SOCS185 (Culture
and Society)
Week 1 discussion
DQ1 DEVELOPING A SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION
Sociologist C. Wright Mills preferred to call the
sociological perspective "the sociological imagination" and he saw it
transforming personal troubles into public issues. Let’s begin our discussion
this week by considering homelessness. Why are a high percentage of the
homeless veterans? What situations might be a cause in someone being homeless?
Use the sociological imagination to explain your observations, and how the
sociological imagination helps us consider the causes and possible solutions to
homelessness..
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one video thread for each graded topic.
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DQ2 STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT
In 1971, Philip Zimbardo’s experiment demonstrated the power
of the situation and the interaction between social interaction and social
structure. There are many videos of the experiment, search two or three videos
on internet to see different perspectives about this experiment. After viewing
the videos, if you had been a guard, do you think you would have been more
likely to go along with the other guards or would you have resisted or spoken
up about treating the prisoners the way you would have wanted to be treated if
the roles had been reversed??
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one video thread for each graded topic.
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SOCS185 (Culture
and Society)
Week 2 discussion
DQ1 THE CHANGING MEANING OF SYMBOLS
Symbols can have more than one meaning.
The battle flag of the Confederate States of America is
viewed by some as the rebel flag and is a symbol for individualism against
authority. To others, it is a powerful symbol of repression, hate, and slavery.
Someone wearing the hat or jersey of their favorite team
might be perceived as a gang member (friend or foe) because of the symbolic
meaning of the colors to another group.
What examples can you think of where symbols can have more
than one meaning?
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one video thread for each graded topic.For voice thread and video instructions,
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DQ2 THE GAMES CHILDREN PLAY
In the article, “Games Children Play: An Exercise
Illustrating Agents of Socialization” (Teaching Sociology, 26, April, 1998:
130-139). Davita Silfen Glasberg, Florence Maatita, Barbara Nangle, and Tracy
Schauer pointed out that most introductory sociology textbooks identify the
main socialization agents as family, peers, schools, media, work, and religion.
“…what is far less often acknowledged is the contribution that children’s toys
and games play in representing and reinforcing dominant conceptions of
‘appropriate’ social identities found in social discourse and in institutional
arrangements.” Toys and games can allow us to experience the subtleties of
race, class, gender, and political socialization that are embedded in play. Sometimes
players may challenge and subvert these images and messages at the delight or
disgust of other players.
What toys did you have as a child that you think of as
agents of socialization? How did you use toys to understand relationships or
prepare for new ones?
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one video thread for each graded topic.
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SOCS185 (Culture
and Society)
Week 3 discussion
DQ1 THE MILGRAM EXPERIMENTS
The Milgram experiments on obedience to authority, discussed
in chapter five were conducted with groups of subjects who had not met before
the experimental session. Here is a brief video from the original experiment:
Milgram Experiment (Links to an external site.)Links to an
external site.
. Do you think that groups of people who already knew each
other would demonstrate more or less conformity if placed in these experimental
situations? What if the teachers were men and the learners were women? Would
teenagers conform the same as adults?
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one video thread for each graded topic.
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DQ2 SEXUALITY AND SOCIAL INEQUALITY
How could sexuality play a part in social inequality? Watch
the following video:
Girl's Self-Esteem (Links to an external site.)Links to an
external site.
. Does society hold women to a different set of expectations
than they do for men?
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one video thread for each graded topic.
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SOCS185 (Culture
and Society)
Week 4 discussion
DQ1 SOCIAL MOBILITY
Has your family experienced significant upward or downward
mobility over the past three or four generations? How do you think your values
and behavior might differ had you experienced the opposite pattern of mobility?
How might it have been different had your family been of a different ethnic or
racial origin?
It is required to respond with at least one voice thread or
one video thread for each graded topic.
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DQ2 PERCEPTIONS OF DEVIANCE
One of the more interesting topics of study is the area of
deviance and social control. Choose a form of deviance with which you are
familiar (not necessarily something you’ve done, but something someone you know
did) and discuss why society views that behavior as deviant and whether
perceptions of that behavior have changed over time. Explain which theory of
deviance you think works best for understanding the deviant behavior you’ve
chosen to discuss.
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one video thread for each graded topic.
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SOCS185 (Culture
and Society)
Week 5 discussion
DQ1 DEFINITIONS OF RACE AND ETHNICITY
What is meant by the social construction of race? Take a
look at the this video link:
Kiri Davis: A Girl Like Me (Links to an external site.)Links
to an external site.
. Is your race more a matter of how you view yourself or of
how others view you? In what ways is how you view yourself influenced by our society
and culture?
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one video thread for each graded topic.
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DQ2 MAN'S WORK VERSUS WOMAN'S WORK
How are household chores (cooking, cleaning, laundry, child
care, auto maintenance, yard work, home repair, etc.) divided up along gender
lines in your current residence? How were chores divided up in the home where
you grew up? Is the time spent each week on the total about evenly divided or
skewed one way or the other?
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one video thread for each graded topic.
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SOCS185 (Culture
and Society)
Week 6 discussion
DQ1 WE ARE FAMILY. GET ONLINE AND POST WITH ME
Sociologists stress that family life is not just a
reflection of individual decisions but also the social structure of the broader
society. Using concepts from this week’s reading to support your points,
discuss how society shapes family life.
