Deck 5: Social Groups and Networks

Question 1

____ are the unwritten and written rules of a group.

A) hierograms
B) secret commands
C) institutions
D) laws

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Institutions are found at all levels except for _____

A) the world
B) families
C) businesses
D) countries/regions

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which is not one of the 5 institutions all societies have.

A) Government
B) Educational
C) Economic
D) Leisure

Answer 3

D

Question 4

In more developed societies the rules are often _____.

A) forgotten
B) archaic
C) written
D) stupid

Question 5

The oldest surviving copy of a law code is approximately _____ years old.

A) 100
B) 1000
C) 4000
D) 10000

Question 6

Of the choices, the most highly bureaucratized society is: ____

A) Hunting/Gathering
B) Industrial
C) Horticultural
D) Agrarian

Question 7

A ____ is an economy whose basis is the exchange of gifts.

A) gift economy
B) trade economy
C) complex, industrial
D) theft economy

Question 8

Which society is most likely to have a gift economy? ____

A) Hunting/Gathering
B) Horticultural
C) Agrarian
D) Industrial

Question 9

The !Kung are an example of a(n) ____ society.

A) Industrial
B) Horticultural
C) Agrarian
D) Hunting/Gathering

Question 10

The Dani are an example of a(n) ____ society.

A) Industrial
B) Horticultural
C) Agrarian
D) Hunting/Gathering

Question 11

The family system of the Dani is ____.

A) Patrilineal
B) Matrilineal
C) Bilineal
D) Trilineal

Question 12

The Dani education system is ____.

A) formal, with many youth going on to advanced graduate degrees.
B) formal, with many youth eventually attending university.
C) formal, but very short (kids leave school at 13)
D) not formal at all-the kids are trained in subsistence tasks and rituals.

Question 13

Japan during the Edo period is an example of a(n) ____ society.

A) Industrial
B) Horticultural
C) Agrarian
D) Hunting/Gathering

Question 14

Which was not a primary status group in premodern Japan? _____

A) Samurai
B) Janitors
C) Farmers
D) Merchants

Question 15

____ is a family where the oldest child inherits the family property.

A) A stem family
B) A root family
C) A nuclear family
D) An extended family

Question 16

Most peasant families in Edo Japan lived ____

A) as a nuclear family.
B) with their extended family.
C) with the rest of the village.
D) together-Japan as a whole was a giant commune.

Question 17

The gifts a bride's family gives to her husband is called a ____.

A) Bribe
B) Marital Bonus
C) Dowry
D) Dowager

Question 18

Government in Edo Japan was.

A) Monarchical and Aristocratic
B) Democratic and Liberal
C) Totalitarian.
D) Socialistic.

Question 19

The Shogun was:

A) A popular light beverage in Edo Japan.
B) A well known Japanese folk song.
C) A powerful figure in Edo Japan.
D) An elaborate religious ritual lasting in excess of 2 weeks.

Question 20

The USA (today) is an example of an advanced post- ____ society.

A) Industrial
B) Horticultural
C) Agrarian
D) Hunting/Gathering

Question 21

Religion in premodern Japan was ____

A) Scientology
B) Christianity
C) Exclusively Buddhism
D) Buddhism, Shintoism or some combination of the two.

Question 22

Religion in the contemporary USA is: _____.

A) Scientology
B) Very diverse
C) Exclusively Christianity
D) Exclusively Buddhism

Question 23

The education in the contemporary USA is: _____.

A) Nonexistent.
B) Formal, with most attending school after high school.
C) Formal, but very short (kids leave school at 13)
D) Not formal at all-the kids are trained in subsistence tasks and rituals.

Question 24

The US Constitution traces many of its roots to ____.

A) English Common Law
B) Graffiti
C) Japanese Tradition
D) Native American Culture

Question 25

Which society had the most formal education system.

A) The !Kung
B) Edo Japan
C) Modern Day USA
D) The Dani

Question 26

Written rules are the only rules part of group culture.

Question 27

The written and unwritten rules in societies can be different.

Question 28

There are 2 truly worldwide institutions.

Question 29

If the set of rules is not enforced, it can still be called an institution.

Question 30

More developed societies often write down their rules.

Question 31

The oldest surviving law code dates back to revolutionary France.

Question 32

Hunting/Gathering societies have religious institutions.

Question 33

The !Kung are a Hunting/Gathering society.

Question 34

The !Kung are strictly monogamous.

Question 35

The !Kung and the Dani are the same type of society.

Question 36

The Dani are strictly monogamous.

Question 37

The Dani have no formal religious institutions.

Question 38

In Edo Japan, merchants were the highest status group.

Question 39

In Edo Japan Samurais had higher status than Farmers.

Question 40

Most families in Edo Japan were nuclear.

Question 41

Nuclear families have nothing to do with advanced particle physics.

Question 42

Peasant widows in Edo Japan could not remarry.

Question 43

Samurai could have mistresses.

Question 44

There was little to no education in Edo Japan.

Question 45

Religion in Edo Japan was exclusively Christianity.

Question 46

Modern day USA families tend to be Nuclear.

Question 47

Religion in the modern USA is run by the state.

Question 48

The economy of the modern USA is a gift economy.

Question 49

The education system in the modern USA is formal.

Question 50

Hitler originally seized power in Germany democratically.

Question 51

List the Four Primary status groups of Edo Japan in order from highest to least status.

Question 52

Give an example of an industrial society.Describe.

Question 53

Give an example of an agrarian society.Describe.

Question 54

Give an example of a hunting/gathering society.Describe

Question 55

Give an example of a horticultural society.Describe.

Question 56

How is religion in the modern USA different from religion for the Dani?

Question 57

How is the education system for the !Kung different to the education system of modern day USA?

Question 58

What 5 institutions do all societies have in common?

Question 59

Describe a few American institutions and their effects.

Question 60

Where do institutions come from?

Question 61

Compare and contrast family institutions in hunting and gathering, horticultural, agrarian and industrial societies.Use examples to illustrate your points.

Question 62

Compare and contrast government institutions in hunting and gathering, horticultural, agrarian and industrial societies.Use examples to illustrate your points.