Question 1

The claim that U.S.culture is wrongly dominated by European,and especially English,way of life characterizes our culture as

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A)  ethnocentric.
B)  Afrocentric.
C)  Eurocentric.
D)  culturally relative.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Cultural change is set in motion in three general ways.What are they?

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A)  invention,discovery,and diffusion
B)  invasion,invention,and experiment
C)  immigration,imagination,and innovation
D)  adaptation,integration,and immigrationE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 3

If you were to attend a New York Ballet performance,you would be experiencing

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A)  high culture.
B)  popular culture.
C)  cultural transmission.
D)  virtual culture.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

The Amish way of life accepts most of the U.S.'s modern conveniences.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The theoretical approach that highlights the link between culture and social inequality is the

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

Question 6

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

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 7

Cultural values in the United States always go together-they are all consistent with one another.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 8

Cultural universals refer to patterns that are held by everyone in a society.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to scientists,Homo sapiens first appeared on Earth about how long ago?

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A)  2,500 years
B)  25,000 years
C)  250,000 years
D)  250 million yearsE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

The Sapir-Whorf thesis states that

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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 C)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

A Marxist analysis of U.S.culture suggests that our competitive and individualistic values reflect

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A)  the values of the "founding fathers."
B)  trends in Western European history.
C)  this nation's capitalist economy.
D)  this nation's family system.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Subculture is more at odds with dominant culture than counterculture.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Across the United States,mores vary more than folkways.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 14

Sociobiology explores how human biology has shaped today's culture.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

For at least 12,000 years,humans have used culture as a strategy for survival.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A person who criticizes the Amish farmer as being "backward" for tilling his fields with horses and a plow instead of using a tractor is displaying

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A)  ethnocentrism.
B)  cultural relativism.
C)  cultural diffusion.
D)  cultural integration.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The spread of cultural traits from one society to another is called

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A)  immigration.
B)  cultural transmission.
C)  popular culture.
D)  diffusion.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Values are standards that serve as broad guidelines for living.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Mores are norms that have great moral significance.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Culture

The claim that U.S.culture is wrongly dominated by European,and especially English,way of life characterizes our culture as

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Cultural change is set in motion in three general ways.What are they?

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If you were to attend a New York Ballet performance,you would be experiencing

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The Amish way of life accepts most of the U.S.'s modern conveniences.

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The theoretical approach that highlights the link between culture and social inequality is the

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

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Cultural values in the United States always go together-they are all consistent with one another.

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Cultural universals refer to patterns that are held by everyone in a society.

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According to scientists,Homo sapiens first appeared on Earth about how long ago?

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The Sapir-Whorf thesis states that

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A Marxist analysis of U.S.culture suggests that our competitive and individualistic values reflect

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Subculture is more at odds with dominant culture than counterculture.

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Across the United States,mores vary more than folkways.

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Sociobiology explores how human biology has shaped today's culture.

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For at least 12,000 years,humans have used culture as a strategy for survival.

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A person who criticizes the Amish farmer as being "backward" for tilling his fields with horses and a plow instead of using a tractor is displaying

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

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The spread of cultural traits from one society to another is called

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Values are standards that serve as broad guidelines for living.

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