Tim, a U.S. citizen, visits Spain. He is used to having dinner at 7 PM, but most Spanish
people eat later, at 9 or 10 PM. Tim realizes that eating later
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Spanish culture, so it is not "wrong."
Tim uses which of the following perspectives on culture?
Cultural universal
Cultural relativism
Culture shock
Ethnocentrism
CONCEPT
Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism
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Which of the following statements about sociobiology is true?
Research on behavior supports the argument that genetic programming determines human
behavior.
It can explain why some cultural patterns are more common, and easier to learn, than
others.
Societal norms form behaviors regardless of biological influences.
CONCEPT
Sociobiology
SOPHIA INTRO SOCIOLOGY FINAL MILESTONE
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Which of the following questions would be studied at the macro-level?
How has the introduction of computer technology changed the way in which people date
and find partners to marry?
Has the introduction of computer technology in the workplace changed the number of
people employed in various industries?
Has computer technology changed social interactions among people in coffee shops?
CONCEPT
Technology
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Societies in which men have more power, and in which it is important for fathers to
pass on property and power to their sons, will likely have which of the following
systems of descent?
Bilateral descent
Patrilineal descent
Property-based descent
Matrilineal descent
CONCEPT
Descent
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SOPHIA INTRO SOCIOLOGY FINAL MILESTONE
Which of the following statements accurately defines urban ecology?
Cities cannot be understood in ecological terms.
Cities are ecosystems in which meaningful interactions between people and the
environment occur.
Cities have displaced the natural ecology.
None of the answer choices are correct.
CONCEPT
Louis Wirth and Urban Ecology [Show Less]