Question 1

What causes culture shock?

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Culture shock is a phenomenon experience...

Question 2

Counterculture refers to

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A)   people who differ in some small way.
B)   popular culture.
C)   high culture.
D)   cultural patterns that oppose those that are widely held.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 3

According to scientists, Homo sapiens first appeared on Earth about how long ago?

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A)   2500 years
B)   25 000 years
C)   250 000 years
D)   250 million yearsE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 4

Who, of the following, would be most likely to say that "culture is a system of behaviour that is partly shaped by human biology"?

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A)   a structural functionalist
B)   a conflict theorist
C)   a sociobiologist
D)   a symbolic interactionistE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

The Old Order Mennonite way of life accepts most of this country's popular culture.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The term cultural lag refers to the fact that

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A)   the rate of cultural change has been slowing.
B)   some societies advance faster than others do.
C)   some people are more cultured than others.
D)   some cultural elements change more quickly than others.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 7

The spread of cultural traits from one society to another is called

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A)   immigration.
B)   cultural transmission.
C)   popular culture.
D)   diffusion.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 8

A Marxist analysis of Canadian culture suggests that our competitive and individualistic values reflect

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A)   the values of the "founding fathers."
B)   trends in Western European history.
C)   this nation's capitalist economy.
D)   this nation's family system.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Cultural values in high-income nations tend to be secular-rational, giving greater importance to personal self-expression.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following most closely conveys the point of the Sapir-Whorf thesis?

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A)   Language involves attaching labels to the real world.
B)   People see the world through the cultural lens of their language.
C)   Most words have the same meaning if spoken in different languages.
D)   Every word exists in all known languages.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Culture refers to values, beliefs, behaviour, and material things that form a way of life.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Of the 60 Aboriginal languages spoken in Canada a hundred years ago, how many are NOT in danger of extinction today?

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A)   4
B)   18
C)   30
D)   55E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Karl Marx argued that a society's economic system was shaped by its value system.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Culture acts as a constraint, limiting human freedom because

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A)   much culture is habit, which people repeat again and again.
B)   humans cannot create new culture for themselves.
C)   culture always discourages change.
D)   cultural universals prevent any kind of excessive deviation.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

Sociobiology employs a micro-level of analysis of culture.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

How different are Canadians and Americans in the twenty-first century? Discuss BOTH our similarities and our differences, as well as where these similarities and differences have their roots.

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In the twenty-first century, Canadians a...

Question 17

English is the official language of about 5 percent of humanity, and it has become the preferred second language in most of the world.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What basic view of culture underlies the structural-functional approach? Explain.

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The basic view of culture that underlies...

Question 19

The distinction between high culture and popular culture is based mostly on

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A)   how advanced the cultural pattern is.
B)   how long the cultural pattern has existed.
C)   the social standing of the people who display the cultural pattern.
D)   There is no distinction; they overlap in most areas.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Quick Quiz:
-Culture refers to values, beliefs, behaviour, and material things that form a way of life.

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A) True 
 B)False

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