SOCI 1310 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
Why does Grazian discuss Rihanna's "SOS (Rescue Me)"? - Answers To demonstrate that
popular culture is the product of endless cycles of rediscover and reinvention
In the "art worlds" approach, Howard Becker describe the way popular culture is a product of
collective activity. Which of the following does popular culture require in this approach? -
Answers Division of Labor
Which of the following is not one of Grazian's five senses of the term popular culture? - Answers
Bad Culture
According to David Grazian, where does popular culture emanate? - Answers Other popular
culture
All of the following are approaches to Popular Culture described by David Grazian except: -
Answers Modern
Which of the following popular culture objects is best viewed from a functional approach to
popular culture? - Answers Super Bowl
According to Emile Durkheim, what is the function that religion provides people? - Answers
Central organizing mechanism of society among some groups
What function do sports in major cities serve? (i.e. functionalist approach) - Answers They
create social solidarity by bringing a diverse population together.
Why does Grazian say celebrities and entertainment are a popular conversation topic? -
Answers All of the above
- They allow us to wrestle with ethical dilemmas
- They serve as water cooler conversation starters
- They allow us to debate issues without causing harm to people we know
What law eliminated caps on the total number of media outlets that one entity can own? -
Answers Telecommunications Act of 1996
Which of the following is an example of planned obsolescence? - Answers All of the above
- A Cadillac with a bumper that falls off.
- Medicine that treats an illness instead of curing it.
, - Fashion going out of season.
Why does Karl Marx describe ideology as a camera obscura? - Answers They both present an
upside down vision of reality.
Why do scholars associated with the Frankfurt School use the term "culture industry"? - Answers
All of the above
- The industrialized nature of contemporary commercial culture.
- To distinguish it from "mass culture" because "mass" implies the masses create it.
- It refers to homogenized culture that articulates power.
According to Daniel Rushkoff, ________ are the social currency of this generation. - Answers
Likes
What is the main emphasis of the interaction approach to popular culture? - Answers Identifying
the effects of interpersonal encounters on culture.
Which of the following is an example of a peer group society? - Answers All of the above
- Work colleagues
- Friends
- Family
How is the social self constructed? - Answers Identity construction grows from interactions with
other people
Why does Grazian think it is important to explore popular culture through an interaction
approach? - Answers Our knowledge and experience of popular culture is often conditioned by
the social contexts in which we interact with other people.
Borrowing/Circulation - Answers "endless cycles of rediscovery and reinvention"
- popular culture emanates from popular culture
- not copying rather a way we create new culture
ex: "SOS" by Rihanna comes from "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell which comes from Gloria Jones
(1964) and "Where Did Our Love Go?" by the Supremes (1964).
Why does Grazian discuss Rihanna's "SOS (Rescue Me)"? - Answers To demonstrate that
popular culture is the product of endless cycles of rediscover and reinvention
In the "art worlds" approach, Howard Becker describe the way popular culture is a product of
collective activity. Which of the following does popular culture require in this approach? -
Answers Division of Labor
Which of the following is not one of Grazian's five senses of the term popular culture? - Answers
Bad Culture
According to David Grazian, where does popular culture emanate? - Answers Other popular
culture
All of the following are approaches to Popular Culture described by David Grazian except: -
Answers Modern
Which of the following popular culture objects is best viewed from a functional approach to
popular culture? - Answers Super Bowl
According to Emile Durkheim, what is the function that religion provides people? - Answers
Central organizing mechanism of society among some groups
What function do sports in major cities serve? (i.e. functionalist approach) - Answers They
create social solidarity by bringing a diverse population together.
Why does Grazian say celebrities and entertainment are a popular conversation topic? -
Answers All of the above
- They allow us to wrestle with ethical dilemmas
- They serve as water cooler conversation starters
- They allow us to debate issues without causing harm to people we know
What law eliminated caps on the total number of media outlets that one entity can own? -
Answers Telecommunications Act of 1996
Which of the following is an example of planned obsolescence? - Answers All of the above
- A Cadillac with a bumper that falls off.
- Medicine that treats an illness instead of curing it.
, - Fashion going out of season.
Why does Karl Marx describe ideology as a camera obscura? - Answers They both present an
upside down vision of reality.
Why do scholars associated with the Frankfurt School use the term "culture industry"? - Answers
All of the above
- The industrialized nature of contemporary commercial culture.
- To distinguish it from "mass culture" because "mass" implies the masses create it.
- It refers to homogenized culture that articulates power.
According to Daniel Rushkoff, ________ are the social currency of this generation. - Answers
Likes
What is the main emphasis of the interaction approach to popular culture? - Answers Identifying
the effects of interpersonal encounters on culture.
Which of the following is an example of a peer group society? - Answers All of the above
- Work colleagues
- Friends
- Family
How is the social self constructed? - Answers Identity construction grows from interactions with
other people
Why does Grazian think it is important to explore popular culture through an interaction
approach? - Answers Our knowledge and experience of popular culture is often conditioned by
the social contexts in which we interact with other people.
Borrowing/Circulation - Answers "endless cycles of rediscovery and reinvention"
- popular culture emanates from popular culture
- not copying rather a way we create new culture
ex: "SOS" by Rihanna comes from "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell which comes from Gloria Jones
(1964) and "Where Did Our Love Go?" by the Supremes (1964).