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one video thread for each graded topic.
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DQ2 WHAT IS RELIGION?
How would you define a religion? What characteristics must a
belief system have in order for it to be considered a religion? If a belief
system did not include faith, a God, heaven, or hell, would it still be a
religion? How much of a belief system do you have to believe in order to be
considered a member of a religion, 100%, 90%, less?
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one video thread for each graded topic.
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SOCS185 (Culture
and Society)
Week 7 discussion
DQ1 THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY
What steps do you or your families take to lessen your
impact on the environment? What items do you reduce your usage of, recycle back
into other products, or reuse for another purpose?
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one video thread for each graded topic.
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DQ2 COMING BACK TO RESEARCH
Research is fundamental in the social sciences. A common
data collection method is the survey. Let's look at the survey as a social
scientist.
Navigate to the DeVry portal (http://my.devry.edu) (Links to
an external site.)Links to an external site.. At the student portal, enter your
DSI# and the password used to log in to the student portal and navigate to the
End of Course Evaluations and Student Satisfaction Survey directly from the
home page. Locate the Quick Links section on the left side of the home page,
scroll to the bottom of the page and select the link for Surveys.
Now, let's discuss the merits and flaws of this survey
instrument. Which questions would you add? Which would you delete? What
questions would you change? What questions would you keep the same?
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one video thread for each graded topic.
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SOCS185 (Culture
and Society)
WEEK 1 SOCIOLOGICAL
IMAGINATION ASSIGNMENT
Our decisions do not simply result from what philosophers
call “free will.” Sociology teaches us that the social world guides our life
choices in much the same way that the physical world guides influence our
choice of clothing or the type of food we feel like eating. C. Wright Mills
pointed to the power of what he called the sociological imagination to help us
understand everyday events. As he saw it, society—not people’s personal
failings—is the main cause of poverty and other social problems.
For this assignment explain how a personal problem can be
caused by a larger social issue. It can
be a problem that you, a friend or family member, or someone you have read
about has experienced. Describe the situation, putting both the personal
problem and the larger social issue in boldface, then explain the relationship
in terms of cause and effect. Limit your
response to a single double spaced page.
Category Points % Description
Understanding 10 25% Correctly identifying a personal
problem and larger social issue
Analysis 20 50% Explaining
the cause and effect relationship using proper terminology
Execution 10 25% Proper spelling, grammar, format and
use of boldface
Total 40 100%
SOCS185 (Culture
and Society)
WEEK 3 YOU
DECIDE ACTIVITY
Scenario/Summary
This scenario takes place at a college campus among a group
of student employees. We take a look at the interaction among a few employees
and the proper approach to take when the behavior of some employees is deemed
inappropriate by another employee.
Your Assignment
You are a student employee who overhears conversations among
your coworkers. While on break, two of your male coworkers usually go off by
themselves and smoke a cigarette. These recently hired coworkers are in their
first semester and have just graduated from high school. Sometimes you overhear
bits and pieces of their conversations. You are concerned that they regularly
have conversations that are inappropriate for the workplace. You have overheard
these coworkers making crude sexual references about other employees, telling
sexist jokes, and sharing images and graphics of a sexist nature on their cellphones.
You seek advice on how to handle the situation from others at your workplace.
KEY PLAYERS
You need to decide if you want to file a formal complaint.
If you do, the matter will be investigated. If what you say can be
substantiated then the young men will be reprimanded. That usually results in
their employment being terminated and their student loans/financial aid may be
in put in jeopardy.
Shirley Wright
Manager of Student Employees
I don’t care what your boss says; this is inappropriate
behavior for the workplace, even if they are on break. They should learn to
stop this kind of behavior before they graduate. It’s the sort of thing that
could get you fired in the real world. If I were you, I would, informally, have
a word with them and tell them that I was offended. Once they have been
informed that they offended someone, they may decide to change their behavior
on their own.
Ron DesVue
30-year-old veteran, student and classmate
Hey, you got a smart phone, don’t you? First thing I’d do is
record their conversation on my phone. Don’t let them know you’re recording it.
The next time they have one of those conversations tell them that you find it
offensive and ask them to stop it. If they refuse or give you a hard time, tell
them that you have a recording of their sexist comments and you’ll take it to
the boss. They don’t need to know how the boss feels; the threat should be good
enough to get them to stop, at least when you are around.
Hugh Jim Bissell
Close friend since high school and current classmate
Let’s not turn this into a federal case. I’d say as long as
they’re having these conversations in private, among themselves then it’s not
any of your business. After all, boys will be boys. These are young, single
men, and this is a way that they bond, work out frustrations, and blow off
steam. Look, it’s not like they’re making racist remarks. In that case, I
definitely go straight to the boss, even higher up the chain of command, if I
needed to. After all, who hasn’t told a dirty joke now and then? As long as
they keep it on the down low, it’s no big deal.
Frieda Choose
Close friend and classmate
Activity or Assignment
This assignment covers CO 6 in terms of interaction among
groups and CO 4 in terms of the meaning of culture within society.
In a 500-word (minimum) essay, using the concepts that you
learned from this week’s readings analyze the different ways that sexist
behavior is handled in the formal and informal bureaucracy. The following
questions should answered in the essay.
