Question 1

Culture is a broad concept so sociologists usually divide it into the concepts of material culture and symbolic culture.List and describe the major components of symbolic culture.

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Question 2

The term "culture wars" refers to the extreme clashes in values that occur when there are conflicting viewpoints about efforts to change core values in society.Give an example of how social commentators in the media can facilitate a culture war.

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Question 3

Explain the difference between subcultures and countercultures and give an example of each.

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Question 4

How has ethnocentrism affected your lived experiences? What do you think a more culturally relativist approach to your example would look like?

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Question 5

Because of Western cultural imperialism,American media companies broadcast shows in other countries that may clash with the traditional cultural values of those countries.What are some examples of American cultural values exported through the media that people in non-Western parts of the world might find distasteful?

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Question 6

Both sociologists and anthropologists study culture.Explain how sociology differs from anthropology and why cultural relativism is important for sociologists.

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Question 7

What is culture?

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Question 8

Language is the most important element of symbolic culture,but its role in social life is still hotly debated among sociologists.Describe the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis and its position about the role of language in creating social life.

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Question 9

Values and norms are symbolic culture in action.Describe the difference between values and norms and then describe the different kinds of norms.

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Question 10

Give an example of hegemony in contemporary culture.Define "hegemony" and then explain,in detail,what makes your example hegemonic.

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Question 11

Cultures around the world are changing at an increasingly rapid pace.How does a cultural group change through contact with other cultures?

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Question 12

How are ideal culture and real culture different? Give an example of a situation in which ideal culture and real culture contradict one another.

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Question 13

What is ethnocentrism and how does it impede our understanding of other cultures? What kind of attitude should we take instead?

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Question 14

How is culture shock useful in helping sociologists see that even what is most familiar to us can be bizarre?

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