Cultural Dimensions Quiz

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What are folkways?

Norms that govern day-to-day matters and are weakly sanctioned (correct)

Norms that are often formalized and must not be violated

Norms that are met with serious sanctions if violated

Norms that are deeply ingrained in social consciousness

Which statement best describes mores?

They are norms that hold significance for a culture.

They are norms that should not be violated and are weakly sanctioned.

They are serious norms that must not be violated, and violations are met with serious sanctions. (correct)

They are norms so deeply ingrained in social consciousness that they arouse disgust or revulsion.

What defines taboos?

Norms that are weakly sanctioned

Norms governing day-to-day matters

Norms that hold significance for a culture

Norms that are so deeply ingrained in social consciousness that the mere thought or mention of it is enough to arouse disgust (correct)

Which of the following can be considered cultural symbols?

Material objects such as the maple leaf Signup and view all the answers

What do values represent in a culture?

Standards used to describe abstract qualities such as goodness and beauty Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe the situation where someone holds up their own culture as the standard to judge all other cultures?

Ethnocentrism Signup and view all the answers

Which concept refers to the beliefs that people hold (e.g., environmentalism) in a society?

Ideal culture Signup and view all the answers

In which situation does Eurocentrism occur?

When addressing others from a broadly defined European position and assuming the audience shares that viewpoint Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of Eurocentric perspectives as described in the text?

Downplaying important non-European developments in textbooks Signup and view all the answers

What does actual culture refer to?

The environment in which people live Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes the phenomenon of addressing others from a European standpoint and expecting them to share that perspective?

Eurocentrism Signup and view all the answers

What are the two main components that make up a culture?

Tangible components and intangible components Signup and view all the answers

Which cultural element is considered intangible and abstract according to the text?

Language Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the points of contestation in culture?

Authenticity of culture Signup and view all the answers

In cultural typology, what types of cultures can be distinguished along two central oppositions?

Dominant culture vs. counterculture Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to the system within which behaviors, beliefs, knowledge, practices, values, and concrete materials are determined?

Culture Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT an example of a tangible component of culture as mentioned in the text?

Language Signup and view all the answers

Subcultures and countercultures both fall under minority cultures.

True Signup and view all the answers

Dominant culture includes individuals who are white, English-speaking, and between the ages of 30 and 55.

True Signup and view all the answers

Countercultures oppose the values and norms of the dominant culture.

True Signup and view all the answers

High culture is associated with the majority of the population.

False Signup and view all the answers

Popular culture is closely associated with high culture.

False Signup and view all the answers

Subcultures directly oppose the dominant culture.

False Signup and view all the answers

Simulacra in mass culture are original and authentic cultural images.

False Signup and view all the answers

Mass culture gives individuals the agency to be creative with the cultural materials presented to them.

False Signup and view all the answers

Popular culture is mainly consumed by the working class, less educated individuals, women, and racialized minorities.

True Signup and view all the answers

Cultural studies focus on understanding the meanings expressed in popular culture.

True Signup and view all the answers

High culture requires a set of skills and knowledge known as cultural capital to appreciate sophisticated tastes.

True Signup and view all the answers

Popular culture and mass culture are essentially the same with no significant distinctions between them.

False Signup and view all the answers

Popular culture primarily consists of tangible components such as clothing, housing, and food.

False Signup and view all the answers

Subculture and counterculture are types of cultural typology distinguished based on their opposition to dominant culture.

True Signup and view all the answers

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What are folkways?

Which statement best describes mores?

What defines taboos?

Which of the following can be considered cultural symbols?

What do values represent in a culture?

What term is used to describe the situation where someone holds up their own culture as the standard to judge all other cultures?

Which concept refers to the beliefs that people hold (e.g., environmentalism) in a society?

In which situation does Eurocentrism occur?

Which of the following is an example of Eurocentric perspectives as described in the text?

What does actual culture refer to?

Which term describes the phenomenon of addressing others from a European standpoint and expecting them to share that perspective?

What are the two main components that make up a culture?

Which cultural element is considered intangible and abstract according to the text?

What is one of the points of contestation in culture?

In cultural typology, what types of cultures can be distinguished along two central oppositions?

Which term refers to the system within which behaviors, beliefs, knowledge, practices, values, and concrete materials are determined?

Which of the following is NOT an example of a tangible component of culture as mentioned in the text?

Subcultures and countercultures both fall under minority cultures.

Dominant culture includes individuals who are white, English-speaking, and between the ages of 30 and 55.

Countercultures oppose the values and norms of the dominant culture.

High culture is associated with the majority of the population.

Popular culture is closely associated with high culture.

Subcultures directly oppose the dominant culture.

Simulacra in mass culture are original and authentic cultural images.

Mass culture gives individuals the agency to be creative with the cultural materials presented to them.

Popular culture is mainly consumed by the working class, less educated individuals, women, and racialized minorities.

Cultural studies focus on understanding the meanings expressed in popular culture.

High culture requires a set of skills and knowledge known as cultural capital to appreciate sophisticated tastes.

Popular culture and mass culture are essentially the same with no significant distinctions between them.

Popular culture primarily consists of tangible components such as clothing, housing, and food.

Subculture and counterculture are types of cultural typology distinguished based on their opposition to dominant culture.

High culture generally encompasses the widely accepted norms and values of society.

Cultures are static and unchanging over time.

Cultural authenticity is a point of contestation within a culture.

Language is an example of a tangible cultural element.

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