The following questions should be answered in the essay.
Does Shirley Wright's comment make you more or less likely
to file a formal complaint? Do you agree with the likely punishment? If not,
what alternative punishment would you suggest?
Do you agree with Ron DesVue's perspective where he says you
should speak to the individuals? Why or why not?
Do you agree or disagree with Hugh Jim Bissell on using your
smart phone to make a recording? Why or why not?
Should you take Frieda Choose's advice that "boys will
be boys," and that there is a general expectation that men will
occasionally behave badly, and so long as the behavior is kept between privately,
it should be ignored? Why do you think she distinguishes between sexist remarks
and racist remarks? Explain your answer.
Is there a problem with the organization in the scenario
above? If so, what should be done to provide a long-term solution to the
problem?
Category Points Description
Understanding 20
Demonstrate a strong grasp of the problem at hand. Demonstrate an
understanding of how the course concepts apply to the problem.
Analysis
20 Apply original thought to solving the
business problem. Apply concepts from the course material correctly toward
solving the business problem.
Execution
10 Write your answer clearly and succinctly
using strong organization and proper grammar. Use citations correctly.
Total 50
A quality paper will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.
SOCS185 (Culture
and Society)
WEEK 5
SOCIOAUTOBIOGRAPHY ASSIGNMENT
Socioautobiography Assignment: (Part 1)
Your Socioautobiography assignment is due this week.
The purpose of this assignment is to give you the
opportunity to apply the sociological imagination to your everyday life: To
make connections between your everyday life and the life of a historical or
current social leader whose life and actions has had a broad impact on the
sociocultural structures within which you live. In this assignment, you will
reference appropriate Course Objectives (COs) that relate to your
Socioautobiography. You can find the COs in this course listed in the Syllabus
and in the weekly objectives. This assignment can be related to any and all of
the COs.
The Socioautobiography is a reflective paper that allows you
the opportunity to explore the interconnections between biography (a slice of
someone’s life), the social structure, and culture. In preparation for this
paper, please read the Socioautobiography Guidelines posted in the Files
section of the Course Menu for detailed assignment instructions and grading
rubric.
SOCS185 (Culture
and Society)
Week 7
Course Project
Objectives
Students will complete a three-part Course Project allowing
an opportunity to interview a person from another culture, apply what was
learned during the interview to specific cultural concepts, and to create a
summary.
Week 2 Guidelines
Part 1: Identification of Person to be Interviewed from
Another Culture and Culture Overview
Assignment Topic:
Identify a person from another culture (to be interviewed in
Part 2) and then provide a overview of their culture by reading about that
culture.
Directions:
Identify a person from a culture that is different from
yours.
You could identify a person from your course, previous
courses, workplace, family, and/or neighborhood.
Research various sources (DeVry library) to gain some
background knowledge about this person's culture. You should read material from
at least three (3) different credible sources.
Go to DeVry Library Library Services | DeVry University for
help on this assignment.
General reference works such as encyclopedias, dictionaries,
Wikipedia will not be considered as sources meeting this requirement.
The list could include books, journal articles, industry
reports, authoritative websites, manufacturer's sites, or sites from research
groups.
Remember, all quotations, paraphrased material, images,
graphics, and statistics must be referenced in your report, so make note of all
sources while compiling your research!
Summarize key findings from these readings (approximately
one page, using bulleted format) citing sources appropriately and listing full
references at the end of your summary.
APA format: Three (3) pages total (cover page, 1 page
summary in bulleted form, and reference page)
General reference works such as encyclopedias, dictionaries,
Wikipedia will not be considered as sources meeting this requirement.
Double spaced
Size 12 font: Times New Roman or Arial
For more guidance on APA, various resources are available
APA Checklist: APA Checklist (Links to an external
site.)Links to an external site.
Five type of Heading:
http://library.devry.edu/pdfs/Five_Levels_of_Headings.pdf (Links to an external
site.)Links to an external site.
In text citation Examples:
http://library.devry.edu/pdfs/In-text_citations.pdf (Links to an external
site.)Links to an external site.
APA Style: Quick Reference guide
http://library.devry.edu/pdfs/APA_Style_Reference_Guide.pdf (Links to an
external site.)Links to an external site.
APA Sample Paper:
http://library.devry.edu/pdfs/APA_Sample_Paper.pdf (Links to an external
site.)Links to an external site.
For more guidance on Citing Graphics and Images, see
Academic Integrity with Graphics (Links to an external
site.)Links to an external site.
Deliverables (what to submit at the end of Week 2):
Identify the person and culture you've selected at the top
of the culture summary page, including your relationship to the person and the
name of their culture.
Written overview of culture based upon research findings
from at least 3 credible sources (APA format including cover page, summary
using bulleted format of one page and reference page).
Week 4 Guidelines
Part 2: Interview Questions and Transcript
Assignment Topic:
Develop a set of questions (open-ended) to interview the
person from another culture you identified in Week 2 and provide a transcript
(written responses) from this interview.
Note: The transcript of the interview will also enable
completion of Course Project - Part 3 that is due in Week 7.
Directions:
Interview Question Selection:
Develop a written set of interview questions that you plan
to use in your interview.
