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91. Which of the following would not be a good example of a counterculture ?
- A. Toronto Raptors fans
- B. motorcycle gangs
- C. racist groups
- D. terrorism
- E. organized crimeAccess Government Careers
Explanation: A counterculture rejects or strongly challenges the dominant culture's values and norms, as motorcycle gangs, racist groups, terrorism, and organized crime may do. Toronto Raptors fans are generally a sports subculture, not a counterculture.
Correct answer: Toronto Raptors fans92. Bringing music and movies into Canada from another country would be a good example of __________ diffusion ?
- A. adaptive
- B. relativistic
- C. indirect
- D. direct
- E. integrative
Explanation: Indirect diffusion occurs when cultural elements such as music and films spread from one society to another through media, trade, or other intermediaries rather than through direct personal contact. Direct diffusion normally involves face-to-face contact between cultures.
Correct answer: indirect93. The use of language label people can lead to a_______________?
- A. self-fulfilling prophecy
- B. sense of ethnocentrism
- C. cultural lag
- D. cultural adaptation
- E. development of a subculture
Explanation: Labels can influence how others treat a person and how that person behaves, producing the expected outcome through a self-fulfilling prophecy. Ethnocentrism concerns judging other cultures by the standards of one's own culture, not the effects of labels.
Correct answer: self-fulfilling prophecy94. Values traditions, and beliefs are all examples of_______________?
- A. popular culture
- B. customs
- C. material culture
- D. non-material culture
- E. culture relativismTrace Family History
Explanation: Values, traditions, and beliefs are non-material culture because they consist of ideas, meanings, and learned practices rather than physical objects. Material culture includes tangible items such as clothing, tools, and buildings.
Correct answer: non-material culture95. In a sense xenocentrism is a reverse form of_________________?
- A. cultural integration
- B. cultural relativism
- C. ethnocentrism
- D. culture shock
Explanation: Xenocentrism is the preference for another culture over one's own, making it the reverse of ethnocentrism. Ethnocentrism evaluates other cultures as inferior by using one's own culture as the standard.
Correct answer: ethnocentrism96. The term ethnocentrism was coined by sociologist_____________?
- A. William F. Ogburn
- B. William Graham Sumner
- C. George Murdock
- D. Max Weber
Explanation: William Graham Sumner introduced the term ethnocentrism to describe judging other cultures by the standards of one's own culture. Ogburn, Murdock, and Weber made important contributions to sociology but did not coin this term.
Correct answer: William Graham Sumner97. Older people living in housing for the elderly, workers in an offshore oil rig rodeo cowboys and circus performers-all are examples of what sociologists refer to as_____________?
- A. subcultures
- B. countercultures
- C. cultural universals
- D. argot
Explanation: A subculture is a distinct pattern of values, norms, and lifestyles within the wider society, often formed around a shared occupation or living arrangement. These groups do not necessarily reject the dominant culture, unlike countercultures.
Correct answer: subcultures98. The identification of a new moon of Saturn was an act of_______________?
- A. invention
- B. discovery
- C. diffusion
- D. cultural integration
Explanation: The moon already existed in nature, so identifying it represents discovery, not invention. Invention creates something new, while diffusion spreads an existing cultural element between groups.
Correct answer: discovery99. Which of the following is a characteristic of a society ?
- A. Members of a society possess a wide variety of values and norms based on their social status
- B. A group must have at least 1,500 members to be considered a society
- C. Another term for "society" is nation-state
- D. Members of a society comprise a more or less self-sufficient social unit
Explanation: A society is a relatively self-sufficient social unit whose members share institutions, relationships, and culture. It has no fixed minimum population, and society is broader than a nation-state, while values and norms vary across statuses rather than defining this characteristic alone.
Correct answer: Members of a society comprise a more or less self-sufficient social unit100. Cross-cultural research on infant care has found the following______________?
- A. All cultures agree on the importance of exclusive mother-infant interaction to encourage bonding in the first 15 to months of life.
- B. Methods of caring for babies are linked to other elements of a society's culture
- C. No culture supports waking a sleeping infant
- D. Pediatricians are trained to teach parents the one universally accepted set of best practices for raising an infantArts & Entertainment
Explanation: Cross-cultural research shows that infant-care practices vary and are connected to broader cultural beliefs and social arrangements. This rejects the idea that all societies follow one universally accepted method or insist on exclusive mother-infant interaction.
Correct answer: Methods of caring for babies are linked to other elements of a society's culture