1. According to Ruth Benedict, cultures were ways of living, which she called _________
Correct : A. cultural configurations
2. Which of the following books have been authored by Ruth Benedict?
Correct : D. ‘The Chrysanthemum and the Sword’ and ‘Patterns of Culture’
3. The development of one or more cultures from simpler to more complex forms is called
Correct : D. Cultural evolution
4. Which of the following is not a feature of youth subcultures?
Correct : B. youth groups are particularly interested in social issues
5. Which of the following does not lead to diffusion?
Correct : D. Suppression
6. Discoveries can happen through
Correct : D. All of the above
7. Which of the following is a downside of cultural relativism?
Correct : C. It may be used to excuse behaviour that exploit human rights
8. Xenocentrism refers to
Correct : A. Preference for the foreign
9. When material culture and non-material culture change at the same pace, which of the
following can be avoided?
Correct : B. Cultural lag
10. Material culture is most affected by
Correct : C. Changes in technology
11. Which of the following is a characteristic of early human societies?
Correct : A. They were very dependent on their physical environment
12. Exchanges of cultural features with foreign cultures is called
Correct : C. Diffusion
13. Enculturation is closely related to
Correct : D. Socialization
14. According to Bourdieu, success in the educational system is determined by one’s
Correct : A. Cultural capital
15. High culture is consumed by
Correct : A. A few people
16. Are folkways considered to be essential to society’s survival?
Correct : B. No
17. ‘Humanitarian values reflected in welfare and other government aid programs come into conflict with values that emphasize hard work and personal achievement.’ This is an example of
Correct : C. Value contradiction
18. Values are ___________ ideas.
Correct : B. Collective
19. Values, norms, traditions, and beliefs are all examples of
Correct : B. Non-material culture
20. Which of the following are characteristics of culture?
Correct : D. All of the above
21. _________ allows wealthier categories of people to exercise some control over others.
Correct : C. Dominant culture
22. A/An _______ is a system of interrelationships that connects individuals.
Correct : D. Society
23. Values are ________ ideals
Correct : A. abstract
24. _________ defined culture as "that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society”.
Correct : B. E.B Tylor
25. Hunting and gathering societies were most likely to be
Correct : A. Nomadic
26. A preference for imported goods is an example of
Correct : C. Xenocentrism
27. Which of the following could be a feature of ethnic subcultures?
Correct : D. A, B and C
28. Non-conformity is usually a feature of
Correct : B. Youth subcultures
29. Which of the following theories consider the evolution of human culture as a whole?
Correct : A. Unilinear theories
30. The theory of biological evolution was put forward by
Correct : C. Charles Darwin
31. Which of the following works was authored byLewis H. Morgan?
Correct : B. Ancient Society
32. Charles Darwin put forward his theory of biological evolution in which of the following
book?
Correct : C. The Origin of Species
33. Which of the following theories consider the evolution of individual cultures?
Correct : B. Multilinear theories
34. The Danish archaeologist Christian Jürgenson Thomsen named the developmental stages of
human culture the Stone, Bronze, and Iron ages on the basis of
Correct : A. Tools
35. Who introduced the concept of ‘cultural configuration’?
Correct : C. Ruth Benedict
36. According to Ruth Benedict the ‘whole of social attitudes, practices and beliefs’ is called
Correct : D. Configuration
37. Technology would be an example of
Correct : D. Artifact
38. Ethnocentrism is the opposite of
Correct : A. Cultural relativism
39. Symbols helps society
Correct : C. share meanings
40. Gestures help us to express
Correct : D. all of the above
41. Interpersonal relations and living arrangements can be best analysed through
Correct : C. genealogical method
42. one way of securing cultural capital is through
Correct : A. Education
43. __________ is the capacity to create symbols or general ideas that carry particular
meanings.
Correct : B. Abstraction
44. People are usually punished when theyviolate norms, but the punishment is usually minor if
the norm is a ________.
Correct : B. Folkway
45. Movies are an example of
Correct : C. Popular culture
46. ___________________ is a person who is taken as the point of reference in a discussion.
Correct : D. Super ego.
47. Whose definition is this: “Personality indicates the individuals organized tendency of
working, seeing, thinking and feeling?”
Correct : B. New Comb.
48. The unifications of individual’s socio-psychological behaviour reflected in
Correct : C. His social interaction.
49. Personality is expressed through
Correct : A. Habits, tendencies and thinking
50. To prepare one for future roles is
Correct : C. Anticipatory socialization
51. Which among the following is not correct about culture?
Correct : D. Culture never passed on with the help of language
52. Trait is
Correct : C. The smallest unit of culture
53. A cluster of related traits is called
Correct : C. Cultural collectivity
54. Culture is acquired by man through______________
Correct : A. Learning
55. Smallest identifiable unit of culture is ________________
Correct : C. Cultural trait
56. Example of non-material culture is ______________
Correct : B. Religion
57. Psychoanalytical theory was developed by _________________
Correct : A. Sigmund Freud
58. _____________ stage is the first stage of socialization according to Sigmund Freud
Correct : A. Oral stage
59. _________________ is the motive to realize one’s full potential
Correct : A. Self esteem
60. __________________ approach classifies people into categories like introvert and extrovert
Correct : A. Trait theory
61. __________is the process in which the culture of a society is transmitted to children.
Correct : A. Socialization
62. Culture exists in a __________________
Correct : A. Society
63. Concept of cultural lag was proposed by _________________
Correct : A. W. F. Ogburn
64. ____________ is the acceptance of ourselves
Correct : A. Personality
65. Concept of Looking –Glass Self was coined by _____________
Correct : C. C.H. Cooley
66. According to ________________ oral stage is the first stage of socialization
Correct : C. Freud
67. The gap between the material and non-material is known as ___________________
Correct : B. Cultural lag
68. Persons with ______________ personality are relaxed and less competitive
Correct : B. Type A
69. ____________ acts according to the pleasure principle
Correct : B. Id
70. . Major socializing agent
Correct : C. Family
71. Personality is the subjective aspect of________________
Correct : A. Culture
72. ___________ is formed an interaction with others
Correct : A. Self
73. Persons with ________________ personality experience more stress.
Correct : A. Type A
74. _______________ inculcates moral judgment and societal rules upon ego.
Correct : B. Superego
75. _____________________ gets developed in a child through interaction with his family
members only.