Nonmaterial culture - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Who was the founder of conflict theory? Karl Marx Which idea did Auguste Comte introduce to the field of sociology? Positivism Which sociological perspective views society as being made up of groups competing for scarce resources? Conflict theory How would a functionalist theory explain the complexity of American families in the early twenty-first century? The complex patterns of family life permit greater economic and emotional security for individuals from diverse backgrounds. A ser...

SYG2000 Chp4-7 PRACTICE EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 135 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A achieved status - ANSWER- the status a person chooses, such as level of education or income agricultural societies - ANSWER- societies that rely on farming as a way of life alienation - ANSWER- an individual's isolation from his society, his work, and his sense of self anomie - ANSWER- a situation in which society no longer has the support of a firm collective...

Chapter 3-Culture MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. What do sociologists refer to as “the knowledge, language, values, customs, and material objects that are passed from person to person and from one generation to the next in a human group or society”? a. culture b. society c. social organization d. religion ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: page 61 BLM: Remember 2. Three sociologists are discussing the relationship between society and culture. What are they likely to conclude about this relations...

What is Ecology? - Answer-the study of the interaction between organisms and their environment. Ecology is the study of ecosystems. What does the study of urban ecosystem include? - Answer-humans living in cities and urbanizing landscapes What does the Ecology "in" the city focus on? - Answer-the terrestrial and aquatic patches within cities, suburbs, and exurbs as analogs of nonurban habitats. What does the Ecology "of" the city incorporate? - Answer-incorporates biological, social, a...

Culture can be best defined as: - the overall way of life of a people, including the material and nonmaterial as well as beliefs, values and norms Cultural competence is designed to ultimately enable effective work in cross-cultural situations. - true Linguistic competence suggests that 100% of persons who migrate to the U.S. should take an ESL course so that they can be properly served by the health care system. - false Healthcare systems from mega-hospitals to neighborhood cl...

Who was the founder of conflict theory? - CORRECT ANSWER-Karl Marx Which idea did Auguste Comte introduce to the field of sociology? - CORRECT ANSWER-Positivism Which sociological perspective views society as being made up of groups competing for scarce resources? - CORRECT ANSWER-Conflict theory How would a functionalist theory explain the complexity of American families in the early twenty-first century? - CORRECT ANSWER-The complex patterns of family life permit greater economic an...

HCA 203 quiz 1 EXAM GRADED A+ Culture can be best defined as: - ANSWERthe overall way of life of a people, including the material and nonmaterial as well as beliefs, values and norms Cultural competence is designed to ultimately enable effective work in cross- cultural situations. - ANSWERtrue Linguistic competence suggests that 100% of persons who migrate to the U.S. should take an ESL course so that they can be properly served by the health care system. - ANSWERfalse Healthcare systems...

Define race. • "A division of human beings identified by the possession of traits that are transmissible by descent and that are sufficient to characterize persons possessing these traits as a distinctive human genotype." DoD Directive 1350.2 Define ethnicity. is a cultural concept in which a large number of people who share learned or acquired traits and close social interaction regard themselves and are regarded by others as constituting a single group on that basis. Define race. •...

Culture - Answer-The language, beliefs, values, norms, behaviors, and even material objects that characterize a group and are passed from one generation to the next Material Culture - Answer-The material objects that distinguish a group of people such as their art, buildings, weapons, utensils, machines, hairstyles, clothing, and jewelry Nonmaterial Culture - Answer-A group's ways of thinking (including its beliefs, values, and other assumptions about the world) and doing (its common patt...

SOC 3110 Exam (Ch 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10) | Questions and Answers What is the term for theories that focus on seemingly mundane activities such as people's thoughts, interactions of two or more people, and the groups that may emerge from these interactions? theories of everyday life What is the term for a set of interrelated ideas that allow for the systematization of knowledge of the social world? Sociological theory What is the term for the theories, ideas, and texts that were considered t...