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| 1. |
Who introduced the concept of 'mores'? |
| A. | Raymond Williams |
| B. | William Graham Sumner |
| C. | William F. Ogburn |
| D. | William I. Thomas |
| Answer» B. William Graham Sumner | |
| 2. |
Who introduced the 'genealogical method'? |
| A. | W. H. R. Rivers |
| B. | Marcel Mauss |
| C. | Margaret Mead |
| D. | Harriet Martineau |
| Answer» A. W. H. R. Rivers | |
| 3. |
Who introduced the cultural capital theory? |
| A. | C. Wright Mills |
| B. | Alfred Schutz |
| C. | William Graham Sumner |
| D. | Pierre Bourdieu |
| Answer» D. Pierre Bourdieu | |
| 4. |
Who wrote 'Patterns of Culture'? |
| A. | Charlotte Perkins Gilman |
| B. | Ruth Benedict |
| C. | W. H. R. Rivers |
| D. | Marcel Mauss |
| Answer» B. Ruth Benedict | |
| 5. |
Who wrote 'Chrysanthemum and the Sword'? |
| A. | Charlotte Perkins Gilman |
| B. | Ruth Benedict |
| C. | W. H. R. Rivers |
| D. | Marcel Mauss |
| Answer» B. Ruth Benedict | |
| 6. |
A symbol is anything |
| A. | that represents something else |
| B. | that represents itself |
| C. | that represents only emotions |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. that represents something else | |
| 7. |
________ are established rules of behavior or standards of conduct. |
| A. | Laws |
| B. | Norms |
| C. | Guidelines |
| D. | Decrees |
| Answer» B. Norms | |
| 8. |
Our biological and genetic makeup determines our ________ |
| A. | Nurture |
| B. | Nature |
| C. | Nation |
| D. | Ethnicity |
| Answer» B. Nature | |
| 9. |
The culture of the upper classes is known as |
| A. | Lofty culture |
| B. | High culture |
| C. | Positive culture |
| D. | Upper culture |
| Answer» B. High culture | |
| 10. |
The culture consumed by many people in all classes is known as |
| A. | Commercial culture |
| B. | Simple culture |
| C. | Popular culture |
| D. | Conventional culture |
| Answer» C. Popular culture | |
| 11. |
Popular culture is also known as |
| A. | Mob culture |
| B. | Group culture |
| C. | Public culture |
| D. | Mass culture |
| Answer» D. Mass culture | |
| 12. |
Cultural universals are |
| A. | Values or modes of behavior shared by all human cultures |
| B. | Values or modes of behaviour shared by a few cultures |
| C. | Values or modes of behaviour shared by a majority of cultures |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Values or modes of behavior shared by all human cultures | |
| 13. |
Sociology’s recent emphasis on understanding the role of culture in daily life is known as |
| A. | Cultural ascendance |
| B. | Cultural gravity |
| C. | Cultural turn |
| D. | Cultural consequence |
| Answer» C. Cultural turn | |
| 14. |
Non-material culture is |
| A. | Corporeal |
| B. | Substantial |
| C. | Manifest |
| D. | Intangible |
| Answer» D. Intangible | |
| 15. |
_______ are the standards people have about what is good and bad |
| A. | Values |
| B. | Benefits |
| C. | Laws |
| D. | Mandates |
| Answer» A. Values | |
| 16. |
___________ is the process by which one generation passes culture to the next. |
| A. | Cultural tradition |
| B. | Cultural transfer |
| C. | Cultural reproduction |
| D. | Cultural reciprocation |
| Answer» C. Cultural reproduction | |
| 17. |
Oral cultural tradition refers to |
| A. | transmission of culture through speech |
| B. | transmission of culture through art |
| C. | transmission of culture through images |
| D. | transmission of culture through craft |
| Answer» A. transmission of culture through speech | |
| 18. |
___________ constitutes the tangible things created by members of a society |
| A. | Material culture |
| B. | Non-material culture |
| C. | Popular culture |
| D. | Mass culture |
| Answer» A. Material culture | |
| 19. |
Which among the following is a key defining feature of civilizations? |
| A. | Economy |
| B. | Polity |
| C. | Religion |
| D. | Democracy |
| Answer» C. Religion | |
| 20. |
When a person travels to a foreign land, she/he experiences |
| A. | Culture joy |
| B. | Culture absence |
| C. | Culture misfit |
| D. | Culture shock |
| Answer» D. Culture shock | |
| 21. |
Culture consists of |
| A. | Knowledge |
| B. | Language |
