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71. A subculture ?
- A. is always at odds with the ways of the larger society
- B. is a set of patterned and recurrent aspects of life that appear in all known societies?
- C. includes members of a group that participate in the main culture while sharing another culture
- D. uses a value-free approach that views people from the perspective of their own culture
Explanation: A subculture shares the wider society’s main culture while also developing distinctive values, practices, or styles of its own. It need not oppose the larger society, and viewing cultures without judging them is cultural relativism.
Correct answer: includes members of a group that participate in the main culture while sharing another culture72. The patterned and recurrent aspects of life that appear in all known societies are called_____________?
- A. cultural relativism
- B. requisite societal composition
- C. cultural universals
- D. ethnocentrism
Explanation: Cultural universals are patterned practices or features found in every known society, although their specific forms may differ. Cultural relativism and ethnocentrism describe ways of evaluating cultures, not recurring features themselves.
Correct answer: cultural universals73. Which of the following is NOT an example of an American folkway ?
- A. the custom of chewing food with one,s mouth closed
- B. the practice of shaking hands when greeting someone for the first time
- C. the courtesy of arriving on time for a religious service
- D. the habit of driving on the right-hand side of the road
Explanation: Chewing with the mouth closed, shaking hands, and punctuality are everyday customary norms, or folkways. Driving on the right-hand side is generally enforced through traffic regulations, making it more than a simple folkway.
Correct answer: the habit of driving on the right-hand side of the road74. Songs languages and orchestral performances are examples of______________?
- A. nonmaterial culture
- B. material culture
- C. mores
- D. proprietary culture
Explanation: Songs, languages, and orchestral performances consist of meanings, symbols, sounds, and learned expressions rather than physical objects. They therefore belong to nonmaterial culture.
Correct answer: nonmaterial culture75. The psychological stress caused when a person faces rapid cultural change is called_____________?
- A. Cultural shock
- B. role strain
- C. role conflict
- D. None of these
Explanation: Culture shock is the psychological disorientation or stress produced when familiar cultural rules and practices change rapidly or when a person enters an unfamiliar culture. Role strain and role conflict concern difficulties connected with social roles, not cultural change.
Correct answer: Cultural shock76. The process by which cultural traits spread from one group of society to another is called_____________?
- A. Folkways
- B. counter culture
- C. cultural complexes
- D. cultural diffusion
Explanation: Cultural diffusion is the spread of cultural traits, ideas, practices, or objects from one social group to another. Folkways are customary norms, while a cultural complex is a group of related cultural traits.
Correct answer: cultural diffusion77. The approximately 2 million Native Americans represent a diverse array of cultures distinguishable by_____________?
- A. language
- B. family organization
- C. religion
- D. all of the above
Explanation: Native American groups are culturally diverse and can be distinguished by language, family organisation, religion, and other traits. Therefore, all the listed characteristics are relevant.
Correct answer: all of the above78. Which sociological perspective emphasizes that ethnocentrism serves to maintain a sense of solidarity by promoting group pride ?
- A. functionalist perspective
- B. conflict perspective
- C. interactionist perspective
- D. dramaturgical perspective
Explanation: The functionalist perspective views ethnocentrism as helping create solidarity by strengthening group pride and loyalty. Conflict theorists instead stress how culture can support inequality and group dominance.
Correct answer: functionalist perspective79. While vacationing in Great Britain you discover that the British drive on the "wrong" side of the road are critical of your United States accent and will not accept dollars in stores You feel disoriented and out of place and thus are experiencing ?
- A. xenocentrism
- B. the Hawthorne effects
- C. the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
- D. culture shock
Explanation: Culture shock occurs when unfamiliar customs, language, traffic practices, and money systems make a person feel disoriented or out of place. Xenocentrism means preferring another culture, not simply feeling confused by it.
Correct answer: culture shock80. Which sociological perspective argues that a common culture serves to maintain the privileges of some groups while keeping others in a subservient position ?
- A. functionalist perspective
- B. conflict perspective
- C. interactionist perspective
- D. each of the above
Explanation: The conflict perspective argues that a supposedly common culture may reflect the interests of powerful groups and help preserve their privileges over subordinate groups. This differs from functionalism, which emphasises shared culture as a source of order and integration.
Correct answer: conflict perspective