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Henslin, Essentials of Sociology, 12th Edition, Test Bank
Chapter 2: Culture
Multiple-Choice Questions
TB_Q2.1.1
The language, beliefs, values, norms, and behaviors passed from one generation
to the next make up a group’s
a. identity.
b. ethnocentrism.
c. culture.
d. material culture.
Answer: c. culture.
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Explain what culture is, how culture provides
orientations to life, and what practicing cultural relativism means.
Topic/Concept: What Is Culture?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q2.1.2
_____ would be part of material culture.
a. Hairstyles
b. Language
c. Beliefs
d. Values
Answer: a. Hairstyles
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Explain what culture is, how culture provides
orientations to life, and what practicing cultural relativism means.
Topic/Concept: What Is Culture?
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q2.1.3
Nonmaterial culture refers to a group’s
a. art.
b. weapons.
c. ways of thinking and doing.
d. eating utensils.
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Answer: c. ways of thinking and doing.
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Explain what culture is, how culture provides
orientations to life, and what practicing cultural relativism means.
Topic/Concept: What Is Culture?
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q2.1.4
One thing that can be said about material culture is that
a. it is “natural.”
b. it includes gestures.
c. it includes a people’s language.
d. there is nothing “natural” about it.
Answer: d. there is nothing “natural” about it.
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Explain what culture is, how culture provides
orientations to life, and what practicing cultural relativism means.
Topic/Concept: What Is Culture?
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q2.1.5
Who is ethnocentric?
a. Everyone
b. Westerners
c. Easterners
d. Older people
Answer: a. Everyone
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Explain what culture is, how culture provides
orientations to life, and what practicing cultural relativism means.
Topic/Concept: What Is Culture?
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q2.1.6
To try to understand a culture on its own terms is called
a. ethnocentrism.
b. cultural relativism.
c. folklore.
d. cultural education.
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Answer: b. cultural relativism.
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Explain what culture is, how culture provides
orientations to life, and what practicing cultural relativism means.
Topic/Concept: What Is Culture?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q2.1.7
Which of the following statements about cultural relativism is true?
a. It has not been criticized by social scientists.
b. Cultural relativism has come under attack because it can lead to acceptance of
practices like genital cutting and wife beating.
c. Sociologists accept all cultures, without judgment.
d. Cultural relativism encourages cultural smugness.
Answer: b. Cultural relativism has come under attack because it can lead to
acceptance of practices like genital cutting and wife beating.
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Explain what culture is, how culture provides
orientations to life, and what practicing cultural relativism means.
Topic/Concept: What Is Culture?
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q2.1.8
After a fairly short plane ride from New York City, Irving found himself on a
dusty road with goats, chickens, and motor scooters, rather than cars. Food,
clothing, and carpets were being sold by street vendors, some of whom worked
from a cloth spread on the ground, in no order that he could recognize. Irving was
experiencing
a. ethnocentrism.
b. culture shock.
c. a step back into history.
d. contact with people who shared none of his values.
Answer: b. culture shock.
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Explain what culture is, how culture provides
orientations to life, and what practicing cultural relativism means.
Topic/Concept: What Is Culture?
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
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