SOCIOLOGY FINAL STRAIGHTERLINE
EXAMINATION TEST COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Society
Answer: Fairly large number of people who life independently in the
same region.
Participate in common culture.
◉ Norms - Formal
Answer: Behaviors that have been written down and specify strict
punishments for violators.
◉ Norms - Informal
Answer: Standards of behavior generally understood but not written
down.
Ex: manners, way people dress, greetings.
◉ Norms - Folkways
Answer: Norms governing everyday behavior
Ex: Customary rules of conduct but not vital to welfare of society.
, ◉ Culture in flux
Answer: Culture is not static, but always in flux, always changing.
◉ Cultures
Answer: 1. Values, beliefs, and attitudes (non-material culture)
2. Objects and power relations (material culture)*Should include
3. Ways of seeing the world (paradigms)
4. Relating to others (interaction styles)
◉ Subcultures
Answer: A segment of society that shares a distinctive pattern of
values that differ from the patter of larger society.
Ex: Argot - specialized language for insiders (ex. - rap)
◉ Counterculture
Answer: Thrives among young people. Perceive themselves as anti-
establishment (against norms/values)
◉ Ethnocentrism
Answer: Tendency to assume that ones own culture is
normal/superior to all others
EXAMINATION TEST COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Society
Answer: Fairly large number of people who life independently in the
same region.
Participate in common culture.
◉ Norms - Formal
Answer: Behaviors that have been written down and specify strict
punishments for violators.
◉ Norms - Informal
Answer: Standards of behavior generally understood but not written
down.
Ex: manners, way people dress, greetings.
◉ Norms - Folkways
Answer: Norms governing everyday behavior
Ex: Customary rules of conduct but not vital to welfare of society.
, ◉ Culture in flux
Answer: Culture is not static, but always in flux, always changing.
◉ Cultures
Answer: 1. Values, beliefs, and attitudes (non-material culture)
2. Objects and power relations (material culture)*Should include
3. Ways of seeing the world (paradigms)
4. Relating to others (interaction styles)
◉ Subcultures
Answer: A segment of society that shares a distinctive pattern of
values that differ from the patter of larger society.
Ex: Argot - specialized language for insiders (ex. - rap)
◉ Counterculture
Answer: Thrives among young people. Perceive themselves as anti-
establishment (against norms/values)
◉ Ethnocentrism
Answer: Tendency to assume that ones own culture is
normal/superior to all others
