A. the custom of chewing food with one,s mouth closed
B. the practice of shaking hands when greeting someone for the first time
C. the courtesy of arriving on time for a religious service
D. the habit of driving on the right-hand side of the road
Related Mcqs:
- Which one of the following statements is not part of the Code of Ethics developed by the American Sociological Association? Researchers must_______________?
A. acknowledge research collaboration and assistance
B. preserve the confidentiality of their subjects
C. protect their subjects from personal harm
D. make all research notes available for public scrutiny - While vacationing in Great Britain an American discover that the British drive on the “Wrong” side of the road are critical of his United States accent and will not accept dollars in stores He feel disoriented and out of place and thus are experiencing ?
A. xenocentrism
B. the Hawthorne effects
C. the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
D. culture shock - The global dominance of American film exports raises s about_____________?
A. cultural imperialism
B. rise of digital media
C. virtual communities
D. the US is not the largest global exporter of films - Sreberny-Mohammadi (1996) argues that national cultures can resist American cultural domination of the media by_____________?
A. domesticating its content including more home-produced programmes
B. controlling the distribution of imported products by banning satellite dishes
C. creating reverse flows of their own programmes back to imperial societies
D. all of the above - The al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for the attacks on American targets on 11th September 2001 In what year did al-Qaeda bomb a nightclub on the Indonesian island of Bali Killing more than 200 people ?
A. 1999
B. 2004
C. 2004
D. 2002 - Charismatic leaders build a following based upon which of the following ?
A. traditional authority
B. rational argument
C. personal qualities
D. collective wealth - Charismatic leaders build a following based upon which of the following ?
A. traditional authority
B. rational argument
C. personal qualities
D. collective wealth - Which of the following statements about values is correct ?
A. Values never change
B. Values of a culture may change but most remain relatively stable during any one person’s lifetime
C. Values are constantly changing sociologists view them as being very unstable
D. All of the above statements are correct - Which of the following statements about norms is correct ?
A. People do not follow norms in all situations In some cases they evade
B. In some instances behavior that appears to violate society,s norms the norms of a particular group
C. Norms are violated in some instances because one norm conflicts with another
D. all of the above - Which of the following statements about norms is correct ?
A. People do not follow norms in all situations in some cases they evade a norm because they know it is weakly enforced
B. In some instances, behavior that appears to violate society’s norms may actually represent adherence to the norms of a particular group
C. Norms are violated in some instances because one norm conflicts with another
D. all of the above
