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Sociology The Real World Stein Chapter 4

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show art world  
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A group within society that openly rejects and/or actively opposes society's values and norms.   show
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The dissemination of beliefs and practices from one group to another.   show
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Cultural influence caused by willingly adopting another culture's products; also the imposition of one culture's beliefs, practices, and artifacts on another culture through such consumer products and mass media.   show
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show cultural leveling  
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show cultural relativism  
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show culture  
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Clashes within mainstream society over the values and norms that should be upheld.   show
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show dominant culture  
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show ethnocentrism  
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show folkway  
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show gestures  
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show hegemony  
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show high culture  
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The norms, values, and patterns of behavior that members of a society believe should be observed in principle.   show
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show interpretive community  
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A system of communication using vocal sounds, gestures, or written symbols; the basis of symbolic culture and the primary means through which we communicate with one another and perpetuate our culture.   show
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show law  
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show material culture  
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A norm that carries great moral significance, is closely related to the core values of a cultural group, and often involves severe repercussions for violators.   show
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A policy that values diverse racial, ethnic, national, and linguistic backgrounds and so encourages the retention of cultural differences within society rather than assimilation.   show
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show norm  
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Having many possible meanings or interpretations.   show
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show popular culture  
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show real culture  
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Positive or negative reactions to the ways that people follow or disobey norms, including rewards for conformity and punishments for norm violations.   show
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A symbol that stands for or conveys an idea.   show
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The formal and informal mechanisms used to increase conformity to values and norms and thus increase social cohesion.   show
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The idea that language structures thought and that ways of looking at the world are embedded in language.   show
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show subculture  
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The ideas associated with a cultural group, including ways of thinking (beliefs, values, and assumptions) and ways of behaving (norms, interactions, and communication).   show
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show taboo  
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show taste cultures  
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Groups of people who share similar artistic, literary, media, recreational, and intellectual interests.   show
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show technological determinism  
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show technology  
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Ideas about what is desirable or contemptible and right or wrong in a particular group. They articulate the essence of everything that a cultural group cherishes and honors.   show
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show c)Norms often develop directly out of values.  
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show Cultural imperialism  
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show Subculture  
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show High culture  
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show Multiculturalism  
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show Black panthers  
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Which of the following is the correct order of norms in terms of their ingrained significance (with the most significant starting on the left)? a)mores – folkways – taboo b)taboo – mores – folkways c)mores – taboo – folkways d)taboo – folkways – mores   show
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Cultural wars are frequently played out:   show
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show Social control  
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show A smile  
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show True  
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The spread of McDonald’s restaurants throughout Asia is an example of:   show
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show the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.  
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A student who claims that another culture is really weird because of the food that the people of that culture eat is using:   show
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show Polysemy  
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The norms, values, and patterns of behavior that members of a society believe should be observed are called real culture. t/f   show
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The set of shared beliefs about what a group of people considers to be worthwhile or desirable in life is called:   show
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show the changing forms of media dispersion (e.g., TV, radio, the Internet) are as important for cultural change as the content of the media.  
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show Cultural relativism  
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Which of the following would be considered a part of symbolic culture? a)music b)military uniforms c)artwork d)language   show
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A person wearing sandals while dressed in a suit is likely violating a:   show
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show Material culture  
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show The value placed on sexual freedom in U.S. culture that is portrayed in these shows can antagonize cultures that place a higher value on moral restraint, which may result in anti-American sentiment.  
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