| C. | Norms |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 22. |
Culture is a ___________ for survival |
| A. | Guide |
| B. | Lexicon |
| C. | Glossary |
| D. | Dictionary |
| Answer» A. Guide | |
| 23. |
‘Human beings have instincts’. Is this statement true? |
| A. | Yes |
| B. | No |
| C. | Sometimes |
| D. | Rarely |
| Answer» B. No | |
| 24. |
___________ allows people to transform resources into a usable form |
| A. | Magic |
| B. | Technology |
| C. | Science |
| D. | Observation |
| Answer» B. Technology | |
| 25. |
Which of the following is anything that meaningfully represents something else? |
| A. | Signature |
| B. | Picture |
| C. | Symbol |
| D. | Law |
| Answer» C. Symbol | |
| 26. |
_____________ enables people to think and communicate with one another |
| A. | Internet |
| B. | Paintings |
| C. | Morse code |
| D. | Language |
| Answer» D. Language | |
| 27. |
Which hypothesis states that language shapes the view of reality of its speakers? |
| A. | Brown-Merton |
| B. | Radcliffe-Merton |
| C. | Sapir-Mathew |
| D. | Sapir-Whorf |
| Answer» D. Sapir-Whorf | |
| 28. |
When values contradict each other, it is known as |
| A. | Value-contradiction |
| B. | Value-change |
| C. | Value-constant |
| D. | Value-choice |
| Answer» A. Value-contradiction | |
| 29. |
Norms are |
| A. | Standards of convention |
| B. | Standards of conduct |
| C. | Standards of choice |
| D. | Standards of communication |
| Answer» B. Standards of conduct | |
| 30. |
Norms that state what behavior is appropriate or acceptable are |
| A. | Proscriptive norms |
| B. | Primary norms |
| C. | Denigrative norms |
| D. | Prescriptive norms |
| Answer» D. Prescriptive norms | |
| 31. |
Norms that state what behavior is inappropriate or unacceptable are |
| A. | Proscriptive norms |
| B. | Primary norms |
| C. | Denigrative norms |
| D. | Prescriptive norms |
| Answer» A. Proscriptive norms | |
| 32. |
Less important norms are called |
| A. | Informal norms |
| B. | Inhibitive norms |
| C. | Innocuous norms |
| D. | Interior norms |
| Answer» A. Informal norms | |
| 33. |
Informal norms or everyday customs that may be violated without serious consequences within a particular culture are called |
| A. | Values |
| B. | Mores |
| C. | Folkways |
| D. | Taboos |
| Answer» C. Folkways | |
| 34. |
Strongly held norms with moral and ethical connotations that may not be violated without serious consequences are called |
| A. | Values |
| B. | Mores |
| C. | Folkways |
| D. | Taboos |
| Answer» D. Taboos | |
| 35. |
Norms so strong that their violation is considered to be extremely offensive and even unmentionable are called |
| A. | Values |
| B. | Mores |
| C. | Folkways |
| D. | Taboos |
| Answer» D. Taboos | |
| 36. |
Formal, standardized norms that have been enacted by legislatures and are enforced by formal sanctions are called |
| A. | Rules |
| B. | Laws |
| C. | Regulations |
| D. | Orders |
| Answer» B. Laws | |
| 37. |
Who introduced the concept of ‘cultural lag’? |
| A. | Raymond Williams |
| B. | William Graham Sumner |
| C. | William F. Ogburn |
| D. | William I. Thomas |
| Answer» C. William F. Ogburn | |
| 38. |
Cultural lag occurs when |
| A. | Non-material culture changes faster than material culture |
| B. | Material culture changes faster than non-material culture |
| C. | High culture changes faster than popular culture |
| D. | Popular culture changes faster than high culture |
| Answer» B. Material culture changes faster than non-material culture | |
| 39. |
________ is the process of learning about something previously unknown or unrecognized |
| A. | Diffusion |
| B. | Research |
| C. | Examination |
| D. | Discovery |
| Answer» D. Discovery | |
| 40. |
________ is the transmission of cultural items or social practices from one group or society to another |
| A. | Diffusion |
| B. | Research |
| C. | Examination |
| D. | Discovery |
| Answer» D. Discovery | |
| 41. |
__________ refers to the wide range of cultural differences found between and within nations. |
| A. | Cultural joy |
| B. | Cultural diversity |
| C. | Cultural shock |
| D. | Cultural familiarity |
| Answer» B. Cultural diversity | |
| 42. |
