Sociology Mcqs
Values traditions, and beliefs are all examples of_______________?

A. Popular culture
B. Customs
C. Material culture
D. Non-material culture

The use of language label people can lead to a_______________?

A. Self-fulfilling prophecy
B. Sense of ethnocentrism
C. Cultural lag
D. Cultural adaptation

The identification of a new moon of Saturn was an act of_______________?

A. Invention
B. Discovery
C. Diffusion
D. Cultural integration

The term ethnocentrism was coined by sociologist_____________?

A. William f. ogburn
B. William graham sumner
C. George murdock
D. Max weber

Ethnocentrims means_____________?

A. Evaluating other cultures with the yardstick of your own values
B. Taking other nations as good as your own one but disowned
C. No other society is like yours and your society is superior to the others
D. None of these

Diffusion of innovations among the cultures means______________?

A. Travelling of traits and patterns space/territory
B. Transmission of trait complexes time
C. Both a and b
D. None of the above

A counter culture_______________?

A. Has to be against the existing ethos/values
B. May not be against the existing culture ethos/values
C. If different from the exiting culture may never survive
D. None of these

Which of the following is true regarding culture ?

A. Culture is genetic
B. Culture is passed down generation to generation
C. Culture includes physical artifacts not abstract creations
D. None of the above