Sociology And Your Life With P.O.W.E.R. Learning Ist Edition By

Sociology And Your Life With P.O.W.E.R. Learning Ist Edition By

Module 10

Cultural Variation

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A subculture is
   A.a segment of society that shares a distinctive pattern of mores, folkways, and values that differs from the larger group.
   B. a large number of people who live in the same territory, are relatively independent of people outside it, and participate in a common culture.
   C. the totality of learned, socially transmitted behavior.
   D. a specialized language that is used by members of a group.

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Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Explain patterns of variation within cultures, including subcultures and countercultures.
Topic: Subculture
Type: Definition

2. The employees of Indian call centers can be considered
   A.a subculture.
   B. a counterculture.
   C. a dominant culture.
   D. All these answers are correct.

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Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Explain patterns of variation within cultures, including subcultures and countercultures.
Topic: Subculture
Type: Application-Concept

3. In the U.S., professional gamblers, Armenian Americans, teenagers, and nudists are all examples of
   A.cultures.
   B. countercultures.
   C. subcultures.
   D. contracultures.

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Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Explain patterns of variation within cultures, including subcultures and countercultures.
Topic: Subculture
Type: Application-Concept

4. Which sociological perspective suggests that language and symbols offer a powerful way for a subculture to feel cohesive and maintain its identity?
   A.functionalist perspective
   B. conflict perspective
   C. interactionist perspective
   D. feminist perspective

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Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Explain patterns of variation within cultures, including subcultures and countercultures.
Topic: Language
Topic: Sociological perspectives
Type: Application-Perspective

5. An argot is a specialized language used by members of a subculture. Doctors and nurses, for example, have developed a language system that is not easily understood by patients but enables medical professionals to communicate more easily, rapidly, and precisely with one another. Which sociological perspective is likely to emphasize the value of this specialized medical language?
   A.functionalist perspective
   B. conflict perspective
   C. interactionist perspective
   D. feminist perspective

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Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Explain patterns of variation within cultures, including subcultures and countercultures.
Topic: Language
Topic: Sociological perspectives
Type: Application-Perspective

6. Which sociological perspective argues that subcultures often emerge because the dominant society has unsuccessfully attempted to suppress a practice regarded as improper, such as the use of illegal drugs?
   A.functionalist perspective
   B. conflict perspective
   C. interactionist perspective
   D. feminist perspective

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Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Explain patterns of variation within cultures, including subcultures and countercultures.
Topic: Language
Topic: Sociological perspectives
Type: Application-Perspective

7. Armed militia groups, such as the one that was involved in the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, are an example of
   A.a subculture.
   B. a counterculture.
   C. a culture.
   D. both a subculture and a counterculture.

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Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Explain patterns of variation within cultures, including subcultures and countercultures.
Topic: Subculture
Type: Application-Concept

8. Culture shock is
   A.the act of viewing people’s behavior from the perspective of one’s own culture.
   B. the feeling of surprise that is experienced when people witness cultural practices different from their own.
   C. being unaware of the existence of other cultures.
   D. a set of beliefs and practices that helps to maintain powerful social, economic, and political interests.

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Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Describe the phenomenon of culture shock.
Topic: Culture
Type: Definition

9. Beth travels from New York to Africa and is introduced to living in a dirt-floored hut while she works digging canals for a service trip. It is safe to say she would be experiencing
   A.cultural relativity.
   B. cultural diffusion.
   C. culture shock.
   D. cultural integration.

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Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Describe the phenomenon of culture shock.
Topic: Culture
Type: Application-Concept

10. A member of a rural Indian tribe in Central America who is suddenly taken to a large city, such as Mexico City, will probably experience
    A.cultural relativity.
    B. cultural diffusion.
    C. culture shock.
    D. cultural integration.

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Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Describe the phenomenon of culture shock.
Topic: Culture
Type: Application-Concept

11. Bilingualism is the use of two or more languages
    A.in all sectors of public and private life.
    B. in particular settings, such as workplaces or educational facilities, treating each language as equally legitimate.
    C. only in educational settings.
    D. only in workplaces.

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Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Analyze through a sociological lens the implications of bilingualism on social policy.
Topic: Bilingualism
Type: Social Policy

12. The belief that conformity to a single language helps to unify members of a society reflects which sociological perspective?
    A.functionalist perspective
    B. conflict perspective
    C. interactionist perspective
    D. global perspective

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Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Analyze through a sociological lens the implications of bilingualism on social policy.
Topic: Bilingualism
Topic: Sociological perspectives
Type: Social Policy

13. “Attacks on bilingualism represent an ethnocentric point of view.” This statement best reflects the views of which sociological perspective?
    A.functionalist perspective
    B. conflict perspective
    C. interactionist perspective
    D. feminist perspective

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Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Analyze through a sociological lens the implications of bilingualism on social policy.
Topic: Bilingualism
Topic: Sociological perspectives
Type: Social Policy

14. The statement “Attempts to create bilingualism in the U.S. represent a case of subordinated language minorities seeking opportunities for self-expression” reflects the views of which sociological perspective?
    A.functionalist perspective
    B. conflict perspective
    C. interactionist perspective
    D. global perspective

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Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Analyze through a sociological lens the implications of bilingualism on social policy.
Topic: Bilingualism
Topic: Sociological perspectives
Type: Social Policy

15. What percentage of the United States—over the age of five—spoke a language other than English as their primary language at home in 2011?
    A.69%
    B. 51%
    C. 37%
    D. 21%

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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Analyze through a sociological lens the implications of bilingualism on social policy.
Topic: Bilingualism
Type: Social Policy

True / False Questions

16. An argot is a segment of society that shares a distinctive pattern of customs, rules, and traditions that differs from the patterns of the larger society.
    FALSE

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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Explain patterns of variation within cultures, including subcultures and countercultures.
Topic: Subculture

17. Countercultures typically thrive among the young because they have the least investment in the existing culture.
    TRUE

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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Explain patterns of variation within cultures, including subcultures and countercultures.
Topic: Counterculture

Essay Questions

18. Describe the difference between a subculture and a counterculture and provide examples of each.

Answers will vary

Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Explain patterns of variation within cultures, including subcultures and countercultures.
Topic: Counterculture
Topic: Subculture

19. Discuss the policy of bilingualism from both the conflict and interactionist perspectives.

Answers will vary

Bloom’s: Analyze
Learning Objective: Analyze through a sociological lens the implications of bilingualism on social policy.
Topic: Bilingualism