture. b. technological measurement. e. an innate aspect of culture. c. a universal shared by all cultures. ____ 2. _____ is defined as “all that human beings learn to do, to use, to produce, and to know, and to believe as they grow to maturity and live out their lives in the social groups to which they belong.” a. culture d. ethnocentrism b. society e. cultural relativity c. culture shock ____ 3. Culture is transmitted through: a. social isolation. d. dietary habits. b. social interaction. e. sociological experiments. c. DNA. ____ 4. Which of the following are characteristics of culture? a. It is shared. b. It is acquired. c. It is transmitted from one generation to the next. d. All of the above. e. None of the above. ____ 5. The anxious reaction people may have when encountering cultural traditions different from their own is known as a. ethnocentrism. d. ethnomethodology. b. culture shock. e. cultural newness. c. cultural relativism. ____ 6. The movement of cultural traits from one culture to another is called: a. cultural lag. d. diffusion. b. culture shock. e. jetlag. c. ethnocentrism. ____ 7. When immigrants encounter hostility because their manners are different, they are experiencing a. ethnocentrism. d. culture shock. b. ethnomethodology. e. cultural evaluation. c. cultural relativity. ____ 8. Studying or understanding a social group on its own terms is necessary to achieve cultural a. realism. d. lag. b. idealism. e. non-ethnocentrism. c. relativism. ____ 9. Which of the following is a component of culture? a. nonmaterial culture. d. language. b. material culture. e. These are all components of culture. c. rules and shared beliefs2 ____ 10. Nonmaterial culture consists of a. ideas associated with the use of material objects. b. norms. c. values. d. all of the above. e. none of the above ____ 11. Norms: a. are shared rules of conduct. b. prescribe limits of acceptable behavior. c. help provide predictability in social life. d. all of the above e. none of the above. ____ 12. Folkways a. rarely change. b. must be followed exactly. c. tend to change over time. d. are not sanctioned by society. e. are not accompanied by penalties for violations. ____ 13. People sometimes disobey the DON'T WALK sign at street intersections because they see that there are no cars coming. This behavior reflects a. real norms. d. folkways. b. customs. e. pedestrian norms. c. ideal norms. ____ 14. Innovation and diffusion are responsible for: a. counter-cultures. d. deviant cultures. b. cultural lag. e. subcultures. c. cultural evolution. ____ 15. Anything that represents something else and carries a particular meaning recognized by members of a culture. a. ethnocentrism d. ideal norm b. symbol e. folkway c. cultural relativism ____ 16. According to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, there is an interrelationship between a. human brain size and control over the environment. b. values and health. c. norms and ambitions. d. controls and culture lag. e. language and perceptions of the world. ____ 17. Direct translation of one language into another a. is fairly easy if the translator is highly competent. b. can be difficult because words may have a variety of meanings. c. is often impossible because many words and ideas are culture-bound. d. b and c only. e. none of the above.3 ____ 18. New patterns of behavior connected with the World Wide Web often conflict with traditional values. Conflicts such as these are thought by sociologists to be the result of: a. cultural lag. d. diffused adaptability. b. innovation e. environmental determinism. c. generalized adaptability. ____ 19. The incest taboo ensures that: a. religion is passed down from generation to generation. b. families remain healthy. c. family offspring will marry into other families. d. parents maintain control over their children. e. wives maintain control over their husbands. ____ 20. Which of the following is a type of subculture? a. political d. occupational b. social class e. all of the above c. geographic ____ 21. The process of social interaction that teaches a child the intellectual, physical, and social skills needed to function as a member of society is called a. identification. d. social conditioning. b. social adjustment. e. human modeling. c. socialization. ____ 22. Patterns of behavior and ways of thinking and feeling which are distinctive for each individual constitute the individual's a. social identity. d. personality b. nature. e. outward self. c. instincts. ____ 23. Adult socialization differs from primary socialization in that adults a. are generally immune to the process of socialization. b. usually are hostile to socialization attempts. c. often have more control over how they wish to be socialized. d. are more likely to be influenced by their peers. e. know more, hence need less socialization. ____ 24. Sociobiologists study a. biological principles to explain the behavior of all social beings. b. the cultural basis of human behavior. c. deviations in social behavior. d. the effects of nutrition on human development. e. the relationship between environment and personal growth. ____ 25. Cases of isolated children like Anna indicate a. the natural ability of children to develop human survival skills. b. the complete inability of children to recover from early deprivation c. the existence of a relatively fixed human nature. d. that isolation inevitably causes mental retardation. e. the importance of interaction for normal human development.4 ____ 26. The dimensions of human development that are tied to the emergence of the self include: a. cognitive development d. a, b and c above b. moral development e. none of these c. gender identity ____ 27. Why are infants and young children raised in institutions slow to develop? a. They are frequently malnourished. b. They lack culture c. They usually have serious cognitive and social deficits to begin with. d. They are intimidated by pressure from their peers. e. They never get the same "quality" of diet that "normal" children receive. ____ 28. An inability to trust people and form relationships with others. a. identity crisis d. disaffiliation b. status conflict e. disconnection c. attachment disorder ____ 29.


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