Question 1

Which of the following best illustrates the concept of cultural lag in a real-world scenario?

Accepted Answer

A government legalizes self-driving cars before establishing regulations for their ethical use.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT considered a formal norm in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Making eye contact while speaking

Question 3

A sociologist observes that a group of skateboarders has its own slang, dress code, and values distinct from mainstream society. This group is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A subculture

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of ethnocentrism?

Accepted Answer

A tourist criticizes local food as 'strange' and refuses to try it.

Question 5

Technology is key in the spread of both material and nonmaterial culture that contributes to globalization. Which of the following best exemplifies this?

Accepted Answer

Streaming international films online leads to new fashion trends worldwide.

Question 6

Which of the following best defines 'values' in sociological terms?

Accepted Answer

A culture’s standard for discerning what’s good and just in society.

Question 7

Social control has both _______ and ______ mechanisms to ensure conformity. These range from ostracizing a person from a group to imprisonment.

Accepted Answer

Informal; formal

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT an element of culture?

Accepted Answer

Sanctions

Question 9

Helena, a vegetarian, eats meals with a local tribe she is studying, putting aside her dietary restrictions. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Cultural relativism

Question 10

According to functionalist theory, why are cultural values and norms important?

Accepted Answer

They support the fluid working of society and meet its members’ needs.

Question 11

Harry is surprised when his host brother in Paris greets him with a kiss on both cheeks, a custom unfamiliar to him. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Culture shock

Question 12

After Greta and Bruno led school walkouts in Sweden and Argentina, students worldwide began similar protests. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Diffusion

Question 13

Which of the following is a cultural universal?

Accepted Answer

Marriage rituals

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a way cultural change is set in motion, according to the text?

Accepted Answer

Immigration, imagination, and innovation.

Question 15

The iTunes store enabled users to purchase individual songs instead of entire albums. This is best described as:

Accepted Answer

An innovation

Question 16

The American flag is a material object that denotes the U.S. However, many associate ideas like bravery and freedom with it. In this example, bravery and freedom are:

Accepted Answer

Nonmaterial culture

Question 17

Watching TV series like The Real Housewives and The Masked Singer are examples of _____, while attending the Cannes Film Festival or the Phantom of the Opera are examples of ______.

Accepted Answer

Popular culture; high culture

Question 18

__________ are rules about everyday casual living; __________ are rules with great moral significance.

Accepted Answer

Folkways; mores

Question 19

Which of the following statements is a good example of cultural lag?

Accepted Answer

Gaining the ability to modify genetic patterns before understanding the possible social consequences

Question 20

Both subcultures and countercultures live outside the cultural patterns of society. Is this statement true or false?

Accepted Answer

False

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