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9. Sam had an unpleasant and frightening experience encountering a strange way of life when he visited another country over spring break. His experience is called:
A) cultural diffusion.
B) culture shock.
C) value conflict.
D) acculturation.
10. The concept “presentation of self” refers to:
A) efforts to create impressions in the minds of others.
B) trying to take attention away from others.
C) deciding how to resolve tension between family and workplace roles.
D) helping another “save face.”
11. The term “sociology” was coined in 1838 by:
A) Karl Marx.
B) Herbert Spencer.
C) Auguste Comte.
D) Adam Smith.
12. Ethnomethodology is the study of how people present themselves to others.
A) True
B) False
13. Compared to an industrial society, a postindustrial society is based on:
A) an information-based economy.
B) a farming-based economy.
C) a factory-based economy.
D) a local economy.
14. A Marxist analysis of U.S. culture suggests that our competitive and individualistic values reflect:
A) the values of the “founding fathers.”
B) this nation’s family system.
C) this nation’s capitalist economy.
D) trends in Western European history.
15. According to Emile Durkheim, a category of people with a higher suicide rate typically has:
A) lower social integration.
B) more clinical depression.
C) greater self-esteem.
D) less money and other resources.
16. If you were to visit a hunting and gathering society, you would expect to find:
A) men and women working together as hunters and also cooperating as gatherers.
B) women hunting animals and men gathering vegetation.
C) men and women doing almost entirely the same tasks.
D) men hunting animals and women gathering vegetation.
17. According to Erving Goffman, people usually make efforts to __________ their intentions.
A) play down
B) idealize
C) reveal
D) tactfully hide