Sociology: Unit 2 Trivia

1. Sociology: Unit 2 Trivia

2. ROUND 1: WHAT IS CULTURE?

3. Round 1: Question 1 • QUESTION: • This is anything that carries a particular meaning that is recognized by people who share a culture • ANSWER: • Symbol

4. Round 1: Question 2 • QUESTION: • According to sociologists, what are 3 of the primary components of culture? • ANSWER: • Technology, symbols, language, norms, values, beliefs

5. Round 1: Question 3 • QUESTION: • Explain the difference between mores and folkways • ANSWER: • Mores – reflect society’s morals • Folkways – reflect society’s customs

6. Round 1: Question 4 • QUESTION: • Driver A cuts off Driver B. Driver B honks his horn at Driver A. This is an example of which type of sanction? (be specific) • ANSWER: • Informal, Negative Sanction

7. Round 1: Question 5 • QUESTION: • This is the sociological idea that language shapes our perception of reality & is therefore the basis of culture • ANSWER: • Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis

8. ROUND 2: CULTURAL DIVERSITY

9. Round 2: Question 1 • QUESTION: • Term for cultural characteristics found in every culture • ANSWER: • Cultural universals

10. Round 2: Question 2 • QUESTION: • The tendency to view one’s own culture or group as superior to others • ANSWER: • Ethnocentrism

11. Round 2: Question 3 • QUESTION: • This is the sociological idea that cultural analysis should be completed through a culture’s own standards, rather than the cultural standards of the researcher • ANSWER: • Cultural relativism

12. Round 2: Question 4 • QUESTION: • This a period of maladjustment that occurs when the nonmaterial culture is still adapting to new material conditions • ANSWER: • Cultural lag

13. Round 2: Question 5 • QUESTION: • Define the term “counterculture” AND provide 2 examples • ANSWER: • A culture that rejects the values of the dominant culture • Possible examples: Hippies, KKK, Feminist Movement, anarchists

14. ROUND 3: CULTURAL CONCERN

15. Round 3: Question 1 • QUESTION: • Type of society whose main economic activity is food production • ANSWER: • Preindustrial society

16. Round 3: Question 2 • QUESTION: • This is the process by which regional economies, societies and cultures have become integrated through a global network of communication, transportation and trade • ANSWER: • Globalization

17. Round 3: Question 3 • QUESTION: • In these type of societies, much of the economy is involved in providing information and services • ANSWER: • Post-Industrial Societies

18. Round 3: Question 4 • QUESTION: • For each of the following, identify if they are a characteristic of FOLK (F) or POP (P) Culture: (1) Placeless landscape; (2) practiced by small, homogenous groups; (3) is rapidly disappearing; (4) franchises have eliminated local variation • ANSWER: • (1) P (2) F (3) F (4) P

19. Round 3: Question 5 • QUESTION: • List at least 2 positive effects and 2 negative effects associated with the idea of global culture • ANSWER: • Positive: Flow of goods; Flow of information; Flow of people • Negative: Rise of sweat shops; environmental degradation, disease, drug trade, human trafficking, loss of folk culture

20. ROUND 4: SOCIAL STRUCTURE

21. Round 4: Question 1 • QUESTION: • Type of status assigned to a person according to qualities beyond a person’s control • ANSWER: • Ascribed status

22. Round 4: Question 2 • QUESTION: • Define the term “master status” • ANSWER: • A status that is considered more important than all the others

23. Round 4: Question 3 • QUESTION: • This is a sociological phenomenon that occurs when the roles of several statuses overlap • ANSWER: • Role Conflict

24. Round 4: Question 4 • QUESTION: • Sociologists recognize three different types of social gatherings: social groups, social categories, and social aggregates. • Identify each of the following: (1) doctors, (2) a college basketball team, (3) people at a movie theater • ANSWER: • (1) category; (2) group, (3) aggregate

25. Round 4: Question 5 • QUESTION: • List 3 characteristics of typical in-groups • ANSWER: • Titles, external symbols, similar dress, view themselves positively and out-group negatively, compete with out-group

26. ROUND 5: GROUP DYNAMICS & ORGANIZATIONS

27. Round 5: Question 1 • QUESTION: • Term for phenomenon when members of a cohesive group endorse a single explanation or answer, usually at the expense of ignoring reality • ANSWER: • Groupthink

28. Round 5: Question 2 • QUESTION: • This is a leadership style characterized by emotion and friendly relations • ANSWER: • Expressive leadership

29. Round 5: Question 3 • QUESTION: • The American Heart Association is an example of this kind of organization • ANSWER: • Normative

30. Round 5: Question 4 • QUESTION: • This is the sociological idea that people tend to work less hard when they are members of a group • ANSWER: • Social loafing

31. Round5: Question 5 • QUESTION: • Define the term “Bystander Effect” • ANSWER: • The more people present, the less likely one is to help

32. BONUS QUESTION! • QUESTION: • List 3of the 4 emerging American values, as identified by modern sociologist • ANSWER: • Leisure • Physical Fitness • Self-Fulfillment • Concern for the Environment