Review the section below containing Sample Questions:
Questions to Ask a Person from Another Culture.
Select 10-12 of these questions (more if you want, but
choose at least 10), plus add any other questions that you would like to ask.
You do not need to ask all these questions or ask them in
the order you have them listed, as you will find that if you use open-ended
questions they naturally lead to other questions based on the person's
responses.
Conduct the Interview:
Interview the person identified earlier using the questions
you have prepared and drawing on your background knowledge from your research
in Week 2.
Although it is very useful to take notes in the interview
and/or tape record the interview, you need to be sensitive to how the person
may react if you do this as well as to how it will influence you if you are
taking notes as you do the interview.
If appropriate and with permission, you may take photos of
the person and where they live, pictures of the person's
home/workplace/environment/artifacts from the person's story; you may scan in
pictures the person has shared with you, or you may draw your own pictures to
illustrate points in your story. For this purpose, kindly get Informed Consent.
See Sample under Section on Informed Consent.
If the person you conduct the interview with does not want
to answer a question, you cannot make them do so.
Keep in mind the code of ethics employed by sociologists.
The three main ethical principles that must guide fieldwork are:
acquiring informed consent,
respecting one’s informant’s privacy and dignity, and
doing no harm (protecting them from risk).
Capturing the Interview Information
After the interview, it will be helpful preparation for Week
7’s Part 3 of the Course Project if you take a moment now to note specific
sociological concepts being learned in this class that may be related to
responses received from your interviewee - especially while the interview is
still fresh in your mind!
How to cite an interview:
As a personal interview is not published or “findable,” it
should not be included in an APA reference list. Instead, a personal interview
should be referenced as a parenthetical citation. For example: (First Name
Initial, Last Name, personal communication, Date of Interview).
Sample Questions - Questions to Ask a Person from another
Culture
What is your history? What is your home of origin? Why did
you/your family settle in _____?
How much do you feel a part of your culture of origin? Do
you participate in your cultural community? How?
How closely do you identify with and affiliate with your
culture? What are some of your family customs and roles of members within your
family? What is your role in your family?
What are the five (5) most important values of your culture
(of origin)?
How do people express these values? What would you see
someone in your culture do that would let you know that these are their values?
How are people taught these values?
How were you taught your values?
What do you think are the most positive things about being a
member of your culture/ethnic group?
Are there any negative things?
What are your family beliefs about around child rearing and
discipline?
What are the gender roles in your culture? And in your
family?
What is your concept of personal space? What is considered
appropriate touch between people of various relationships? (Consider how people
greet each other when they are first introduced, when they greet friends, when
they greet relatives)
What are the power structures in your family? Is age a
factor in who has power? How are decisions made at the family and community
level?
Who holds positions of formal power in your culture? Who are
the most powerful informal leaders in your community? Who held positions of
power in the past?
What religious or spiritual beliefs are influential in your
culture and for your family?
What is your concept of health? What are customary health
practices and beliefs? Who is responsible for and influences health care? Do
you use home or folk remedies, a healer, shaman or some other traditional or
spiritual healer?
How can you communicate effectively in your culture?
Consider the meaning of tone of voice, gestures, eye-contact, overall body
language, terminology used to describe health, face-saving behaviors.
How assimilated into the mainstream culture are members of
your family and how well is that accepted by the rest of the family?
How much a part of American culture or society do you feel?
Are these cultural values that are the same or similar to
American cultural values or values that help you "fit" or succeed in
American culture?
How are your culture's values different from
"American" cultural values?
Has this caused any problems for you or people you know?
(ask for examples)
How do you/did you deal with this?
Were there or are there difficulties in participating in
mainstream American culture/society?
Have you or your family or friends experienced
discrimination or negative experiences based on treatment due to your
cultural/ethnic group? (Examples).
Identify and verify customs, beliefs, and practices that
might be misinterpreted by established institutions within your community e.g.
schools, law enforcement, social services, health care providers (this includes
beliefs around certain body parts, such as the head, male and female
circumcision, cutting or puncturing the skin, transfusions, autopsies)
What do you think are the most important needs of your
cultural/ethnic community?
[Adapted from E. Lynch & M. Hanson (1998) Developing
Cross-Cultural Competence.]
Informed Consent:
See samples of Informed Consent and Photo Release: Informed
Consent._Samples.docx (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Deliverables (what to submit at the end of Week 4):
Written assignment which includes:
Cover Page in APA style
Provide a copy of questions with transcript (answers).
It should be typed, double-spaced, size 12 font: Times New
Roman or Arial font
Length of paper (excluding cover and reference page): 2-3
pages
Reference Page: As a personal interview is not published or
"findable," it should not be included in an APA reference list.
Week 7 Guidelines
Part 3: Course Project Culture Summary
Assignment Topic:
Present a summary about another culture based on previous
readings and the responses from your interview of a person from that culture.
Directions:
Analyze the responses from the interview and present a
summary of your findings on the culture of the person you interviewed. This may
be in any one of the following formats:
A Written Essay (3-4 pages double spaced, not counting the
cover page and reference page).
An Illustrated Essay with photographs/pictures/drawings
(images must be cited, the written portion must still be equivalent to the
length of the Written Essay option not counting the images).
