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Culture (25)Society and Social Interaction (15)Socialization (6)

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A group of people who share a community and a culture is given which name?Read the answer and worked solution →The objects and belongings of a group of people make up which part of culture?Read the answer and worked solution →Which element of culture sets the standard for what is good and just in a society?Read the answer and worked solution →Established, written rules of behavior are known as which kind of norms?Read the answer and worked solution →

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A group of people who share a community and a culture is given which name?

  1. A folkway
  2. A society
  3. A symbol
  4. A sanction
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Correct answer: B. A society

1. Culture and society are close in everyday speech but separate for a sociologist. 2. A culture is the set of beliefs and practices a group holds. 3. A society is the group of people who share that community and culture. _Source: OpenStax Introduction to Sociology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 "Culture", Ch 4 "Society and Social Interaction" and Ch 5 "Socialization", section 3.1 What Is Culture?_

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The objects and belongings of a group of people make up which part of culture?

  1. Ideal culture
  2. Popular culture
  3. Real culture
  4. Material culture
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Correct answer: D. Material culture

1. Culture has a side you can touch and a side you cannot. 2. The objects and belongings of a group are its material culture. 3. Ideas, attitudes and beliefs make up nonmaterial culture instead. _Source: OpenStax Introduction to Sociology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 "Culture", Ch 4 "Society and Social Interaction" and Ch 5 "Socialization", section 3.1 What Is Culture?_

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Which element of culture sets the standard for what is good and just in a society?

  1. Values
  2. Symbols
  3. Sanctions
  4. Folkways
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Correct answer: A. Values

1. Every culture holds some things up as worth wanting and pushes others away. 2. Values are the standard for discerning what is good and just in a society. 3. Beliefs are the separate convictions people hold to be true. _Source: OpenStax Introduction to Sociology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 "Culture", Ch 4 "Society and Social Interaction" and Ch 5 "Socialization", section 3.2 Elements of Culture_

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