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Sociology: Unit 2
Trivia
ROUND 1:
WHAT IS
CULTURE?
Round 1: Question 1
• QUESTION:
• This is anything that carries a particular
meaning that is recognized by people who
share a culture
• ANSWER:
• Symbol
Round 1: Question 2
• QUESTION:
• According to sociologists, what are the
primary components of culture?
• ANSWER:
• Technology, symbols, language, norms,
values, beliefs
Round 1: Question 3
• QUESTION:
• Explain the difference between mores and
folkways
• ANSWER:
• Mores – reflect society’s morals
• Folkways – reflect society’s customs
Round 1: Question 4
• QUESTION:
• 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: Question 5
• QUESTION:
• 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
Round 2: Question 1
• QUESTION:
• Term for cultural characteristics found in
every culture
• ANSWER:
• Cultural universals
Round 2: Question 2
• QUESTION:
• The tendency to view one’s own culture or
group as superior to others
• ANSWER:
• Ethnocentrism
Round 2: Question 3
• QUESTION:
• 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: Question 4
• QUESTION:
• This a period of maladjustment that occurs
when the nonmaterial culture is still
adapting to new material conditions
• ANSWER:
• Cultural lag
Round 2: Question 5
• QUESTION:
• 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:
CULTURAL
CONCERN
Round 3: Question 1
• QUESTION:
• Type of society whose main economic
activity is food production
• ANSWER:
• Preindustrial society
Round 3: Question 2
• QUESTION:
• 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: Question 3
• QUESTION:
• In these type of societies, much of the
economy is involved in providing
information and services
• ANSWER:
• Post-Industrial Societies
Round 3: Question 4
• QUESTION:
• For each of the following, identify if they are a
characteristic of FOLK (F) or POP (P) Culture: (1)
Placeless landscape; (2) practiced by small,
homogenous groups; (3) is rapidly
disappearing; (4) franchises have eliminated
local variation
• ANSWER:
• (1) P
(2) F
(3) F
(4) P
Round 3: Question 5
• QUESTION:
• List at least 2 positive effects and 2 negative effects
associated with the idea of global culture
• ANSWER:
• Positive: Flow of goods; Flow of information; Flow of
people
• Negative: Rise of sweat shops; environmental
degradation, disease, drug trade, human trafficking,
loss of folk culture
ROUND 4:
SOCIAL
STRUCTURE
Round 4: Question 1
• QUESTION:
• Type of status assigned to a person
according to qualities beyond a person’s
control
• ANSWER:
• Ascribed status
Round 4: Question 2
• QUESTION:
• Define the term “master status”
• ANSWER:
• A status that is considered more important
than all the others
Round 4: Question 3
• QUESTION:
• This is a sociological phenomenon that
occurs when the roles of several statuses
overlap
• ANSWER:
• Role Conflict
Round 4: Question 4
• QUESTION:
• 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: Question 5
• QUESTION:
• List 3 characteristics of typical in-groups
• ANSWER:
• Titles, external symbols, similar dress, view
themselves positively and out-group
negatively, compete with out-group
ROUND 5:
GROUP
DYNAMICS &
ORGANIZATIONS
Round 5: Question 1
• QUESTION:
• 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: Question 2
• QUESTION:
• This is a leadership style characterized by
emotion and friendly relations
• ANSWER:
• Expressive leadership
Round 5: Question 3
• QUESTION:
• The American Heart Association is an
example of this kind of organization
• ANSWER:
• Normative
Round 5: Question 4
• QUESTION:
• This is the sociological idea that people tend
to work less hard when they are members
of a group
• ANSWER:
• Social loafing
Round 5: Question 5
• QUESTION:
• Define the term “Bystander Effect”
• ANSWER:
• The more people present, the less likely one
is to help
BONUS QUESTION!
• QUESTION:
• List 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