Sociology Chapter 3 Review

1.      Society and culture _____.

• Could not exist without each other

• Are unrelated

• Are unrelated

• Could not exist together

Elise travels across Thailand with her friends and, to her surprise, finds the country quite unlike the United States.  “I hate the food,” she tells her family at home. “I hate the language, I hate the weird customs and awful music.  America is clearly the best place to be.”  This is an example of _______.

• Paradigms

• Xenocentrism

• Moral relativism

• Ethnocentrism

Xenocentrism is:

• The opposite of cultural relativism

• The opposite of cultural universalism

• The same as cultural imperitivism

• The opposite of ethnocentrism

1.     A cultural universal is:

• An object or a belonging of a group

• A pattern or trait common to all societies

• The ideas, attitudes, and beliefs of a particular society.

• A written document outlining appropriate behavior.

Many Americans pay for haircuts, trips to the dentist, or transportation on the metro and bus systems. These actions support the notion of capitalism, an example of _____.

• Non-material cultural

• Material culture

• A cultural universal

• The counterculture

Which of the following is an example of a cultural universal?

• Some type of religious practice

• Holding hands with your best friend

• A funeral or related practice to those who have died

• Marrying the partner whom your parents have chosen for you

Kurt and Mitch visit an Amish village on a class trip.  “Let’s see if we can round up some old radios and appliances and drop them off for them later this week. I think they’ll appreciate it. They just don’t understand what they’re missing.” Mitch rolls his eyes. Kurt’s perspective is an example of _______.

• Behavioral normativity

• Cultural imperialism

• Material culture

• Ideal culture

Which of the following is an example of cultural relativism?

• Ingrid becoming upset over the course language used in the Australian Outback.

• Andy marrying a woman who does not practice his religion, though his parents disprove.

• Helena putting aside her vegetarianism to eat meals with the local tribe she is studying.

• Joseph protesting the Running of the Bulls while visiting Pamplona.

Angelica visits Thailand with her family. When she wears short-shorts and tank tops while visiting a series of temples during her first week, she is met with hostility from the locals. As a result of the event, she has a difficult time speaking to members of her family, and questions her previous approach to style and fashion. Angelica is most likely experiencing _____.

• Globalization

• Culture shock

• Material culture

• Xenocentricism

The term values can be defined as:

• The tenets or convictions that people hold to be true.

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

• Scripture found within the Bible

• Federal laws and regulations