Chapter 3 Practice Quiz

Culture
. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Canada's dominant culture?

. What was Michael Adams's finding in his study of Canadian and American values?

. What term does Jean Baudrillard use to refer to stereotypical cultural images produced and reproduced like commodities?

. What is ethnocentrism?

. Which sociologist was responsible for distinguishing among three different kinds of norms?

. Who coined the term "cultural capital" to refer to the knowledge and skills needed to acquire the sophisticated tastes that mark someone as a person of high culture?

. Which of the following is a good example of a counterculture?

. What is the name of the Northwest Coast Indigenous ceremony that was banned by the Canadian government in 1884?

. What type of culture falls outside of the cultural mainstream?

. What type of culture falls outside of the cultural mainstream?

. When students are encouraged to be critical of what the media present as facts, they are expected to be able to detect simulacra.

. Cannibalism is an example of a taboo

. In 2019, 37% of the parliamentarians in Ottawa were women. This female representation means Canada's dominant culture is not male.

. The more cultural capital you have, the "higher" your cultural class.

. Cultural artifacts provide no value to researchers.

. Speakers of the same language always share the same culture.

. Sociologists are an example of a subculture

. Baudrillard describes simulacra as being "hyperreal"

. Students are encouraged to be critical of what the media present as facts, they are expected to be able to detect simulacra.

. "Goths" are a good example of a counterculture.

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