One thing that can be said about material culture is that

there is nothing "natural" about it.

Which of the following statements about cultural relativism is true?

Cultural relativism has come under attack because it can lead to acceptance of practices like genital cutting and wife beating.

An advantage of knowing a culture's gestures is

being able to communicate with simplicity.

The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis states that

people understand the world based on their form of language.

The core value of education has

changed over the years, until today a college education is considered an appropriate goal for most Americans.

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sociology

week 2 quiz

Question	Answer
The language, beliefs, values, norms, and behaviors passed from one generation to the next make up a group's	culture
_____ would be part of material culture.	hairstyles
Nonmaterial culture refers to a group's	ways of thinking and doing.
One thing that can be said about material culture is that	there is nothing "natural" about it.
Who is ethnocentric?	Everyone
To try to understand a culture on its own terms is called	cultural relativism
Which of the following statements about cultural relativism is true?	Cultural relativism has come under attack because it can lead to acceptance of practices like genital cutting and wife beating.
After plane ride from New York City, Irving found himself on a dusty road w/ goats, chickens, and motor scooters, instead of cars. Food, clothing, carpets were sold by street vendors, some worked from a cloth spread on ground. Irving was experiencing	culture shock
Another term for nonmaterial culture that sociologists use is	symbolic culture
An advantage of knowing a culture's gestures is	being able to communicate with simplicity.
The main way people communicate is through	language
The basis of culture is	language
The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis states that	people understand the world based on their form of language.
People's _____ are their standard for discerning what is good and just in society.	values
A term for rules of behavior is	norms
When people break norms, they receive	negative sanctions
When someone is walking on the right side of the sidewalk, and you are walking faster and overtake them to their left, this is _____ in the United States.	a folkway
If you kill another person, you have violated a society's	mores
Even just the thought of the violation of a _____ fills us with revulsion.	taboo
A world within the larger world of the dominant culture is a	subculture
How many subcultures does U.S. society contain?	Thousands
Some of the values and norms of a _____ place it at odds with the dominant culture.	counterculture
Harold and Fabienne could be termed members of a motorcycle enthusiast _____ and the cyclists who passed them could be termed members of a motorcycle enthusiast _____.	subculture; counterculture
The core value of education has	changed over the years, until today a college education is considered an appropriate goal for most Americans.
Cultural imperialism is the deliberate imposition of one’s own cultural values on another culture.	True

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