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Sociology: Unit 2 Trivia. Round 1: Culture. QUESTION 1: This is anything that carries a particular meaning that is recognized by people who share a culture ANSWER: Symbol. Round 1: Culture. QUESTION 2: According to sociologists, what are 3 of the primary components of culture ? ANSWER: - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Sociology: Unit 2 Trivia
Round 1: Culture• QUESTION 1:• This is anything that carries a particular
meaning that is recognized by people who share a culture
• ANSWER:• Symbol
Round 1: Culture• QUESTION 2:• According to sociologists, what are 3 of the
primary components of culture?
• ANSWER:• Technology, symbols, language, norms, values,
beliefs
Round 1: Culture• QUESTION 3:• Explain the difference between mores and
folkways
• ANSWER:• Mores – reflect society’s morals• Folkways – reflect society’s customs
Round 1: Culture• QUESTION 4:• Driver A cuts off Driver B. Driver B honks his
horn at Driver A. This is an example of which type of sanction? (be specific)
• ANSWER:• Informal, Negative Sanction
Round 1: Culture• QUESTION 5:• This is the sociological idea that language
shapes our perception of reality & is therefore the basis of culture
• ANSWER:• Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
Round 2: Cultural Diversity• QUESTION 1:• Cultural characteristics found in every culture
• ANSWER:• Cultural universals
Round 2: Cultural Diversity• QUESTION 2:• The tendency to view one’s own culture or
group as superior to others
• ANSWER:• Ethnocentrism
Round 2: Cultural Diversity• QUESTION 3:• This is the sociological idea that cultural
analysis should be completed through a culture’s own standards, rather than the cultural standards of the researcher
• ANSWER:• Cultural relativism
Round 2: Cultural Diversity• QUESTION 4:• This a period of maladjustment that occurs
when the nonmaterial culture is still adapting to new material conditions
• ANSWER:• Cultural lag
Round 2: Cultural Diversity• QUESTION 5:• Define the term “counterculture” AND provide 2
examples
• ANSWER:• A culture that rejects the values of the dominant
culture• Possible examples: Hippies, KKK, Feminist
Movement, anarchists
Round 3: Societies and Global Culture
• QUESTION 1:• Type of society whose main economic activity
is food production
• ANSWER:• Preindustrial society
Round 3: Societies and Global Culture
• QUESTION 2:• This is the process by which regional
economies, societies and cultures have become integrated through a global network of communication, transportation and trade
• ANSWER:• Globalization
Round 3: Societies and Global Culture
• QUESTION 3:• This is considered the “lingua franca” of the
modern world
• ANSWER:• English
Round 3: Societies and Global Culture
• QUESTION 4:• What are the three primary components of
the Global Culture Theory?
• ANSWER:• Global Economy, Global Communication,
Global Migration
Round 3: Societies and Global Culture
• QUESTION 5:• List at least 3 negative effects associated with
the idea of global culture
• ANSWER:• Rise of sweat shops; environmental
degradation, disease, drug trade, human trafficking, loss of folk culture
Round 4: Social Structure• QUESTION 1:• Type of status assigned to a person according
to qualities beyond a person’s control
• ANSWER:• Ascribed status
Round 4: Social Structure• QUESTION 2:• Define the term “master status”
• ANSWER:• A status that is considered more important
than all the others
Round 4: Social Structure• QUESTION 3:• This is a sociological phenomenon that occurs
when the roles of several statuses overlap
• ANSWER:• Role Conflict
Round 4: Social Structure• QUESTION 4:• Sociologists recognize three different types of social
gatherings: social groups, social categories, and social aggregates.
• Identify each of the following: (1) doctors, (2) a college basketball team, (3) people at a movie theater
• ANSWER:• (1) category; (2) group, (3) aggregate
Round 4: Social Structure• QUESTION 5:• List at least 3 characteristics of typical in-
groups
• ANSWER:• Titles, external symbols, similar dress, view
themselves positively and out-group negatively, compete with out-group
Round 5: Group Dynamics & Organizations
• QUESTION 1:• Term for phenomenon when members of a
cohesive group endorse a single explanation or answer, usually at the expense of ignoring reality
• ANSWER:• Groupthink
Round 5: Group Dynamics & Organizations
• QUESTION 2:• This is a leadership style characterized by
emotion and friendly relations
• ANSWER:• Expressive leadership
Round 5: Group Dynamics & Organizations
• QUESTION 3:• The American Heart Association is an example
of this kind of organization
• ANSWER:• Normative
Round 5: Group Dynamics & Organizations
• QUESTION 4:• This is the sociological idea that people tend
to work less hard when they are members of a group
• ANSWER:• Social loafing
Round 5: Group Dynamics & Organizations
• QUESTION 5:• Define the term “Bystander Effect”
• ANSWER:• The more people present, the less likely one is
to help
BONUS QUESTION• QUESTION:• List at least 3 of the 4 emerging American values, as
identified by modern sociologist
• ANSWER:• Leisure• Physical Fitness• Self-Fulfillment• Concern for the Environment