Bringing Order to Culture and History MCQs
Bringing Order to Culture and History MCQs
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1: Principle that people’s beliefs and activities should be interpreted in terms of their own culture is called Cultural relativism
A. True
B. False
2: Tendency to ____ other cultures using one’s own as a standard is known as Ethnocentrism
A. Love
B. Judge
C. Talk
D. See
3: ______ that is mildly punished when violated is called folkway
A. Informal norm
B. Formal norm
C. Normal norm
D. None of above
4: Culture in which _______ is accepted as the normal, taken-forgranted mode of sexual expression is known as Heteronormative culture.
A. Heterosexuality
B. Homosexuality
C. Sexual desire
D. Intersex
5: Pattern of behavior within existing social institutions that is widely accepted in a society is known as
A. Informal norm
B. Formal norm
C. Institutionalized norm
D. None of above
6: Category of individuals in whom sexual differentiation is either incomplete or ambiguous (also known as people with disorders of sex development) is known as
A. Heterosexuality
B. Homosexuality
C. Sexual desire
D. Intersex
7: Artifacts of a society that represent adaptations to the social and physical environment is called Material culture
A. True
B. False
8: Highly codified, formal, ______that bring severe punishment when violated is called mores.
A. Systematized norm
B. Informal norm
C. Formal norm
D. All of above
9: Knowledge, beliefs, customs, values, morals, and symbols that are shared by members of a society and that distinguish the society from others is called
A. Nonmaterial culture
B. Material culture
C. Civilized culture
D. All of above
10: Social response that punishes or otherwise discourages violations of a social norm is called sanction
A. True
B. False
11: Belief that two biological sex categories, male and female, are permanent, universal, exhaustive, and mutually exclusive is called
A. Sexual dichotomy
B. Sexual monochotomy
C. Sexuality
D. Sexual intercourse
12: Set of norms governing how one is supposed to behave and what one is entitled to when sick is called sick role
A. True
B. False
13: Values, behaviors, and artifacts of a group that distinguish its members from the larger culture is called
A. Subculture
B. Coculture
C. Material culture
D. Non material culture
14: State in which one’s gender expression or identity does not conform to the ____ they were assigned at birth is called transgender.
A. Attitude
B. Love
C. Sex
D. Birth
15: Various individuals, groups, and organizations that influence the socialization process is called agents of socialization
A. True
B. False
16: Process through which people acquire the values and orientations found in statuses they will likely enter in the future is known as Anticipatory socialization
A. True
B. False
17: Culture in which personal accomplishments are less important in the formation of identity than group membership is called
A. Collectivist culture
B. Non collective culture
C. Subculture
D. Material culture
18: Control of mating to ensure that “______” genes of troublesome individuals will not be passed on to future generations is known as eugenics
A. Inherited
B. Defective
C. Parent
D. All of above
19: Game stage is a stage in the development of self during which a child acquires the ability to take the role of a group or community (the generalized other) and conform their _____ to broad societal expectations
A. Behaviour
B. Love
C. Intelligence
D. Mental health
20: Gender is a psychological, social, and cultural aspects of maleness and femaleness
A. True
B. False
21: Perspective of the larger society and its constituent values and attitudes is called generalized other..
A. True
B. False
22: Essential aspect of who we are, consisting of our sense of self, gender, race, ethnicity, and religion is called
A. Identity
B. Non identity
C. Distinctness
D. Plurality
23: Culture in which _____ accomplishments are a more important component of one’s self-concept than group membership is called Individualist culture
A. Personal
B. Non personal
C. Retiring
D. Inoffensive
24: Looking-glass self is a sense of who we are that is defined by incorporating the reflected appraisals of others
A. True
B. False
25: Stage in the development of self during which a develops the ability to take a role, but only from the perspective of one person at a time is called play stage
A. True
B. False
26: Behavior in which the person initiating an action is the same as the person toward whom the action is directed is called
A. Reflexive behavior
B. Non reflexive behavior
C. Latent behavior
D. Misbehavior
27: Resocialization is a Process of learning new values, norms, and expectations when an adult leaves an old role and enters a new one
A. True
B. False
28: Role taking is ability to see oneself from the perspective of others and to use that perspective in formulating one’s own behavior
A. True
B. False
29: Unique set of traits, behaviors, and attitudes that distinguishes one person from the next; the active source and passive object of behavior is known as
A. Self
B. Personality
C. Non self
D. None of above
30: Biological maleness or femaleness is called
A. Love
B. Sex
C. Intersex
D. All of above
31: Process through which one learns how to act according to the rules and expectations of a particular culture is called
A. Socialization
B. Expectation
C. Tradition
D. All of above
32: Total institution is a Place where individuals are cut off from the wider society for an appreciable period and where together they lead an enclosed, _____ administered life
A. Formally
B. In formally
C. Officially
D. All of above
33: Grouping of students into different curricular programs, or tracks, based on an assessment of their academic abilities is called tracking
A. True
B. False
34: Which of the following is an example of nonmaterial culture in the United States?
A. The American Flag
B. The Protestant Work Ethic
C. The dollar bill
D. NASCAR
35: Chewing with your mouth open is a violation of a ______.
A. Folkway
B. Mores
C. Taboos
D. Material culture
36: IPhones, water bottles, automobiles, and graffiti art are examples of ______.
A. Material culture
B. Nonmaterial culture
C. Folkways
D. Rights
37: These type of norms tend to be informal and the penalties for violating them are comparatively mild.
A. Folkways
B. Mores
C. Taboos
D. Paranormals
38: A group with values, behaviors, and material elements that are distinct from those found in the larger culture is known as a(n) ______.
A. Organization
B. Sanctioned group
C. Subculture
D. Institution
39: The belief that all should attend college is a(n) ______ in the United States.
A. Folkway
B. Institutional transition
C. Dichotomy
D. Institutionalized norm
40: Murder and theft are considered violations of ______.
A. Folkways
B. Taboos
C. Mores
D. Material culture
41: Modern medical responses to intersexed individuals tend to ______.
A. Affirm individual gender identity
B. Support the belief that there are two and only two sexes
C. Avoid surgical reassignment until after puberty
D. Routinely engage intersexed individuals in their medical decisions
42: Sanctions discourage us from violating norms.
A. True
B. False
43: Cultural relativism involves judging another culture by the standards of one’s own culture.
A. True
B. False
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