Sociology Exam#2 Preparation

On chapters 2-5 in Society: The Basics 9th edition.Created using the study guide provided by Jeff Shulz.If I messed up an answer please let me know- it is not my aim to steer anyone wrong, but to help myself study.

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As a part of human culture, religion would be an example of:
Subculture
What is the term for beliefs, values, behavior, and material objects that, together, constitute a peoples' way of life?
Culture
What is the gist of the Sapir-Whorf thesis?
People perceive the world through the cultural lens of language.
Standards by which people who share culture define what is desirable, and beautiful are called:
Values
High Income nations tend to have cultural values that emphasize what?
Self Expression and Individualism
Industrializations brings what changes to societies?
-Pushes aside traditional family values,-Makes the world seem smaller due to technological advancements like telephones and trains etc...,-Extends the human lifespan,-Weakens the human community,& causes jobs to become more specialized
Cultural patterns that are widespread among a society's population are called:
Popular Culture (Pop Culture)
The perspective which recognizes the cultural diversity of the U.S., and promotes the self respect and equal standing of ALL cultural traditions is known as:
Multiculturalism
Cultural patterns that strongly oppose those widely accepted within a society are called:
Counterculture
Cultural Integration alerts us to the fact that:
Cultures change and adapt due to their shifting needs.
The practice of judging another culture on the standards of one's own is known as:
Ethnocentrism
The process of judging any other culture using its own standards is called:
Cultural Relativism
The theoretical approach that highlights the way any cultural pattern helps meet human needs is:
The Sociobiological Approach.Darwins evolutional theories used to explain human sociological behavior.
The lifelong social experience by which human beings develop their potential and learn culture is:
Socialization
A person's fairly consistant pattern of behavior is called:
Personality