Understanding Culture and Society

Question 1

A group of individuals sharing common culture, geographical location, and government.

Answer 1

Society

Question 2

five major types of society

Answer 2

• hunt and gathering
• horticultural and pastoral
• agricultural
• industrial
• post industrial

Question 3

The basic social and economic units were the family and local clan which organized hunting and gathering activities and distributed the accumulated food supply.

Answer 3

hunt and gathering

Question 4

Emergence was brought about by the gradual shift from the hunting-and-gathering lifestyle to a more sedentary life, and the introduction of agriculture as a more stable food production method.

Answer 4

horticultural and pastoral

Question 5

Food production became more efficient due to the new methods of farming, the invention of more advanced tools, and the establishment of permanent settlements.

Answer 5

agricultural

Question 6

Technological advancements resulted in the invention of machines that improved production.

Answer 6

industrual

Question 7

Knowledge is a commodity and technological innovation is key to long-lasting growth and development.

Answer 7

post industrial

Question 8

2 categories of culture

Answer 8

material culture and nonmaterial culture

Question 9

physical or tangible objects produced, shared, and utilized within society such as tools or implements, paintings and other works of art, architectural styles, weaponry, and toys.

Answer 9

material culture

Question 10

intangible properties and elements of society that influence the patterns of action and behavior of its members such as language, beliefs, values, attitudes, ideas, and norms shared among members of society.

Answer 10

nonmaterial culture

Question 11

4 components of culture

Answer 11

1. symbols
2. language
3. values
4. norms
   -folkways
   -mores
   -taboos
   -laws

Question 12

hings that convey meaning or represent an idea.

Answer 12

symbols

Question 13

set of symbols that enables members of society to
communicate verbally and nonverbally.

Answer 13

language

Question 14

shared ideas, norms, and principles that provide
members of society the standards that pertain to what is right or wrong, good or bad, desirable or undesirable.

Answer 14

values

Question 15

shared rules of conduct that determine specific behavior
among society members.

Answer 15

norms

Question 16

behaviors that are learned and shared by a social group
that we often refer to as “customs” in a group that are not morally significant, but they can be important for social
acceptance.

Answer 16

norms - folkways

Question 17

norms related to moral conventions.

Answer 17

norms - mores

Question 18

behaviors that are absolutely forbidden in a specific
culture.

Answer 18

norms - taboos

Question 19

rules and regulations that are implemented by the
state, making them the prime source of social control.

Answer 19

norms - laws