Homogeneous societies consist of people who share a common _________. |
| A. | Culture |
| B. | Land |
| C. | Livelihood |
| D. | Coastline |
| Answer» A. Culture | |
| 43. |
When people in a society are dissimilar in regard to social characteristics such as religion, income, or race/ ethnicity, they belong to a __________ society. |
| A. | Homogenous |
| B. | Heterogenous |
| C. | Kindred |
| D. | Congruent |
| Answer» B. Heterogenous | |
| 44. |
Which of the following factors contribute to cultural diversity in a society? |
| A. | Tourism |
| B. | Commerce |
| C. | Immigration |
| D. | Art |
| Answer» C. Immigration | |
| 45. |
People who share distinguishing attributes, beliefs, values, and/or norms that set them apart in some significant manner from the dominant culture form a |
| A. | Subculture |
| B. | Monoculture |
| C. | Biculture |
| D. | Multiculture |
| Answer» A. Subculture | |
| 46. |
A _________ is a group that strongly rejects dominant societal values and norms and seeks alternative lifestyles |
| A. | Subculture |
| B. | Monoculture |
| C. | Counterculture |
| D. | Youth culture |
| Answer» C. Counterculture | |
| 47. |
The practice of judging all other cultures by one’s own culture is known as |
| A. | Xenocentrism |
| B. | Logocentrism |
| C. | Ethnocentrism |
| D. | Egocentrism |
| Answer» C. Ethnocentrism | |
| 48. |
Who introduced the concept of 'folkways'? |
| A. | Raymond Williams |
| B. | William Graham Sumner |
| C. | William F. Ogburn |
| D. | William I. Thomas |
| Answer» B. William Graham Sumner | |
| 49. |
The idea that a person's beliefs, values, and practices should be understood based on that person's own culture, rather than be judged against the criteria of another is called |
| A. | Cultural absolutism |
| B. | Cultural relativism |
| C. | Cultural universalism |
| D. | Cultural despotism |
| Answer» B. Cultural relativism | |
| 50. |
Sometimes we read news articles on foreigners who are attacked by local people. This is an example of |
| A. | Xenocentrism |
| B. | Xenophobia |
| C. | Xenography |
| D. | Xenophonia |
| Answer» B. Xenophobia | |
| 51. |
Inequalities in primitive societies are likely to be based on |
| A. | Caste |
| B. | Class |
| C. | Age |
| D. | Religion |
| Answer» C. Age | |
| 52. |
Which one of the following is a characteristic of a civilization? |
| A. | High population |
| B. | Advanced technology |
| C. | Democratic government |
| D. | Egalitarianism |
| Answer» A. High population | |
| 53. |
Pastoral societies depend on ________ for their subsistence |
| A. | Hunting |
| B. | Gathering |
| C. | Domesticated animals |
| D. | Craftwork |
| Answer» C. Domesticated animals | |
| 54. |
Agrarian societies depend on ________ for their subsistence |
| A. | Hunting |
| B. | Agriculture |
| C. | Domesticated animals |
| D. | Craftwork |
| Answer» B. Agriculture | |
| 55. |
Civilizations are mostly located near |
| A. | fertile river areas |
| B. | mountains |
| C. | deserts |
| D. | marshland |
| Answer» A. fertile river areas | |
| 56. |
Which of the following is an Indian civilization? |
| A. | Incan civilization |
| B. | Mayan civilization |
| C. | Indus valley civilization |
| D. | Aztec civilization |
| Answer» C. Indus valley civilization | |
| 57. |
When members of one cultural group borrow elements of another’s culture, it is called _________. |
| A. | Cultural appropriateness |
| B. | Cultural approximity |
| C. | Cultural affiliation |
| D. | Cultural appropriation |
| Answer» D. Cultural appropriation | |
| 58. |
__________ is the process by which different cultures are absorbed into a mainstream culture. |
| A. | Assimilation |
| B. | Association |
| C. | Affiliation |
| D. | Alliance |
| Answer» A. Assimilation | |
| 59. |
Multiculturalism refers to a situation where |
| A. | ethnic groups exist separately and share equally in economic and political life |
| B. | ethnic groups are engaged in constant strife |
| C. | ethnic groups are unequally represented in public life |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. ethnic groups exist separately and share equally in economic and political life | |
| 60. |
Cultural diversity and equality is achieved through |
