Soc 1 WEEK 2 Quiz
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1: The totality of learned, socially transmitted customs, knowledge, material objects, and behavior is known as culture. society. socialization. social structure.
2: Which of the following is an aspect of culture? using American Sign Language watching the Super Bowl game eating in fast-food restaurants all of these
3: General customs and practices that are found in every culture are called cultural integration. cultural diffusion. cultural universals. cultural relativism.
4: In his research, George Murdock determined which of the following to be a cultural universal? war astronomy funeral ceremonies all of these
5: The tendency to assume that one’s own culture and way of life represent the norm or are superior to all others is called culture shock. cultural relativism. ethnocentrism. value stability.
6: George Ritzer’s concept “The McDonaldization of society” refers to the placement of a McDonald’s franchise in every community with more than 5,000 inhabitants by the year 2010. the domination of numerous sectors of societies throughout the world by principles initially used by fast-food restaurants. the existence of a fast-food franchise in countries throughout the world. the placement of a McDonald’s franchise in every community with more than 5,000 inhabitants AND the domination of numerous sectors of societies throughout the world by principles initially used by fast food restaurants.
7: The physical or technological aspects of our daily lives are called norms. material culture. nonmaterial culture. values. 8: A basketball arena, an airliner, a slice of pizza, and a television set would all be considered examples of xenocentrism. nonmaterial culture. material culture. argot. 9: Culture lag is the totality of learned, socially transmitted behavior. viewing people’s behavior from the