The term ethnocentrism was coined by sociologist:
William F. Ogburn
William Graham Sumner
George Murdock
Max Weber
In its study of language, which sociological perspective focuses on how people rely on shared definitions of phrases and expressions in both formal speech and everyday conversation?
functionalist perspective
conflict perspective
interactionist perspective
ethnocentric perspective
A list of cultural universals was compiled by anthropologist:
Margaret Mead
Ogburn
Which of the following argued that a capitalist society has a dominant ideology that serves the interests of the ruling class?
Talcott Parsons
Karl Marx
Which of the following statements about norms is correct?
People do not follow norms in all situations. In some cases, they evade a norm because they know it is weakly enforced.
In some instances, behavior that appears to violate society's norms may actually represent adherence to the norms of a particular group.
Norms are violated in some instances because one norm conflicts with another.
all of the above
Which of the following statements about values is correct?
Values never change.
Values of a culture may change, but most remain relatively stable during any one person's lifetime.
Values are constantly changing; sociologists view them as being very unstable.
All of the above statements are correct.
Older people living in housing for the elderly, workers in an offshore oil rig, rodeo cowboys, and circus performers-all are examples of what sociologists refer to as:
subcultures
countercultures
cultural universals
argot
In the United States, we often formalize norms into:
folkways
mores
values
laws
The distinction between elements of material and nonmaterial culture was made by sociologist:
Which sociological perspective argues that a common culture serves to maintain the privileges of some groups while keeping others in a subservient position?
each of the above
