1. Sociology: Unit 2 Trivia

2. ROUND 1: WHAT IS CULTURE?

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

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

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

6. 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

7. 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

8. ROUND 2: CULTURAL DIVERSITY

9. Round 2: Question 1 QUESTION:
Term for cultural characteristics found in every culture
ANSWER:
Cultural universals

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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. ROUND 3: CULTURAL CONCERN

15. Round 3: Question 1 QUESTION:
Type of society whose main economic activity is food production
ANSWER:
Preindustrial society

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. ROUND 4: SOCIAL STRUCTURE

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

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

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

24. 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

25. 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

26. ROUND 5: GROUP DYNAMICS & ORGANIZATIONS

27. 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

28. Round 5: Question 2 QUESTION:
This is a leadership style characterized by emotion and friendly relations
ANSWER:
Expressive leadership

29. Round 5: Question 3 QUESTION:
The American Heart Association is an example of this kind of organization
ANSWER:
Normative

30. 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

31. Round 5: Question 5 QUESTION: Define the term “Bystander Effect”
ANSWER:
The more people present, the less likely one is to help

32. 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