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28) Cross-cultural literacy refers to
A) an individual's self-concept derived from perceived membership in a relevant social group.
B) the phenomenon of merging and converging cultures.
C) abstract ideas about what a group believes to be good, right, and desirable.
D) an understanding of how cultural differences can affect business.
29) ________ include such factors as indictments against theft, adultery, incest, and cannibalism.
A) Norms
B) Folkways
C) Mores
D) Values
30) ________ is/are best defined as shared assumptions about how things ought to be.
A) Norms
B) Values
C) Society
D) Culture
31) The system of values and norms that are shared among a group of people and that when taken
together constitute a design for living best defines
A) society.
B) value systems.
C) principles.
D) culture.
32) Social rules and guidelines that prescribe appropriate behavior in particular situations are best
described as
A) norms.
B) values.
C) culture.
D) society.
33) People who share a common set of values and norms form a
A) culture.
B) society.
C) country.
D) caste.
34) Even if a ________ can be characterized as having a single homogeneous culture, often that
national culture is a mosaic of subcultures.
A) culture.
B) country.
C) society.
D) norm.
35) ________ are the routine conventions of everyday life.
A) Folkways
B) Mores
C) Rites
D) Beliefs
36) When Jana visits her mother, she takes great pains to watch her language and use good
manners because that is what her mother expects of her. This demonstrates the concept of
A) folkways.
B) mores.
C) rites.
D) beliefs.
37) The term ________ also means culture.
A) folkway
B) society
C) country
D) norm
38) ________ are social conventions concerning things such as the appropriate dress code in a
particular situation, good social manners, eating with the correct utensils, neighborly behavior, and
the like.
A) Values
B) Beliefs
C) Mores
D) Folkways
39) An act as simple as shaking hands when meeting new people is an example of
A) values.
B) symbolic behavior.
C) mores.
D) social stratification.
40) A Japanese executive's ritual of presenting a business card to a foreign business executive is an
example of
A) mores.
B) a values.
C) an attitudes.
D) a folkways.
41) Mores are
A) the norms that are seen as central to the functioning of a society and its social life.
B) the routine conventions of everyday life.
C) abstract ideas about what a group believes to be right, good, and desirable.
D) the social rules and guidelines that prescribe appropriate behavior in particular situations.
42) Brad has been in trouble his whole life. He stole from the local hardware store when he was 12,
and as an adult he didn't feel the need to be faithful to his wife. Brad is guilty of violating
A) mores.
B) folkways.
C) ethics.
D) values.
43) ________ are typically defined on the basis of characteristics such as family background,
occupation, and income.
A) Social strata
B) Norms
C) Social structure
D) Groups
44) A major difference between Buddhism and Hinduism is that unlike Hinduism, Buddhism
A) does not support the caste system.
B) emphasizes wealth creation.
C) promotes blind loyalty to employers.
D) supports extreme ascetic behavior.
45) A ________ is an association of two or more individuals who have a shared sense of identity
and who interact with each other in structured ways on the basis of a common set of expectations
about each other's behavior.
A) society
B) collective
C) social strata
D) group
46) A society's social structure refers to its
A) system of values and norms.
B) basic social organization.
C) religious practices.
D) educational infrastructure.
47) The social organization of Western society tends to emphasize on
A) a group orientation.
B) collectivist values.
C) individual achievement.
D) work groups.