| A. | Countercultures |
| B. | Monoculturalism |
| C. | Multiculturalism |
| D. | Cultural imperialism |
| Answer» C. Multiculturalism | |
| 61. |
Which of the following is an antidote or a solution to ethnocentrism? |
| A. | Cultural relativism |
| B. | Cultural appropriation |
| C. | Cultural imperialism |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Cultural relativism | |
| 62. |
Which of the following is the correct definition of cultural relativism? |
| A. | Judging a culture by the standards of another culture |
| B. | Judging a society by its own standards |
| C. | Judging a society by the cultural standards of the observer |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Judging a society by its own standards | |
| 63. |
Which of the following is not a part of non-material culture? |
| A. | Language |
| B. | Values |
| C. | Clothing |
| D. | Norms |
| Answer» C. Clothing | |
| 64. |
_________ helps us to find meanings in our surroundings |
| A. | Gadgets |
| B. | Symbols |
| C. | Artificial intelligence |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Symbols | |
| 65. |
The study of symbols and signs is called |
| A. | Linguistics |
| B. | Semiotics |
| C. | Kinesiology |
| D. | Robotics |
| Answer» B. Semiotics | |
| 66. |
Language is a system of |
| A. | Words |
| B. | Sounds |
| C. | Symbols |
| D. | Alphabets |
| Answer» C. Symbols | |
| 67. |
_________ gives expression to the human imagination |
| A. | Reflexes |
| B. | Language |
| C. | Instincts |
| D. | Drives |
| Answer» B. Language | |
| 68. |
Values are |
| A. | Prescriptive |
| B. | Proscriptive |
| C. | Representative |
| D. | Imperceptive |
| Answer» A. Prescriptive | |
| 69. |
Sociology is the study of |
| A. | Science |
| B. | Society |
| C. | Politics |
| D. | Economy |
| Answer» B. Society | |
| 70. |
Which of the following is not a characteristic of culture? |
| A. | It preserves features of the past. |
| B. | It is a toolkit for human beings. |
| C. | It is found both in the animal and the human society. |
| D. | It is found only in human society. |
| Answer» C. It is found both in the animal and the human society. | |
| 71. |
Cultural growth happens |
| A. | intermittently |
| B. | continuously |
| C. | rarely |
| D. | occasionally |
| Answer» B. continuously | |
| 72. |
A society includes a number of group of people who interact on the basis of |
| A. | shared values |
| B. | shared norms |
| C. | customs |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 73. |
Bodily adornment, gift giving, and funeral ceremonies are examples of |
| A. | cultural mandates. |
| B. | cultural attributes. |
| C. | cultural levelling. |
| D. | cultural universals. |
| Answer» D. cultural universals. | |
| 74. |
________ is a trait of Western culture |
| A. | Individualism |
| B. | Collectivism |
| C. | Communalism |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Individualism | |
| 75. |
Difference between material and non-material culture is known as |
| A. | Cultural integrity |
| B. | Cultural difference |
| C. | Cultural conflict |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 76. |
Which of the following pairs is correct? |
| A. | Cultural lag- stability |
| B. | Cultural lag-change |
| C. | Cultural lag- consistency |
| D. | Cultural lag- diffusion |
| Answer» B. Cultural lag-change | |
| 77. |
The United Nations'youth', as those persons between the ages of |
| A. | 15 and 24 years |
| B. | 16 and 25 years |
| C. | 17 and 26 years |
| D. | 18 and 27 years |
| Answer» A. 15 and 24 years | |
| 78. |
Ethnocentrism is |
| A. | Positive |
| B. | Negative |
| C. | Either positive or negative |
| D. | Neither positive nor negative |
| Answer» C. Either positive or negative | |
| 79. |
Which of the following pairs are matched correctly ? |
| A. | Ethnocentrism- Fairness |
| B. | Ethnocentrism- Impartiality |
| C. | Ethnocentrism- Prejudice |
| D. | Ethnocentrism- Indifference |
| Answer» C. Ethnocentrism- Prejudice | |
| 80. |
Socialisation is the process by which people acquire |
| A. | Culture |
| B. | Language |
| C. | Values |
| D. | Norms |
| Answer» A. Culture | |
| 81. |
