Sociology quiz 3 and 4 exam 2

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What is the definition of "culture"?
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Culture is the entire way of life of a group of People, and it acts as a lens through which we view the world
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When Charles and Kim visit Great Britain, Charles quickly decides to NOT drive the rental car because he perceives the drivers as strange and weird and he wants nothing to do with them. Kim, on the other hand, is excited about driving the car. She looks forward to learning how to do things differently than in the United States. In this example, Charles is experiencing _____ while Kim is experiencing _____.
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ethnocentrism; cultural relativism
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How is culture transmitted and internalized?
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We learn values and beliefs slowly and incrementally.
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What is the sociological term for signs people make with their bodies?
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Gestures
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How is a subculture different from a counterculture?
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Both are distinct from mainstream culture, but a counterculture actively opposes important aspects of the mainstream.
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The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis suggests that:
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language can structure our perception of reality.
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What do sociologists call it when cultures that were once distinct become increasingly similar?
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Culture leveling
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Which term describes a policy of honoring diverse racial, ethnic, religious, linguistic, and national backgrounds?
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Multiculturalism
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When the dominant culture succeeds in imposing its values and ideas on all of society, this is known as:
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Hegemony
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What do sociologists claim is the most significant component of culture?
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Language
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The values, norms, and practices of the most powerful group within a society are called:
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dominant culture
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Which kind of norm is so deeply ingrained that the very thought of breaking it brings feelings of disgust or horror?
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taboo
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The term "socialization" refers to:
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the lifelong process by which people learn the norms, values, and beliefs of their culture.
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Which of the following statements about the process of socialization is true?
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The process is reciprocal: society shapes the individual and the individual shapes society.
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What did sociologist Charles Cooley argue was taking place in people's minds when he developed the concept of the looking-glass self?
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seeing ourselves reflected back from others
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Which theorist argued that if people define a situation as real, it is real in its consequences?
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W. I. Thomas
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Erving Goffman theorized social life as a kind of con game in which we work to control the impressions others have of us. What did Goffman call this process?
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Impression management
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How does a person come to possess an achieved status?
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An achieved status is earned
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A female police officer who struggles with commanding respect from male colleagues while also presenting herself in traditionally feminine ways may be experiencing:
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Role conflict
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A high school football coach is worried about how he should handle his roster. On the one hand, it's his job to try to win as many games as possible, which means playing the best players; on the other hand, his contract also requires him to try to allow every member of the team to meaningfully participate. The tension he feels is the result of:
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Role strain
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When Dr. Fezei, a pediatrician, visits the newborns at the hospital, he always wears a white coat. His white doctor's coat is a component of
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impression management.
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In which sort of institution are individuals' identities systematically stripped away in an effort to create a new identity that is strongly rooted in a particular group's membership?
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total institution
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The fact that schools teach children to obey authority would be considered a part of
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the hidden curriculum.
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A famous monologue from Shakespeare's As You Like It begins: All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts Which theory of social life could be seen as taking its inspiration from these lines?
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Dramaturgy