Intro to Sociology SSCI-SS108 Test 2
Non-material culture is difficult to preserve because it includes a society's intangible and abstract
components.
a. True
b. False - (correct Answer) - True.
Non-material culture: the intangible and abstract components of a society including the values and
norms,
material evidence -> the things that make culture survive over a period of time
p.124
Universal health care is considered a value held by many Canadians to be one of the most important
defining features of society.
a. True
b. False - (correct Answer) - True.
Canadians viewed government-sponsored health care as one of the most important defining features of
their society p. 124
Individuals who view their culture as superior to other cultures are practising cultural relativism.
a. True
b. False - (correct Answer) - False.
Cultural Relativism:
Appreciation that all cultures have their own mores, norms, and customs and should be evaluated and
understood on their own terms, rather than according to one's own cultural standards. p.125
Social justice, anti-racist, and white supremacist groups can equally be categorized as examples of
countercultural groups.
, a. True
b. False - (correct Answer) - False.
Counter Culture: A type of subculture that strongly opposes the widely held cultural patterns of the
larger population.
Social Justice and Anti-Racist are not counterculture in Canada p. 131
There are no cultural universals, only extraordinary diversity and, increasingly, intermingling of
differences.
a. True
b. False - (correct Answer) - False.
Cultural Universals: Common cultural features found in all societies. P. 136
According to conflict theorists, culture reflects society's best interests.
a. True
b. False - (correct Answer) - False.
By defining what the dominant classes perceive as positive, cultural elements promote social inequality
through the belief that to be successful you have to be like the elite and perpetuate their control and
power. p.139
Conflict theory is useful for demonstrating that some elements of culture operate to fulfill human needs.
a. True
b. False - (correct Answer) - False
conflict theorists believe that society's elite use ideology to further their own interests and protect
themselves from opposition
p. 139
"Haptics" is a component of nonverbal communication that involves the use of smell to communicate
meaning.
a. True
b. False - (correct Answer) - False.
Haptics, which uses personal contact (touching) to convey meaning p. 130
Non-material culture is difficult to preserve because it includes a society's intangible and abstract
components.
a. True
b. False - (correct Answer) - True.
Non-material culture: the intangible and abstract components of a society including the values and
norms,
material evidence -> the things that make culture survive over a period of time
p.124
Universal health care is considered a value held by many Canadians to be one of the most important
defining features of society.
a. True
b. False - (correct Answer) - True.
Canadians viewed government-sponsored health care as one of the most important defining features of
their society p. 124
Individuals who view their culture as superior to other cultures are practising cultural relativism.
a. True
b. False - (correct Answer) - False.
Cultural Relativism:
Appreciation that all cultures have their own mores, norms, and customs and should be evaluated and
understood on their own terms, rather than according to one's own cultural standards. p.125
Social justice, anti-racist, and white supremacist groups can equally be categorized as examples of
countercultural groups.
, a. True
b. False - (correct Answer) - False.
Counter Culture: A type of subculture that strongly opposes the widely held cultural patterns of the
larger population.
Social Justice and Anti-Racist are not counterculture in Canada p. 131
There are no cultural universals, only extraordinary diversity and, increasingly, intermingling of
differences.
a. True
b. False - (correct Answer) - False.
Cultural Universals: Common cultural features found in all societies. P. 136
According to conflict theorists, culture reflects society's best interests.
a. True
b. False - (correct Answer) - False.
By defining what the dominant classes perceive as positive, cultural elements promote social inequality
through the belief that to be successful you have to be like the elite and perpetuate their control and
power. p.139
Conflict theory is useful for demonstrating that some elements of culture operate to fulfill human needs.
a. True
b. False - (correct Answer) - False
conflict theorists believe that society's elite use ideology to further their own interests and protect
themselves from opposition
p. 139
"Haptics" is a component of nonverbal communication that involves the use of smell to communicate
meaning.
a. True
b. False - (correct Answer) - False.
Haptics, which uses personal contact (touching) to convey meaning p. 130
