1. U NIT 2 R EVIEW Around the World

2. R OUND 1 True or False

3. Cultural behavior must be learned.

4. True

5. In most societies, the real culture is identical to the ideal culture.

6. False

7. Another name for a subculture is a counterculture.

8. False

9. A social category is a group that shared a social characteristic such as being mothers.

10. True

11. Another name for a folkway is a law.

12. False

13. The importance that many people in the United States place on having nice cars is an example of the material aspect of culture.

14. True

15. Our ideal culture provides us with high standards of behavior.

16. true

17. Being a professional ballplayer would be an example of an ascribed status.

18. false

19. Role conflict can be reduced when we try to take a positive attitude when examining our situation.

20. true

21. People who live in poverty may not have any ascribed statuses.

22. false

23. A status set might include being a college graduate, but would not include being an American citizen, because that is an ascribed status.

24. false

25. Because young people have no status in society, only adults can experience role strain.

26. false

27. One difference between a group and a social category is that the members of a group must interact with one another while those in a social category need not.

28. True

29. The members of a social aggregate must all have similar social statuses.

30. False

31. The members of a group must have contact with one another.

32. True

33. The norms people adopt when they are part of a group may be quite different from their individual norms.

34. True

35. R OUND 2 Multiple Choice

36. In the United States, most people believe that every child is entitled to an education. This is an example of a(n) a. subculture b. value c. instinct d. taboo

37. In the United States, most people believe that every child is entitled to an education. This is an example of a(n) b. value

38. Which of the following is NOT an example of a symbol? a. a wedding ring on the left hand b. a bell ringing after lunchtime c. eating when you are hungry d. your school mascot

39. Which of the following is NOT an example of a symbol? c. eating when you are hungry

40. Lisa cheats when playing checkers. Therefore, her friends have stopped playing this game with her. This is an example of a(n) a. taboo b. informal sanction c. formal sanction d. law

41. Lisa cheats when playing checkers. Therefore, her friends have stopped playing this game with her. This is an example of a(n) b. informal sanction

42. When the time you spend working at a fast-food restaurant causes you to do poorly on an American history test, you are experiencing a. organic solidarity b. nomadism c. role strain d. role conflict

43. When the time you spend working at a fast-food restaurant causes you to do poorly on an American history test, you are experiencing d. role conflict

44. Those present at a grocery store when a fire starts are an example of a. secondary group. b. primary group c. social aggregate d. social category

45. Those present at a grocery store when a fire starts are an example of c. social aggregate

46. Primary relationships are more likely to develop if the size of the group is small. What is the main reason for this fact? a. It is easier to know individuals well when you are in a small group rather than a large one. b. large groups tend to be more coercive c. large groups tend to be more informal and therefore less structured d. large groups tend to meet more often than small groups

47. Primary relationships are more likely to develop if the size of the group is small. What is the main reason for this fact? a. It is easier to know individuals well when you are in a small group rather than a large one.