Question 1

There is nothing "natural" about material or nonmaterial culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Sociologists have identified an emerging set of five interrelated values in American society. What are these emerging values?

Accepted Answer

A)  self-destiny, spirituality, environmental concern, technological awareness, and physical fitness
B)  leisure, self-fulfillment, physical fitness, youthfulness, and environmental concern
C)  freedom, equality, romantic love, youthfulness, and physical fitness
D)  romantic love, individualism, mental health, self-fulfillment, and equalityE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

By definition, subcultures are a threat to the mainstream culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The spread of cultural characteristics from one group to another refers to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  folkways
B)  cultural diffusion
C)  values
D)  cultural universalsE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

When a group has a distinctive way of looking at life, but at the same time its values and norms reflect the dominant culture of its society, the group would be considered a(n) ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  counterculture
B)  example of cultural relativism
C)  example of cultural diffusion
D)  subcultureE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

The emerging tools and the skills needed to use them, which have a significant impact on social life, are called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  nonmaterial culture
B)  cultural lag
C)  sociocultural evolution
D)  new technologyE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

What is cultural relativism? Why do some people find it difficult to practice cultural relativism?

Accepted Answer

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Sociologists have identified an emerging set of five interrelated values in American society. What are these emerging values?

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By definition, subcultures are a threat to the mainstream culture.

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When a group has a distinctive way of looking at life, but at the same time its values and norms reflect the dominant culture of its society, the group would be considered a(n) ________.

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There is nothing "natural" about material or nonmaterial culture.

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