Elements of Sociology 4e, Practice Quiz: Chapter 03

. The biker gang Hells Angels is a good example of which of the following?

. The Miller family is enjoying dinner at a local fast food restaurant. What are they taking part in?

. According to Pierre Bourdieu, meaningful participation in high culture would require which of the following?

. Which term refers to a system of behaviours, beliefs, knowledge, practices, values, and tangible items?

. Religion is a good example of which of the following?

. What word does Jean Baudrillard use to describe simulacra?

. Holding the door open for someone is an example of what type of norm?

. Your textbook discusses the rumors that Hmong refugees from Southeast Asia like to eat dogs. This is an example of which of the following?

. Which of the following argues that the way each of us views and understands the world is shaped by the language we speak?

. Children of first-generation immigrants often distance themselves from their parents' culture and embrace Canadian culture in an effort to fit in. This is an example of which of the following?

. Ideal culture and actual culture are always identical.

. The potlatch ban discussed in your textbook is an example of cultural relativism.

. Culture is contested, even among members of the same social group.

. Child pornography is an example of a taboo.

. Sanctions are always negative.

. A ballet performance is an example of mass culture.

. In mass culture, individuals have little to no agency and are passive recipients of cultural messages.

. Dialects are as much a product of linguistic factors as they are a reflection of social aspects.

. Cultural relativism can become problematic, especially when it is used to justify past atrocities, such a genocide, as elements of a past culture.

. Cultural globalization is one-sided, as cultural exchange tends to flow one-directionally from the eastern to the western hemisphere.

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