Some groups in society share values, norms, and behaviors that are not shared by the entire population. The unique cultural characteristics of these groups form aa.cultural relativism.c.cultural universal.b.subculture.d.counterculture.
Organized crime families and the hippie movement of the 1960s are examples of countercultures in the United States.
A group of interdependent people who have organized in such a way as to share a common culture and feeling of unity is aa.society.c.material culture.b.more.d.cultural universal.
Sociologists distinguish between these three types of norms:a.Folkways, mores, and laws.c.Mores, laws, and cultural traits.b.Cultural traits, folkways, and mores.d.Laws, cultural traits, and folkways.
Culture consists of all the shared products of human groups.
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Technology isa.what sociologists call a subculture.b.what sociologists sometimes refer to as the combination of objects and rules.c.the shared beliefs about what is good or bad.d.the simplest level of culture.
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Folkways are norms that describe socially acceptable behavior but do not have great moral significance attached to them.
Values are the organization of written or spoken symbols into a standardized system.
The features of a culture can be divided into three levels of complexity: traits, folkways, and patterns.
A group that accepts the major values, norms, and practices of the larger society is a subculture sociologists refer to as a counterculture.
The tendency to view one’s own culture and group as superior is calleda.a subculture.c.cultural relativism.b.cultural universals.d.ethnocentrism.
The game of basketball is considereda.a culture pattern.c.both a and bb.a culture complex.d.neither a nor b
Basic components of a culture vary from society to society.
Most subcultures do not reject all of the values and practices of the larger society.
Cultural universals area.certain features that are developed to ensure their fulfillment and are unique to certain cultures.b.certain features that are developed to ensure the fulfillment of some needs of society and are common to all cultures.c.certain features that are unique to certain cultures.d.certain features that are common only to European countries.
Folkways include all of the following excepta.murder.b.not putting food in your mouth with a knife.c.shaking hands when you are introduced to someone.d.getting to class on time.
Society consists of people, and culture consists of the material and nonmaterial products that people create.
Which of the following are not examples of a subculture? a. San Francisco’s Chinatown. c. the Navajo of the Southwest. b. Miami’s Little Havana. d. none of the above Please select the best answer from the choices provided
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