An illustrated Blog - submit the URL and a printout (PDF) of
the blog post
An Adobe Spark Page - submit the URL and a printout (PDF) of
the web page
A Video Presentation (record a screen capture video, with
audio of you speaking about the content of your PowerPoint slides displayed on
your screen (or use similar visual references)) - submit any slides or graphics
used along with an .mp4 file for the video.
Podcast-type Audio recording (record a 3-5 minute audio
presentation, similar to a podcast, on the subject of your interview and
culture summary, addressing all of the points required for this assignment).
Submit an outline of your speaking notes, and an .mp3 file for the audio
portion.
An audio-narrated PowerPoint file (a set of 10-12 slides
with notes and with your voice recorded on each slide to present the material.)
See Instructions for Audio PowerPoint in Introduction and Resources > Course
Resources.
Select fifteen (15) sociological concepts learned in the
course (more if you want, but choose at least 15).
Suggested sociological concepts covered in the course may
include: socialization, customs and roles, cultural values, personal space,
beliefs, gender roles, religious or spiritual beliefs, power structure,
informal leaders in that community, cultural assimilation, cultural adaptation,
cultural diffusion, culture shock, discrimination.
Notes about the Format Options
All formats other than the Written Essay must essentially be
equivalent to the Written Essay format in the amount of content presented. By allowing you several choices you can be as
creative as you like and may choose the format you most prefer. Remember to cite sources, too, regardless of
the format of your Week 7 Culture Summary submission.
It is recommended to compose the essay first, and then
design your creative-format version using the essay as the basis for the other
format option's content. That way, if you happen to run short on time, you can
still submit the assignment in the Written Essay format.
For example, after you write the essay first you can then
add graphics afterwards to transform the essay into an illustrated essay, blog,
or Adobe Spark web page. Similarly,
writing the essay first will also expedite creation of PowerPoint slides if
you've chosen that format.
Deliverables (what to submit at the end of Week 7):
Summary of your findings on the culture of the person you
interviewed. For details on each format,
see the Directions section above. This Culture Summary may be completed in any
one of the following forms:
A Written Essay (3-4 pages double spaced, exclusive of cover
page and reference page).
An Illustrated Essay (with photographs/pictures/drawings).
An illustrated Blog
An Adobe Spark Page
A Video Presentation
Podcast-type Audio recording
An audio-narrated PowerPoint file - a set of 10-12 slides
with notes.
SOCS185 (Culture
and Society)
Week 2 quiz
Question 1
2 / 2 pts
(TCO 1) The sociological perspective _____.
helps us assess the truth of “common sense”
helps us see the opportunities and constraints in our lives
empowers us to be active participants in our society
helps us live in a diverse world
All of the above
Chapter 1
Question 2
0 / 2 pts
(TCO 1) Social science includes _____.
biology, astronomy, chemistry, and physics
anthropology, sociology, astronomy, and psychology
sociology, anthropology, economics, and political science
history, psychology, geology, and political science
sociology, entomology, botany, and psychology
Lecture
Question 3
2 / 2 pts
(TCO 1) When Peter Berger characterized the sociological
perspective as “seeing the general in the particular,” he meant that sociology
allows us to _____.
recognize that society has the same effect on all categories
of people
see that people in general are rather particular about their
behaviors
make generalizations about individuals’ particular habits
see McArthur in his Jeep, Patton in his tank, or Bradley in
his personnel carrier
look for general patterns in the behavior of particular
people
Chapter 1
Question 4
2 / 2 pts
(TCO 3) Of the major theoretical theories in sociology,
which one views society as a complex system whose parts work together to
promote solidarity and stability?
Social-solidarity theory
Social-conflict theory
Symbolic-interaction paradigm
Structural-functional theory
Fournickles-equalsa paradigm
Chapter 1
Question 5
2 / 2 pts
(TCO 3) Social _____ refers to any social pattern that may
disrupt the operation of society.
Dysfunctions
Datfunctions
Defunctions
Unfunctions
Conjunction Junction
Chapter 1
Question 6
0 / 2 pts
(TCO 2) Which is the term for the quality of measuring
exactly what one intends to measure?
Congruence
Reliability
Repeatability
Precision
Validity
Chapter 1
Question 7
2 / 2 pts
(TCO 2) Cause is to effect, as _____.
independent variable is to dependent variable
dependent variable is to independent variable
clause is to affect
variable is to constant
fish is to bicycle
Chapter 1
Question 8
2 / 2 pts
(TCO 2) A statement of a possible relationship between two
(or more) variables is called _____.
a theory
operationalization
a conclusion
a paradigm
a hypothesis
Chapter 1
Question 9
2 / 2 pts
(TCO 2) All of the following are strategies for doing
research EXCEPT _____.
experiment
the hellgrammite method
survey
participant observation
existing sources
Lecture
Question 10
0 / 2 pts
(TCO 2) A criticism of the symbolic-interaction approach is
that it
says little about how individuals actually experience
society.
wanted to colorize Casablanca.
ignores the influence of factors such as culture, class,
gender, and race.
focuses too much on class.
paints a very positive picture of society.
Chapter 1
Question 11
(TCO 4) Which of the following is TRUE about humor?
