Midterm 1 Quiz Questions 2 Flashcards
week 2 (20 cards)
If ________ are abstract cultural beliefs, then ________ are how they are put into play.
values; norms
Which of the following took a new historical role when it fueled the civil rights and antiwar movements?
Television
Subcultures are based on
socially constructed values and practices.
A wedding ring is an example of ________, while the expectation that married people should be sexually exclusive with their spouses is an example of ________.
material culture; nonmaterial culture
Examples of material culture include
money, technology, art, literature, food
When your friend returns from a study abroad, he reports back to you on the very different foods that people in his host country ate. He explains that to them it’s normal, that people in different cultures do things differently, and that he learned not to make value judgments. This is known as
cultural relativism
Everything in our constructed environment, including technology, buildings, furniture, clothing, and books, is part of our
Material culture
Modes of behavior and understanding that are not universal or natural are called
Cultural scripts
Colonialism increased encounters between Europeans and non-Westerners, which exposed Europeans to living arrangements, marriage rules, styles of dress, and other practices they had not seen before. This gave rise to the reality that:
alternative ways of living existed
Norms are to ________ as values are to ________.
behavior; attitudes
Antonio Gramsci’s concept for the historical process in which a dominant group exercises moral and intellectual leadership by voluntarily receiving the approval and consent of the masses is known as
hegemony
The technology for autonomous (self-driving) cars is already available, and a few models have been built. However, in a scenario where an autonomous vehicle hits another car, it is unclear who should be liable. Should it be the owner of the autonomous vehicle who was riding in the car? The manufacturer? The person who created the software? Sociologists would point to the relevance of ________ when considering these questions.
Cultural Lag
The experience of internalizing a culture’s norms, values, and the like is known as
Socialization
Which of the following is always a cultural behavior?
Waving goodbye
Research questions such as why fairy tales often begin with a mother’s death are examples of the analysis of media content stemming from Antonio Gramsci’s work. What is this kind of analysis known as?
Textual Analysis
What is the essential attribute of all media?
They communicate information
Crystal is camping in the woods with her dog and her friends. She notices the sound of the flowing creek and laughs with her friends about how her dog runs and barks at the rushing water. While her enjoyment of her friends and dog connect to culture, the sound of the creek is distinguished from these cultural experiences as nature because
nature is that which has not been modified by humans
Although some criticize rap music for its violent lyrics, many rappers defend it by saying it emerges directly from their experiences. Those rappers who make these claims are invoking
Reflection Theory
We can divide culture into two main categories. Of these, the one that includes values, beliefs, norms, and behaviors is known as
nonmaterial culture
The first form of mass media was the
book