Which of the following cultures are explained in the book,'Chrysanthemum and the Sword'? |
| A. | Korean |
| B. | Chinese |
| C. | Japanese |
| D. | Mexican |
| Answer» C. Japanese | |
| 82. |
Which of the following types of societies came first? |
| A. | industrial |
| B. | agricultural |
| C. | mass |
| D. | horticultural and pastoral |
| Answer» D. horticultural and pastoral | |
| 83. |
Greeting a person with folded hands is an Indian |
| A. | More |
| B. | Taboo |
| C. | Folkway |
| D. | Law |
| Answer» C. Folkway | |
| 84. |
In most cultures, incest is a |
| A. | More |
| B. | Taboo |
| C. | Folkway |
| D. | Value |
| Answer» B. Taboo | |
| 85. |
Which of the following is a feature of ‘Apollonian’ cultures? |
| A. | Modesty |
| B. | Restraint |
| C. | Caution |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 86. |
Which of the following is not a feature of ‘Apollonian’ cultures? |
| A. | Modesty |
| B. | Restraint |
| C. | Excess |
| D. | Caution |
| Answer» C. Excess | |
| 87. |
Which of the following is a feature of ‘Dionysian’ cultures? |
| A. | Modesty |
| B. | Restraint |
| C. | Excess |
| D. | Caution |
| Answer» C. Excess | |
| 88. |
Which of the following is not a feature of ‘Dionysian’ cultures? |
| A. | Ostentatiousness |
| B. | Excess |
| C. | Restraint |
| D. | Lavishness |
| Answer» C. Restraint | |
| 89. |
Which of the following terms was used by Ruth Benedict to characterize cultures that value restraint and modesty? |
| A. | Apollonian |
| B. | Dionysian |
| C. | Hellenic |
| D. | Athenian |
| Answer» A. Apollonian | |
| 90. |
Which of the following terms was used by Ruth Benedict to characterize cultures that value excess and ostentatiousness? |
| A. | Apollonian |
| B. | Dionysian |
| C. | Hellenic |
| D. | Athenian |
| Answer» B. Dionysian | |
| 91. |
Who used the terms Apollonian and Dionysian to characterize cultures that value restraint and excess respectively? |
| A. | Franz Boas |
| B. | Edward Sapir |
| C. | Margaret Mead |
| D. | Ruth Benedict |
| Answer» D. Ruth Benedict | |
| 92. |
Which of the following is connected to the harshest punishment in any culture? |
| A. | Value |
| B. | More |
| C. | Folkway |
| D. | Taboo |
| Answer» D. Taboo | |
| 93. |
Organizations that produce popular culture are called |
| A. | Culture Industries |
| B. | Culture Makers |
| C. | Culture Machines |
| D. | Culture Companies |
| Answer» A. Culture Industries | |
| 94. |
The _______ is the idea that different cultures and ideas will blend together and create one ultimate culture or idea. |
| A. | mixture theory |
| B. | melting pot theory |
| C. | concoction theory |
| D. | assortment theory |
| Answer» B. melting pot theory | |
| 95. |
Assimilation contributes to the stability of society by |
| A. | minimizing group differences |
| B. | differentiating between groups |
| C. | compounding different groups |
| D. | expunging group differences |
| Answer» A. minimizing group differences | |
| 96. |
When members of one group marry those of other social or ethnic groups it is known as |
| A. | Biological assimilation |
| B. | Physical assimilation |
| C. | Genetic assimilation |
| D. | Sub-cultural assimilation |
| Answer» A. Biological assimilation | |
| 97. |
The work, ‘The Chrysanthemum and the Sword’ was written during |
| A. | The French Revolution |
| B. | War of the Roses |
| C. | First World War |
| D. | Second World War |
| Answer» D. Second World War | |
| 98. |
‘The Chrysanthemum and the Sword’ is a famous study of a |
| A. | cultural difference |
| B. | cultural pattern |
| C. | cultural scheme |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. cultural pattern | |
| 99. |
Ruth Benedict was an anthropologist of _________ nationality. |
| A. | German |
| B. | British |
| C. | American |
| D. | French |
| Answer» B. British | |
| 100. |
‘The Chrysanthemum and the Sword’ was criticized because |
| A. | It used only primary sources of data |
| B. | It used only secondary sources of data |
| C. | It used only the interview method of data collection |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. It used only secondary sources of data | |
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