socs350 week 3 quiz 2017 jan

Question 1.1. (TCOs 3 & 4) The intangible world of ideas created by members of a society is _____. (Points : 10)

nonmaterial culture

material culture

culture

language

ideology

Question 2.2. (TCOs 3 & 4) A cultural pattern in which a segment of a society maintains a distinctive identity different from that of the dominant culture is _____. (Points : 10)

ethnocentrism

cultural lag

cultural diffusion

subculture

an ethnic group

Question 3.3. (TCOs 3 & 4) The simple foraging society from the WWII Pacific Theater, who explained the supply planes as supernatural beings, were known as:

(Points : 10)

Lockheed the Word Society.

A Flying Fortress is our God Church.

Skymasters.

Just Plane Worshipers.

Cargo Cult.

Question 4.4. (TCOs 3 & 4) An esoteric language used by a sub-group to communicate with one another, generally not well understood by outsiders and services as a barrier of understanding between the dominant culture and subculture, is called: (Points : 10)

a vernacular.

a language.

an argot.

a symbol.

a dialect.

Question 5.5. (TCO 6) This occurs when an ethnic or racial group or individual takes on the cultural ways of another group, usually that of the mainstream culture, often at the expense of traditional cultural ways. (Points : 10)

Assimilation

Acculturation

Immigration

Ethnic identification

Miscegenation

Question 6.6. (TCO 6) The lecture says that the best way to think about culture is to think of it as a: (Points : 10)

fixed construct.

metaphor.

archetype.

process.

typology.

Question 7.7. (TCO 6) Why will there nearly always be components of caution, suspicion, distrust, or cynicism in the minority group’s view toward the dominant group? (Points : 10)

Because nearly all dominant groups have experienced prejudice and discrimination at the hands of the minority group.

Because the dominant groups foster that image in the media.

Because minority groups are naturally distrustful.

In order to keep the minority groups fighting among themselves.

Because nearly all minority groups have experienced prejudice and discrimination at the hands of the dominant group.

essay

From the reading in Chapter 15, name the 4 CEOs mentioned, and identify the role that each played in the cultural diversity case. Which would you hire as a CEO and why? (Points : 30)