Sociology: Unit 2 Trivia. ROUND 1: WHAT IS CULTURE?
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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 & ORGANIZATION
S
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
• ANSWER:• Leisure• Physical Fitness• Self-Fulfillment• Concern for the Environment