The identification of a new moon of Saturn was an act of:
invention
discovery
diffusion
cultural integration
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
In the United States, we often formalize norms into:
folkways
mores
values
laws
In a sense, xenocentrism is a reverse form of:
cultural relativism
ethnocentrism
culture shock
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
A list of cultural universals was compiled by anthropologist:
Margaret Mead
Ogburn
Which of the following is an aspect of culture?
a comic book
patriotic attachment to the flag of the United States
burial of a family pet in a cemetery plot
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
