Cultural Conformity and Adaptation
CHAPTER 3 Review Worksheet
MATCH Match each item in the left column with its description in the right column.
Write the letter of the correct description in the space provided.
______1. self-fulfillment
______2. norms
______3. narcissism
______4. positive sanction
______5. personal achievement
______6. freedom
______7. sanction
______8. formal sanction
______9. efficiency and practicality
______10. equality and democracy
______11. negative sanction
______12. self-control
______13. progress and material
comfort
______14. internalization
______15. education
MULTIPLE CHOICE In each blank, write the letter of the choice that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
______16. A system of beliefs or ideas that justifies the social, moral, religious, political,
or economic interests held by a group or by society is called
a. diffusion.
b. cultural lag.
c. ideology.
d. social movement.
a. American value that goes handin-
hand with the belief in the ability
of science to make the world a better
place
b. reward or punishment used to
enforce conformity to norms
c. American belief that citizens have the
right to participate freely in choosing
their representatives in government
d. American value reflected in the belief
that every problem has a solution
e. a parent’s praise of a child for good
behavior, for example
f. American value suggested by sociologist
James M. Henslin
g. process by which a norm becomes a
part of an individual’s personality
h. American value that includes a belief
in personal choice and little direct
government interference in daily life
i. American value that includes leisure,
physical fitness, and youthfulness
j. enforced by internalization and
sanctions
k. American value often measured in
terms of power and wealth
l. principal means of social control in
all societies, which is learned through
internalization of norms
m. extreme self-centeredness
n. reward or punishment given by an
organization or regulatory agency,
such as schools, businesses, or
government
o. frowns, ridicule, or imprisonment, for
example
______17. Ideologies are often spread through
a. social movements.
b. values.
c. beliefs.
d. technology.
______18. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is an example of social change brought
about by
a. new technology.
b. the civil rights movement.
c. a population shift.
d. wars and conquests.
______19. Changes in population can result in any of the following EXCEPT
a. need for specialized services.
b. increased demand for resources.
c. increases or decreases in the economy.
d. cultural lag.
______20. Today, mass transportation and instant communication through radio,
television, telephone, and the Internet result in constant
a. resistance to change.
b. cultural lag.
c. diffusion.
d. ethnocentrism.
______21. People may resist cultural change for any of the following reasons EXCEPT
a. ethnocentrism.
b. reformulation.
c. cultural lag.
d. vested interests.
______22. The “Buy American” campaign was an example of
a. ethnocentrism.
b. cultural lag.
c. diffusion.
d. reformulation.