1. Sociology: Unit 2 Trivia

2. Round 1: Culture QUESTION 1:
This is anything that carries a particular meaning that is recognized by people who share a culture
ANSWER:
Symbol

3. Round 1: Culture QUESTION 2:
According to sociologists, what are 3 of the primary components of culture?
ANSWER:
Technology, symbols, language, norms, values, beliefs

4. Round 1: Culture QUESTION 3:
Explain the difference between mores and folkways
ANSWER:
Mores – reflect society’s morals
Folkways – reflect society’s customs

5. Round 1: Culture QUESTION 4:
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

6. Round 1: Culture QUESTION 5:
This is the sociological idea that language shapes our perception of reality & is therefore the basis of culture
ANSWER:
Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis

7. Round 2: Cultural Diversity
QUESTION 1:
Cultural characteristics found in every culture
ANSWER:
Cultural universals

8. Round 2: Cultural Diversity
QUESTION 2:
The tendency to view one’s own culture or group as superior to others
ANSWER:
Ethnocentrism

9. Round 2: Cultural Diversity
QUESTION 3:
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

10. Round 2: Cultural Diversity
QUESTION 4:
This a period of maladjustment that occurs when the nonmaterial culture is still adapting to new material conditions
ANSWER:
Cultural lag

11. Round 2: Cultural Diversity
QUESTION 5:
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

12. Round 3: Societies and Global Culture
QUESTION 1:
Type of society whose main economic activity is food production
ANSWER:
Preindustrial society

13. Round 3: Societies and Global Culture
QUESTION 2:
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

14. Round 3: Societies and Global Culture
QUESTION 3:
This is considered the “lingua franca” of the modern world
ANSWER:
English

15. Round 3: Societies and Global Culture
QUESTION 4:
What are the three primary components of the Global Culture Theory?
ANSWER:
Global Economy, Global Communication, Global Migration

16. Round 3: Societies and Global Culture
QUESTION 5:
List at least 3 negative effects associated with the idea of global culture
ANSWER:
Rise of sweat shops; environmental degradation, disease, drug trade, human trafficking, loss of folk culture

17. Round 4: Social Structure
QUESTION 1:
Type of status assigned to a person according to qualities beyond a person’s control
ANSWER:
Ascribed status

18. Round 4: Social Structure
QUESTION 2:
Define the term “master status”
ANSWER:
A status that is considered more important than all the others

19. Round 4: Social Structure
QUESTION 3:
This is a sociological phenomenon that occurs when the roles of several statuses overlap
ANSWER:
Role Conflict

20. Round 4: Social Structure
QUESTION 4:
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

21. Round 4: Social Structure
QUESTION 5:
List at least 3 characteristics of typical in-groups
ANSWER:
Titles, external symbols, similar dress, view themselves positively and out-group negatively, compete with out-group

22. Round 5: Group Dynamics & Organizations
QUESTION 1:
Term for phenomenon when members of a cohesive group endorse a single explanation or answer, usually at the expense of ignoring reality
ANSWER:
Groupthink

23. Round 5: Group Dynamics & Organizations
QUESTION 2:
This is a leadership style characterized by emotion and friendly relations
ANSWER:
Expressive leadership

24. Round 5: Group Dynamics & Organizations
QUESTION 3:
The American Heart Association is an example of this kind of organization
ANSWER:
Normative

25. Round 5: Group Dynamics & Organizations
QUESTION 4:
This is the sociological idea that people tend to work less hard when they are members of a group
ANSWER:
Social loafing

26. Round 5: Group Dynamics & Organizations
QUESTION 5:
Define the term “Bystander Effect”
ANSWER:
The more people present, the less likely one is to help

27. BONUS QUESTION QUESTION:
List at least 3 of the 4 emerging American values, as identified by modern sociologist
ANSWER:
Leisure
Physical Fitness
Self-Fulfillment
Concern for the Environment