Humor cannot deal with topics that lend themselves to double
meanings, as the joke becomes unclear.
Humor is understood in the same fashion across cultures.
Humor never challenges established social conventions.
Humor is unrelated to human health.
Humor is derived from the Latin humidus meaning moist or
humid.
Chapter 4
Question 12
(TCO 4) Learning that helps a person achieve a desired
position is called _____.
anticipatory socialization
rehearsal socialization
practice socialization
training socialization
prophylactic socialization
Chapter 3
Question 13
(TCO 4) Claude Badly is an excellent lion tamer, but finds
he cannot devote enough time to his family. Claude is experiencing _____.
role conflict
role strain
role ambiguity
role exit
role in the hay
Chapter 4
Question 14
(TCO 4) Pavlovian researcher Isabel Ringing is a daughter,
mother, sister, friend, and tennis team member. Each of those represent Isabel’s
_____.
identity
statuses
role
status structure
role set
Chapter 4
Question 15
(TCO 4) Shrimp merchant Sheldon Devane is the son of
immigrants, and lives with his aunt and uncle while enrolled at a four-year
university where he is studying to be a graphic artist. Which of the following
is his achieved status?
Graphic artist
Male
Son
University student
Nephew
Chapter 4
Question 16
(TCO 3) Taxi cab driver Peacup Andropov maintains that human
behavior results from learning and has no gentic component. His position is the
fundamental opposite of _____.
sociobiologists
G. H. Mead
interactionists
social paychologists
structural functionalists
Chapter 2
Question 17
(TCO 3) The appearance of Harley-Davidson dealerships in
China, or KFC franchises in Japan, is a sign of what aspect of culture?
Innovation
Diffusion
Infusion
Cultural relativism
Cultural contamination
Chapter 2
Question 18
(TCO 3) Norms for routine or casual interaction are called
_____.
folkways
mores
proscriptive norms
prescriptive norms
etiquette
Lecture
Question 19
(TCO 3) In sociology, a symbol is _____.
an important part of any complete drum kit; best made by
Zildjian.
any word or phrase that carries meaning to a “receiver.”
any gesture that carries meaning to a “receiver.”
a verbal representation of the material or non-material
culture.
anything that carries a particular meaning which is
recognized by people who share a culture.
Chapter 2
Question 20
(TCO 3) _____ is/are the ways of thinking, the ways of
acting and the material objects that together form a people’s way of life.
Society
Ethnicity
Artifacts
Norms
Culture
Week 4 quiz
Question 1
(TCO 4) What do
sociologists call two or more people who identify and interact with one
another?
A category
A social group
An interactive group
A crowd
A collective
Question 2
(TCO 4) Which
statement reflects Georg Simmel's understanding of the dyad?
She was one of the greatest marathon swimmers of all time
and is a fine sports commentator.
There usually is less intense interaction in a dyad.
Dyads have the least potential for meaningful social bonds.
One member can act as a mediator if relations become
strained.
Dyads are less stable than groups with many members.
Question 3
(TCO 4) A group of
businesswomen meet on a monthly basis to assist one another in advancing their
careers. They give each other job leads and advice. This group is an example of
_____.
a role connection
impression management
status assistance
a network
LinkedIn individuals
Question 4
(TCO 4) _____ feel
they are trapped in the wrong body.
Hermaphrodites
Homosexuals
Transvestites
Transsexuals
Transylvanians
Question 5
(TCO 4) How many
chromosomes do humans have?
23
20
18
88
46
Question 6
(TCO 6) The changing
importance of virginity over the last century in our society is a topic you
would associate with _____.
Structural Functional Theory
Symbolic Interaction Theory
Social Conflict Theory
Queer Theory
Exchange Theory
Question 7
(TCO 6) Using Robert
K. Merton's paradigm, classify the deviance type illustrated by someone trying
to get ahead by selling illegal drugs or fencing stolen goods.
Innovation
Ritualism
Retreatism
Rebellion
Conformity
Question 8
(TCO 6) Travis
Hirschi's approach to deviance and control proposes that
Hirschi is a deviant spelling of Hershey.
deviance results from differential access to wealth.
deviance is a frustration of ambition.
individualism inhibits the deviance.
everyone finds at least some deviance tempting.
Question 9
(TCO 6) Which of the
following is NOT a reason researchers have given for decline in violent crime?
Increased use of the death penalty
Reduction in the youth population
Changes in policing
Better economy
Declining drug trade
Question 10
(TCO 3) In France
during the Middle Ages, the third estate, second estate, and first estate refer
respectively to
nobility, high clergy, and commoner.
high clergy, nobility, and commoner.
commoner, high clergy, and nobility.
commoner, nobility, and high clergy.
high clergy, commoner, and nobility
Question 11
(TCO 3) According to Karl Marx, what are the two basic
relationships involved in the means of production?
Owning reproduction and owning productivity property
Owning productive property and laboring for others
Laboring for others and laboring for self
Owning private property and owning public property
The system and the man
Question 12
(TCO 3) _____ is the term for earnings from work or
investments and _____ is the term for the total value of money and other
assets, minus outstanding debts.
Income; personal property
Profit; income
Wealth; income
Income; wealth
Rent; net worth
Question 13
(TCO 3) What is the term for the trend in which females
represent an increasing proportion of the poor?
