Sociology Culture Quiz Review

Which of the following is an example of a taboo in American society?

Why do ethnocentric people view other cultures as abnormal?

Being able to understand another culture the other culture's norms and values is called

This is when western media companies are powerful & impose their products on world wide markets

This was shown when Fox News & CNN showed opposite views of Obamacare, to please their viewers

Sociologists refer to the norms and values that people aspire to as

This is a group whose values and norms oppose the dominant culture

Unlike a folkway, a more is closely related to

The article "Body Ritual among the Nacirema" is useful to sociologists because:

Which theory is shown in Mean Girls when students identify each other as jocks or plastics?

This is when the dominant culture succeeds in imposing its values and ideas on all of society

This is a cultural group that exists harmoniously within a dominant larger culture

The theory that states that language can structure our perception of reality is called

Which is an example of a person's or a society's material culture?

This is when cultures that were once distinct become increasingly similar?

Which of the following is in the correct sequential order?

What are rules and guidelines for behavior that is considered acceptable within a group?

The values, norms and practices of the most powerful group within a society are called

Which is an example of a person's symbolic culture?

How is culture transmitted and internalized?

How are norms enforced in everyday settings?

What is the definition of culture?