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Sociology: Unit 2 Trivia
Round 1: Culture
• QUESTION 1:
• This is anything that carries a particular
meaning that is recognized by people who
share a culture
• ANSWER:
• Symbol
Round 1: Culture
• QUESTION 2:
• According to sociologists, what are 3 of the
primary components of culture?
• ANSWER:
• Technology, symbols, language, norms, values,
beliefs
Round 1: Culture
• QUESTION 3:
• Explain the difference between mores and
folkways
• ANSWER:
• Mores – reflect society’s morals
• Folkways – reflect society’s customs
Round 1: Culture
• QUESTION 4:
• Driver A cuts off Driver B. Driver B honks his
horn at Driver A. This is an example of which
type of sanction? (be specific)
• ANSWER:
• Informal, Negative Sanction
Round 1: Culture
• QUESTION 5:
• This is the sociological idea that language
shapes our perception of reality & is therefore
the basis of culture
• ANSWER:
• Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
Round 2: Cultural Diversity
• QUESTION 1:
• Cultural characteristics found in every culture
• ANSWER:
• Cultural universals
Round 2: Cultural Diversity
• QUESTION 2:
• The tendency to view one’s own culture or
group as superior to others
• ANSWER:
• Ethnocentrism
Round 2: Cultural Diversity
• QUESTION 3:
• This is the sociological idea that cultural
analysis should be completed through a
culture’s own standards, rather than the
cultural standards of the researcher
• ANSWER:
• Cultural relativism
Round 2: Cultural Diversity
• QUESTION 4:
• This a period of maladjustment that occurs
when the nonmaterial culture is still adapting
to new material conditions
• ANSWER:
• Cultural lag
Round 2: Cultural Diversity
• QUESTION 5:
• Define the term “counterculture” AND provide 2
examples
• ANSWER:
• A culture that rejects the values of the dominant
culture
• Possible examples: Hippies, KKK, Feminist
Movement, anarchists
Round 3: Societies and Global Culture
• QUESTION 1:
• Type of society whose main economic activity
is food production
• ANSWER:
• Preindustrial society
Round 3: Societies and Global Culture
• QUESTION 2:
• This is the process by which regional
economies, societies and cultures have
become integrated through a global network
of communication, transportation and trade
• ANSWER:
• Globalization
Round 3: Societies and Global Culture
• QUESTION 3:
• This is considered the “lingua franca” of the
modern world
• ANSWER:
• English
Round 3: Societies and Global Culture
• QUESTION 4:
• What are the three primary components of
the Global Culture Theory?
• ANSWER:
• Global Economy, Global Communication,
Global Migration
Round 3: Societies and Global Culture
• QUESTION 5:
• List at least 3 negative effects associated with
the idea of global culture
• ANSWER:
• Rise of sweat shops; environmental
degradation, disease, drug trade, human
trafficking, loss of folk culture
Round 4: Social Structure
• QUESTION 1:
• Type of status assigned to a person according
to qualities beyond a person’s control
• ANSWER:
• Ascribed status
Round 4: Social Structure
• QUESTION 2:
• Define the term “master status”
• ANSWER:
• A status that is considered more important
than all the others
Round 4: Social Structure
• QUESTION 3:
• This is a sociological phenomenon that occurs
when the roles of several statuses overlap
• ANSWER:
• Role Conflict
Round 4: Social Structure
• QUESTION 4:
• Sociologists recognize three different types of
social gatherings: social groups, social categories,
and social aggregates.
• Identify each of the following: (1) doctors, (2) a
college basketball team, (3) people at a movie
theater
• ANSWER:
• (1) category; (2) group, (3) aggregate
Round 4: Social Structure
• QUESTION 5:
• List at least 3 characteristics of typical ingroups
• ANSWER:
• Titles, external symbols, similar dress, view
themselves positively and out-group
negatively, compete with out-group
Round 5: Group Dynamics &
Organizations
• QUESTION 1:
• Term for phenomenon when members of a
cohesive group endorse a single explanation
or answer, usually at the expense of ignoring
reality
• ANSWER:
• Groupthink
Round 5: Group Dynamics &
Organizations
• QUESTION 2:
• This is a leadership style characterized by
emotion and friendly relations
• ANSWER:
• Expressive leadership
Round 5: Group Dynamics &
Organizations
• QUESTION 3:
• The American Heart Association is an example
of this kind of organization
• ANSWER:
• Normative
Round 5: Group Dynamics &
Organizations
• QUESTION 4:
• This is the sociological idea that people tend
to work less hard when they are members of a
group
• ANSWER:
• Social loafing
Round 5: Group Dynamics &
Organizations
• QUESTION 5:
• Define the term “Bystander Effect”
• ANSWER:
• The more people present, the less likely one is
to help
BONUS QUESTION
• QUESTION:
• List at least 3 of the 4 emerging American values,
as identified by modern sociologist
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ANSWER:
Leisure
Physical Fitness
Self-Fulfillment
Concern for the Environment