Question 1

Cultural hegemony refers to

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A)   the commercialization of the media.
B)   the excessive influence of one culture in society.
C)   the resistance of localized cultures to the dominant culture.
D)   the modern proliferation of subcultures.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

According to Max Weber,

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A)   the capitalist economy is the most beneficial to a culture.
B)   culture is a source of power.
C)   culture influences other institutions.
D)   nonmaterial and material culture are equally important.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

The dominant culture is often the standard against which other cultures are judged.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Language is constantly evolving in response to social change.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How has the mass media shaped reactions to practice of "taking a knee" during the playing of the U.S. national anthem?

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Question 6

Which approach argues that society is found in the words and images that people use to represent behavior and ideas and is thus not an objective thing?

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A)   Feminist theory
B)   Postmodernism
C)   Critical sociology
D)   New age theoryE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 7

Two classic cultural concepts associated with the work of William Graham Sumner are

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A)   explicit and implicit norms.
B)   folkways and mores.
C)   dominant culture and subcultures.
D)   culture traits and culture concepts.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

The discussion of birthday traditions demonstrates that

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A)   some forms of celebration are universal.
B)   even seemingly "normal" practices have cultural roots.
C)   American birthday traditions represent cultural lag.
D)   U.S. culture dominates globally, even in birthday practices.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 9

America's dominant culture is characterized by which of the following?

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A)   Diversity
B)   Middle-class values
C)   Later-arriving immigrants
D)   Asians and Latin AmericansE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

A major tenet of cultural studies is that

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A)   material culture is increasingly important.
B)   cultural is fundamentally constant.
C)   because it is ephemeral, culture can be understood only indirectly.
D)   the proper subject for study is nonmaterial culture.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

The digital divide refers to

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A)   inequality based on access to electronic information.
B)   differences in technology.
C)   differences in perception of media.
D)   None of the answer choices are correct.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Define and give two examples of global culture.

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Question 13

The strength or seriousness of social sanctions is

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A)   harsh regardless of how strictly the norm is held.
B)   generally lighter for violations of folkways than violations of mores.
C)   unrelated to the type of norm that is violated.
D)   not something that sociologists consider in the study of norm violations.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D) B

Question 14

The diffusion of a single culture throughout the world is termed

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A)   cultural commerce.
B)   cultural relativism.
C)   global culture.
D)   infusion.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Identify and explain the four sources of cultural change discussed in your text. Provide an example of each.

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The four sources of cultural change disc...

Question 16

Which of the following is true about prime-time media?

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A)   Women are often the large majority of characters.
B)   Women are presented as professionals late in their careers.
C)   Black women are accurately depicted.
D)   Men are a large majority of the characters shown.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

White nationalist groups, such as Identity Evropa and Stormfront, are examples of countercultures.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Norms govern every situation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The idea of cultural capital was developed by

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A)   Durkheim.
B)   Weber.
C)   Marx.
D)   Bourdieu.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C) D

Question 20

The transmission of cultural elements from one society to another is called cultural

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A)   hegemony.
B)   diffusion.
C)   lag.
D)   shock.E) All of the above
F) None of the above B

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Language is constantly evolving in response to social change.

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