Deck 12: Identity and Subgroups

Question 1

The specialized language of a stigmatized group is known as ______.

A) cant
B) jargon
C) substandard English
D) slang

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which country introduced the 2011 United Nations Human Rights Council resolution,establishing a formal process to document human rights abuses against gays?

A) Russia
B) Nigeria
C) South Africa
D) United States

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The specialized language of a nonprofessional group is known as ______.

A) cant
B) jargon
C) substandard English
D) slang

Answer 3

A

Question 4

According to studies by Maurer in the 1930s,argots ______.

A) are limited to criminal groups
B) are limited to one culture
C) do not change
D) serve as one important aspect of group identity

Question 5

Besides argot,______ and values contribute to defining subgroup identity and boundaries.

A) media use
B) violence
C) views of change
D) nonverbal messages

Question 6

Corporate ______ has been defined as "the way we do things around here."

A) procedures
B) policy
C) environment
D) culture

Question 7

One important organizational myth of Disneyland is related to ______.

A) family
B) wealth
C) childhood
D) the American dream

Question 8

Argot refers to the specialized languages of stigmatized groups.

Question 9

For a subgroup,a specialized vocabulary identifies it and establishes its boundaries.

Question 10

Hofstede reported that the masculinity cultural dimension is ______.

A) negatively related to the acceptance of homosexuality
B) negatively related to the rejection of homosexuality
C) positively related to the acceptance of homosexuality
D) related to homosexuality only in English-speaking countries

Question 11

For many corporations,the value systems were established by ______.

A) unions
B) popular management books
C) skilled consultants
D) value-shaping leaders

Question 12

An orderly and scientific study of a subgroup by a researcher after having been accepted as a member is called a(n)______.

A) argot report
B) full participant report
C) participant observer report
D) unreliable and biased report

Question 13

Who established the corporate culture at Southwest Airlines?

A) Colleen Barrett
B) Herb Kelleher
C) Larry Page and Sergey Brin
D) members of the culture committee

Question 14

Existing within cultures,subgroups share forms of language,media,and values.

Question 15

What role does argot play within a subgroup?

A) It erases the group's cultural identity.
B) It connects members to the dominant culture.
C) It changes the history of the subgroup.
D) It defines the boundaries of the subgroup.

Question 16

What does queer theory argue?

A) Identities are multiple and accepting one identification is restrictive in defining self.
B) Sexual orientation should be the basis for cultural identity.
C) Sexual orientation should be the basis for subculture identity.
D) The categorization of heterosexuality and homosexuality is primary in defining identity.

Question 17

Which of the following countries is least accepting of homosexuality?

A) Chile
B) Kenya
C) Germany
D) Mexico

Question 18

The technical language of a professional group,such as doctors and lawyers,is known as ______.

A) cant
B) jargon
C) substandard English
D) slang

Question 19

What characterized British punk?

A) use of random, mass-produced objects for a parody of consumerism
B) acceptance of consumerism
C) an intellectual critique of consumerism
D) lack of interest in consumerism

Question 20

How is the Google company structured?

A) It has a centralized structure.
B) Google has a large upper management and a small middle management.
C) It has a small middle management and a hands-on upper management.
D) Google has a hierarchical structure.

Question 21

It is possible for argot to be absorbed into mainstream language as slang.

Question 22

______ is the specialized language of nonprofessional groups.

Question 23

______ is the specialized language of stigmatized groups.

Question 24

Organizations can have their own symbols.

Question 25

Dick Hebdige showed that it was how British punk youth culture used commodities that marked the subgroup off from the dominant culture.

Question 26

David Maurer's studies of the speech of subgroups was based on his reading of Sapir.

Question 27

Important myths in the Disneyland corporate culture are drama and family.

Question 28

Maurer's studies demonstrate that membership in the subgroup provides an identity.

Question 29

Jargon refers to the specialized language of nonprofessional groups.

Question 30

Hofstede argued that the masculinity cultural dimension is negatively related to the acceptance of homosexuality.

Question 31

Cant refers to the technical language of professional groups.

Question 32

Writing about lesbians and gay men,Rotello argues that cultural separation occurs only when society stigmatizes a group.

Question 33

The notion of studying corporate culture was popular in the 1950s.

Question 34

At Google,core employees have autonomy but work with a single unifying philosophy.

Question 35

______ has specific,unambiguous meaning for a subgroup.

Question 36

British punk provides an example of cultural diffusion.

Question 37

Media distributed only to subgroup members can vary widely from graffiti to newsletters.

Question 38

______ is the technical language of professional groups.

Question 39

______ has most often been used to refer to a jargon or cant that is primarily used as secret language among members of the subgroup only.

Question 40

Social media is not important for shared subgroup identity.

Question 41

The irrational fear of gay men and lesbians is known as ______.

Question 42

Among the consequences of ______ are the potential for emotional and physical harm to those being labeled.

Question 43

In what country was the term homophobia created?

Question 44

The label ______ came to refer in a positive way to individuals who form primary emotional attachments to members of the same sex.

Question 45

______ is the enforced belief in heterosexual male dominance and control.

Question 46

A clear majority in the European Union believe that homosexuality should be ______.

Question 47

Maurer,who had studied Sapir's work,showed that individual ______ were not abnormalities but fully integrated and well-adjusted members of a subgroup.

Question 48

Explain the functions of argot.

Question 49

Discuss the impact of argot on subgroup identity.

Question 50

Compare and contrast jargon,cant,and slang.

Question 51

Some bloggers suggest that ______ is the punk of today.

Question 52

______ is the assumption that the world is and must be heterosexual.

Question 53

______ use and values contribute to defining subgroup identity and boundaries.

Question 54

Discuss subgroup media and values.

Question 55

Stereotypical media portrayals of gay men and lesbians have resulted in a nationwide rise in ______ against gay individuals.

Question 56

Define and briefly discuss argot.

Question 57

Which country has both low religiosity and a low level of acceptance of homosexuality?

Question 58

Which company's corporate story was turned into a children's book?

Question 59

Some individuals may not accept the ______ that their behavior would lead others to assume.

Question 60

Define and briefly discuss subgroups.

Question 61

Identify the elements of Google's corporate culture.

Question 62

Explain how organizations can have their own values that can impact the values of employees.

Question 63

Define and discuss homophobia,heterosexism,and patriarchy.

Question 64

What conclusions can be reached about national cultures based on acceptance and rejection of homosexuality?

Question 65

Identify the elements of Southwest Airlines' corporate culture.

Question 66

Discuss British punk as the basis of a subgroup.

Question 67

Identify the elements of Disney's corporate culture.

Question 68

Explain how sexual orientation can be the basis of a subgroup.

Question 69

What are the implications of the assimilation and integration of lesbians and gay men?

Question 70

Discuss and exemplify corporate cultures as subgroups and explain how they become established.

Question 71

Explain and exemplify why argot has specific and unambiguous meaning.

Question 72

Discuss the consequences of othering on subgroups.