Grade 12 Six Weeks Test MCQ (March)

All of the following are responsible for cultural diversity in the Caribbean EXCEPT

• a. The restructuring of regional industries

• b. The impact of globalization

• c. The extra-regional migration of people

• d.   The growth of tourism

Counter cultures are important in society because

• a. It reflects the ability of culture to change in society

• b. It illustrates the value of culture in society

• c. It reflects the ability of social institutions to adapt to new things

• d. It reveals the level of inequality in society

High cultures are superior culture because

• a. they reject the subcultures and countercultures of society

• b. they are practiced by the elite of society

• c. they are embraced by all within society

• d. they are formally recognized by the society

Ethnocentrism is significant because it reveals that

I.      people's cultures are relative and dynamic

II.     people attach meaning to different beliefs and values

III.   people assume that their cultures are superior to others

IV.   people are shaped by the cultures of their society

• a. I, II, and III only

• b. I, II, III and IV

• c. II, III and IV only

• d. I and II only

All of the following can be considered aspect of culture EXCEPT

• a. A story told by an elder in the Maroon community

• b. A bowl found in a Taino community

• c. A diary found on an abandoned sugar plantation

• d. A statistic report on the migration patterns of youth

According to the Functionalists, which of the following is best suited to modern industrial society?

• a. extended family

• b. nuclear family

• c. joint family

• d. symmetrical family

Which of the following is made up of two or more adults from different generations in the same household?

• a. extended family

• b. nuclear family

• c. joint family

• d. symmetrical family

Which of the following theorists is not a Functionalist?

• a. Parsons

• b. Murdock

• c. Weber

• d. Durkheim

Which of the following is NOT viewed as a contributory factor to the widespread occurrence of matrifocal family forms in the Caribbean?

• a. Plantation slavery

• b. The African heritage

• c. Economic factors/Culture of Poverty

• d. Promiscuity

Which of the following is not viewed as a significant influence on the family worldwide?

• a. Ageing

• b. Ethnic conflict

• c. Increased migration

• d. HIV/AIDS