COPY: Sociology: Beliefs, Norms, and Cultural Diversity

According to functionalism, society is viewed as a structure with interrelated parts designed to meet the __________ needs of individuals.

Biological and social (correct)

Economic and political

Environmental and cultural

Educational and technological

Who believed that society is a complex system of interrelated and interdependent parts working together to maintain stability?

Herbert Spencer

Émile Durkheim (correct)

Karl Marx

Alfred Radcliff-Brown

What are social facts according to Émile Durkheim?

Economic theories

Political ideologies

Religious beliefs

Cultural rules governing social life (correct)

Which type of functions are the consequences of a social process that are unsought and unintended?

Latent functions Signup and view all the answers

According to Alfred Radcliff-Brown, how does any recurrent activity contribute to society?

By contributing to social stability and continuity Signup and view all the answers

'Conflict theory' views society as a competition for what?

Limited resources Signup and view all the answers

What are beliefs?

Specific statements individuals hold to be true Signup and view all the answers

Which type of norms are mores?

Widely observed norms with moral significance Signup and view all the answers

What does high culture refer to?

Cultural patterns that distinguish a society's elite Signup and view all the answers

What does cultural integration refer to?

Close relationships among various elements of a cultural system Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes the spread of objects from one society to another?

Cultural diffusion Signup and view all the answers

What does cultural relativism involve?

Practice of evaluating a culture by that culture's own standards Signup and view all the answers

According to Ludwig Gumplowicz, what leads to states being identified and defined by a dominant group?

Cultural and ethnic conflicts Signup and view all the answers

What does Georg Simmel believe can help integrate and stabilize a society?

Conflict Signup and view all the answers

What is the main goal of critical theory?

Address structural issues causing inequality Signup and view all the answers

Where did critical race theory originate from?

A critical analysis of race and racism from a legal point of view Signup and view all the answers

According to the social-conflict paradigm, what do many cultural traits do?

Function to the advantage of some and the disadvantage of others Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of mediators in actor-network-theory?

Transform, translate, distort, and modify the meaning they are supposed to carry Signup and view all the answers

Which cultural shift is mentioned in the text?

Increase in South Korean and Japanese cultural influence Signup and view all the answers

What television series were viewed by individuals living behind the Iron Curtain as mentioned in the text?

Dallas and Dynasty Signup and view all the answers

Which individual taught us how to declutter our lives in a Netflix hit as per the text?

Marie Kondo Signup and view all the answers

What phrase are analysts using to refer to the spread of South Korean culture, as mentioned in the text?

'Hallyu' Signup and view all the answers

Which consulting firm noted that Asia is becoming an increasingly significant cultural force?

McKinsey Signup and view all the answers

What caused the increase in enrollments for Korean language programs in the United States?

Growing interest in East Asian pop culture Signup and view all the answers

What term was used to refer to Taiwanese drama series after the introduction of imported tv drama series from Taiwan and Korea?

Chinovela Signup and view all the answers

Which country's government initiative and people's demand led to the production of better films and television dramas?

South Korea Signup and view all the answers

Who mentioned that 'the East is coming' and has been transforming transnational flows of pop culture?

Anthony Fung Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to refer to television drama series or soap operas, particularly from Latin America?

Telenovela Signup and view all the answers

What language programs witnessed the largest increase in enrollments between 2013 and 2016 in the United States?

Korean Signup and view all the answers