Sociology: Unit 2 Trivia

ROUND 1: WHAT IS

CULTURE?

Round 1: Question 1• QUESTION:• This is anything that carries a

particular meaning that is recognized by people who share a culture

• ANSWER:• Symbol

Round 1: Question 2• QUESTION:• According to sociologists, what are

the primary components of culture?

• ANSWER:• Technology, symbols, language,

norms, values, beliefs

Round 1: Question 3• QUESTION:• Explain the difference between

mores and folkways

• ANSWER:• Mores – reflect society’s morals• Folkways – reflect society’s

customs

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

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

ROUND 2: CULTURAL DIVERSITY

Round 2: Question 1• QUESTION:• Term for cultural characteristics

found in every culture

• ANSWER:• Cultural universals

Round 2: Question 2• QUESTION:• The tendency to view one’s own

culture or group as superior to others

• ANSWER:• Ethnocentrism

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

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

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

ROUND 3: CULTURAL CONCERN

Round 3: Question 1• QUESTION:• Type of society whose main

economic activity is food production

• ANSWER:• Preindustrial society

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

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

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

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

ROUND 4: SOCIAL

STRUCTURE

Round 4: Question 1• QUESTION:• Type of status assigned to a

person according to qualities beyond a person’s control

• ANSWER:• Ascribed status

Round 4: Question 2• QUESTION:• Define the term “master status”

• ANSWER:• A status that is considered more

important than all the others

Round 4: Question 3• QUESTION:• This is a sociological phenomenon

that occurs when the roles of several statuses overlap

• ANSWER:• Role Conflict

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

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

ROUND 5: GROUP

DYNAMICS & ORGANIZATION

S

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

Round 5: Question 2• QUESTION:• This is a leadership style

characterized by emotion and friendly relations

• ANSWER:• Expressive leadership

Round 5: Question 3• QUESTION:• The American Heart Association

is an example of this kind of organization

• ANSWER:• Normative

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

Round 5: Question 5• QUESTION:• Define the term “Bystander

Effect”

• ANSWER:• The more people present, the

less likely one is to help

BONUS QUESTION!• QUESTION:• List 3 of the 4 emerging American

values, as identified by modern sociologist

• ANSWER:• Leisure• Physical Fitness• Self-Fulfillment• Concern for the Environment