SOC 142 Exam 2 FA 17 w/o lang

This filmmaker introduced zombies to the western world.

What caused the culture of the masses to become more widespread?

What might be a medical reason for zombie like behavior?

Of the three cultures in the culture triangle, which one had the highest population?

In the new world zombies took shape in

According to Durkheim, symbols help distinguish between

In the functionalist perspective these elements contribute to stability and equilibrium

In the functionalist perspective, these elements are not commonly recognized and unintended

According to Durkheim, religion was the ___ which held society together.

What are some things the critics of pop culture have had to say about it?

Functionalism is a micro perspective.

According to Durkheim, religion was THE organizing principle in __ societies.

This is an example of a commercial measurement used to gauge the popularity of pop culture

Pop culture icons can be popular but do not necessarily have to be liked or respected

According to Durkheim, that which is not as important and is mundane

The audience for ___ is ___ and is not mass produced.

The power of pop culture benefits all members of a society equally.

The audience for pop culture is small.

What is one of the functional elements of crime? Pick a specific answer.

Home remedies, oral history and superstitions are all examples of

Pop culture reflects the society it emerges from.

The government can unwittingly promote or hinder certain types of culture.

Emile Durkheim was critical of religion.

Star Wars influenced pop culture by

High culture was created for all of the following EXCEPT

The culture of the elite was considered the only worthwhile form of culture

Which of the following is a great example of a pseudo event?

In the culture triangle, the highest ranked culture was folk culture.

The concept of zombies traveled to the new world originally from

Zombies reflect a fear of loss of control.

Functionalism emphasizes

Slavery brought zombies to the new world.

One of the functions of pop culture is it generates solidarity among individuals

Which of the following is one of the darker functions of pop culture?

Voodoo is a religion.

The invention of discrete music genres based on race is an example of pop culture

Pop culture must be unique enough but not so unique that it does not reach the masses. How?

This type of culture was typically isolated in rural areas & not created for profit

What does it mean when we say a perspective is macro?

Which of the following is NOT one of the functions of religion?

Zombies are tabula rasa which is why they are used instead of vampires. What's the meaning?

This man is the one whose name is connected to functionalism.

Which of the following are examples of rituals of rebellion?

One of the most controversial ingredients of the zombie powder discovered by Wade Davis is

One of the latent functions of going to university is

In the functionalist perspective, these elements disrupt stability

Instagram and Facebook likes are a great ___ ways to gauge the popularity of pop culture icons

This man is a Harvard ethnobotanist who claims to have found zombie powder

Zombies in Haitian culture are ____ in origin as compared to pop culture zombies.

Voodoo means ____ in the Fon language.

The two effects of functionalism are

The feeling of shared identity experienced by a group of people

The ultimate purpose of rituals of rebellion is to restore social order

In the Functionalist perspective these elements are commonly recognized and intended

Members of a collective audience sharing simultaneity of the moment is called

Pop culture helps

This theory believes that the working class and poor are less evolved and can only offer labor

___ helps make pop culture more accessible.

In the 40s and 50s, the changes in the physical and social infrastructure of towns & cities led

Pop culture is symbolic of a ___ and ___ society.

Which name is associated with the rituals of rebellion?

Zombies entered the mainstream thanks to this travel writer who supposedly tried human flesh

High culture was not threatened by folk culture because

This concept simply means that pop culture is not created in isolation

This revolution helped create a new upper class in the United States.

By the mid 1800s, zombies had come to mean

According to Durkheim, that which is important and not mundane is called

Happenings held for “the immediate purpose of being reported or reproduced”

The culture triangle consists of high culture, mass culture and ____.