The feminization of poverty
The subjugation of women
Gender poverty
The degradation of women
Gynopoverty
Question 14
(TCO 5) Which of the following did Max Weber suggest were
analytically distinct components of stratification?
Conformity, deviance, and social control
Power, prestige, and position
Class, caste, and age
Class, prestige, and esteem
Class, status, and power
Question 15
(TCO 4) Accounts Payable Administrator Imelda Czechs works
for a small international corporation. This category of work can be described
as _____
blue-collar work.
white-collar work.
pink-collar work.
fur collar work.
no-collar work.
Question 16
(TCO 4) When multinational corporations dominate the economy
of a poor country it is called _____.
neocolonialism
colonialism
modernization
recolonization
neodependency
Question 17
(TCO 4) One criticism of dependency theory is that it
lacks a historical focus.
has little to say about the role of rich countries.
blames poor countries for their own poverty.
often wears white after Labor Day.
treats global wealth as a zero-sum so that one country
benefits only at the expense of another.
Question 18
(TCO 4) A social theorist who contributed to the development
of dependency theory by tracing the growth of the capitalist world economy is
Max Weber.
Emile Durkheim.
Walt Rostow.
Oliver Clozov
Immanuel Wallerstein.
Question 19
(TCO 4) According to Immanuel Wallerstein’s view of the
global economic system, which type of nation is relatively independent of
outside control?
Core
Periphery
Semiperiphery
Marginality
Tertiary
Question 20
(TCO 5) _____ is a model of economic and social development
that explains global inequality in terms of technological and cultural
differences between nations and _____ is a model of economic and social
development that explains global inequality in terms of the historic
exploitation of poor nations by rich ones.
Dependency theory; modernization theory
Destiny; manifest destiny
Neocolonialism; colonialism
Modernization theory; dependency theory
Colonialism; neocolonialism
Week 6 quiz
Question 1
(TCO 8) What term is
used by sociologists to describe socially constructed categories based on
biological traits a society defines as important?
Ethnicity
Race
Social group
Reference group
Erogenous group
Question 2
(TCO 8) People define
themselves—or others—as members of an ethnic category based on which three
characteristics?
Food, music, and clothing
Language, music, and ancestry
Common country of origin, language, and religion
Athos, Porthos, and Aramis
Common ancestry, language, and religion
Question 3
(TCO 6) In
sociological terms, members of a minority are _____.
any category of people distinguished by physical or cultural
difference that a society sets apart and subordinates
are outnumbered by the dominant group
speak a different language than the dominant group
are members of a different religious group than the dominant
group
vote less often than those in the majority group
Question 4
(TCO 5) Scapegoat
theory states that prejudice is created by
cultural beliefs.
high levels of immigration.
frustration among disadvantaged people.
people with rigid personalities.
somebody else, but not me.
Question 5
(TCO 8) Which is the
term for the personal traits and social positions that members of a society
attach to being female and male?
Primary sex characteristics
Secondary sex characteristics
Sexual orientation
Gender
Gestation
Question 6
(TCO 8) _____ refers to social organization in which males
dominate females.
Patriarchy
Matriarchy
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Fratriarchy
Question 7
(TCO 8) According to
intersection theory, _____ is a source of social disadvantage.
only gender
only race
only class
only the lonely
gender, race, and class
Question 8
(TCO 8) Which type of
feminism accepts the basic organization of U.S. society, but seeks to give
women the same rights and opportunities as men?
Liberal feminism
Socialist feminism
Radical feminism
Moderate feminism
Libertarian feminism
Question 9
(TCO 7) Comparing
school performance, researchers have found that the most important cause of the
achievement gap between rich and poor children is
differences in schools.
differences in home environments.
differences in personal ability.
differences in personal health.
differences in family composition.
Question 10
(TCO 3) A
social-exchange analysis of family life is likely to consider
how families keep society as a whole operating.
how families perpetuate social inequality.
how individuals select partners who offer about as much as
they do to the relationship.
how families regulate sexual activity.
the influence of partner swapping and open marriage.
Question 11
(TCO 3) What is the term for the study of the distribution
of health and disease in a society’s population?
Demography
Sociology of medicine
Sociology of health
Social epidemiology
Social pathology
Question 12
(TCO 7) The term empty nest refers to
families whose children have grown and left home.
women who choose to remain single.
women who marry, but choose to remain childless.
egalitarian family structures.
couples who are unable to have a child.
Question 13
(TCO 7) A religious organization that stands apart from the
larger society is a _____, while a _____ is a religious organization that is
largely outside a society’s cultural traditions.
church; sect
sect; cult
cult; church
denomination; cult
cult; sect
Question 14
(TCO 7) According to Max Weber’s analysis of Protestantism
and the rise of capitalism, which of the following statements is TRUE?
Protestantism held back the development of capitalism for
years.
Protestantism, with its conflict with the Roman Catholic
Church, fostered social unrest, and averted a socialist revolution.
Protestantism even with its argument with the dominant Roman
Catholic Church, still supported the economic status quo.
Protestantism stressed duty and hard work, boosting economic
production and fostering the rise of capitalism.
Protestantism, with its conflict with the Roman Catholic
Church, fostered social unrest, and a socialist revolution.
