SOPHIA INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY UNIT 1
MILESTONE 1 CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉Subculture. Answer: the values and related behaviors of a group
that distinguish its members from the larger culture; a world within
its own. Ex. body builders, models, ethnic groups, motorcycle
enthusiasts etc.
◉Counterculture. Answer: a group whose values, beliefs, norms, and
related behaviors place its members in opposition to the broader
culture. Ex. Hell's Angels, Pagans
◉Culture Shock. Answer: the disorientation that people experience
when they come in contact with a fundamentally different culture
and can no longer depend on their taken-for-granted assumptions
about life.
◉Cultural Lag. Answer: Ogburn's term for human behavior lagging
behind technological innovations. When one part of a culture
changes other parts fall behind.
, ◉Cultural Universals. Answer: a value, norm, or cultural trait found
in every group.
◉Non-material culture. Answer: abtract or intangible products such
as ideas and beliefs
◉language. Answer: symbols organized in a standardized manner
for the purpose of communicating
◉technology. Answer: tools and the knowledge and skills to use
those tools
◉taboo. Answer: a norm so strict that it's violation leads to the
severest of sanctions by the dominant group in society
◉laws. Answer: written rules enacted by the government that detail
consequences of violating certain norms
◉symbol. Answer: anything that represents something else
◉narcissim. Answer: extreme self centeredness
◉Survey. Answer: to gather information through questions from
questionnaires and interviews
MILESTONE 1 CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉Subculture. Answer: the values and related behaviors of a group
that distinguish its members from the larger culture; a world within
its own. Ex. body builders, models, ethnic groups, motorcycle
enthusiasts etc.
◉Counterculture. Answer: a group whose values, beliefs, norms, and
related behaviors place its members in opposition to the broader
culture. Ex. Hell's Angels, Pagans
◉Culture Shock. Answer: the disorientation that people experience
when they come in contact with a fundamentally different culture
and can no longer depend on their taken-for-granted assumptions
about life.
◉Cultural Lag. Answer: Ogburn's term for human behavior lagging
behind technological innovations. When one part of a culture
changes other parts fall behind.
, ◉Cultural Universals. Answer: a value, norm, or cultural trait found
in every group.
◉Non-material culture. Answer: abtract or intangible products such
as ideas and beliefs
◉language. Answer: symbols organized in a standardized manner
for the purpose of communicating
◉technology. Answer: tools and the knowledge and skills to use
those tools
◉taboo. Answer: a norm so strict that it's violation leads to the
severest of sanctions by the dominant group in society
◉laws. Answer: written rules enacted by the government that detail
consequences of violating certain norms
◉symbol. Answer: anything that represents something else
◉narcissim. Answer: extreme self centeredness
◉Survey. Answer: to gather information through questions from
questionnaires and interviews