Question 15
(TCO 3) Magnet schools encourage
students to specialize in specific areas of study.
school busing for cultural diversity.
students to take control of their own learning.
parents and teachers to be polarized.
students to complete their education in fewer years.
Question 16
(TCO 3) A symbolic-interaction approach to health and
medicine emphasizes
the meanings people attach to health and illness.
social inequality in terms of health.
how societies must excuse ill people from most
responsibilities.
diet and exercise.
the distribution of health care resources.
Question 17
(TCO 5) Capitalism is an economic system in which
there is private ownership of property.
all property is communally owned, and no social distinctions
are made on the basis of people’s ability to produce.
the means of production and distribution are collectively
owned.
there is a private/public partnership in the production of
goods and services.
the rich are exploited by the poor.
Question 18
(TCO 5) Concerning the issue of personal freedom, capitalist
systems emphasize people’s _____, while socialist systems emphasize people’s
_____.
collective needs; personal needs
freedom from basic want; freedom to pursue their
self-interest
freedom to pursue their self-interest; freedom from basic
want
social needs; material needs
social needs; private needs
Question 19
(TCO 5) The Marxist political-economy model suggests that
power is no longer concentrated in the hands of a few.
an anti-democratic bias exists in the capitalist system.
power is widely dispersed throughout society.
many people do not vote because they are satisfied with the
political system..
that the only justice in the halls of justice is in the
halls.
Question 20
(TCO 5) In Max Weber’s view, monarchy claims legitimacy
based on
egalitarian authority.
charismatic authority.
traditional authority.
rational-legal authority.
ritualistic authority.
Week 8 final
quiz
Question 1
(TCO 8) Why is the
term called the crude birth rate?
If you’ve ever attended a birth, you understand that it can
get kind of crude.
The rate is crude because males and females, not in their
childbearing years, are part of the equation.
To compare societies have differing proportions of females
in their childbearing years.
The crude birth rate is precise, but difficult to calculate.
It is calculated using the average annual number of births
and deaths.
Question 2
(TCO 8) According to Emile Durkheim, while traditional,
rural societies were built on _____, modern urban societies are held together
by _____.
likeness; difference
difference; likeness
money; morals
trust; duct tape
choice; conformity
Question 3
(TCO 3) The concept of modernity refers to changes in social
patterns brought on by which of the following?
The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Enlightenment
The Industrial Revolution
World War I
Globalization
Question 4
(TCO 3) Durkheim’s _____ is similar to Tennies’ _____.
mechanical solidarity; Gesellschaft
organic solidarity; Gesellschaft
Countach; Boxter
social solidarity; Gemeinschaft
organic solidarity; Gemeinschaft
Question 5
(TCO 8) The concept zero population growth refers to the
level of reproduction that
produces a perfect age-sex pyramid.
keeps the sex ratio steady at 100.
nothing.
maintains population at a steady level.
will take the population steadily downward to zero.
Question 6
(TCO 3) What is a
criticism that is sometimes made of Weber’s work?
The inequality he attributed to alienation actually stems
from social bureaucracy.
The bureaucracy he attributed to alienation actually stems
from social inequality.
The inequality he attributed to bureaucracy actually stems
from social alienation.
The alienation he attributed to bureaucracy actually stems
from social inequality.
The bureaucracy he attributed to inequality actually stems
from social alienation.
Question 7
(TCO 3) Which theory
states that social movements arise among people who feel they lack enough
income, basic rights, or human dignity?
Resource deprivation theory
Relative mobilization theory
Relative deprivation theory
Resource mobilization theory
Resource relativity theory
Question 8
(TCO 8) Medical
science can keep a person’s body alive, on machines, long after their vital
organs have failed. However, there is no agreement among religious and ethical
leaders about how to decide when to unplug those machines. This example
illustrates _____.
Material culture
Nonmaterial culture
Cultural relativity
Culture shock
Culture lag
Question 9
(TCO 3) David Riesman described other-directed social
character as which of the following?
Openness to the latest trends and fashions
Rigid conformity to established ways of life
Being highly individualistic
Helping others before helping yourself
Unique
Question 10
(TCO 8) Which type of social movement seeks radical change
in all of society?
Alternative social movements
Redemptive social movements
Reformative social movements
Revolutionary social movements
Reactionary social movements
Question 11
(TCOs 1, 2, 3, and 4)
Describe and give an example of each of sociology’s three research
orientations.
Question 12
(TCOs 3 and 8) You
have been asked by a committee of student success coaches to investigate why
the rate at which freshman students post to their course threaded discussions
is lower than the rate for other groups of students. Explain how the
social-conflict perspective would analyze and explain the low posting rate. (In
other words, consider the contributing factors that the social-conflict
perspective would focus on in trying to explain the reasons for the low rate of
students posting to their threads.) Then discuss a solution that a conflict
theorist might use to encourage freshman students to post.
Question 13
(TCOs 6 and 7)
Identify and define the four stages in the life course of a social movement.
Question 14
(TCOs 3, 4, and 6)
List and describe the stages that societies go through in Lenski’s
sociocultural evolution.
Question 15
(TCOs 5, 6, and 8)
Define and give examples of ascribed status, achieved status, master status,
role conflic,t and role strain.
