Soci220 Quiz 1 Answers 1-10

Raymond Williams says this _______is one of the two or three most complicated words in the English language.
B. culture

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways of understanding ideology that Storey (2009) discusses?
B. Ideology reveals the reality of domination from those in power and those who are

Which of the following is NOT one of the definitions of popular culture. Popular culture is:
D. A culture which emerged during feudalism

Which of the following is NOT one of the purposes of the Storey (2009) book?
B. It is about exploring the historically fixed set of popular texts and practices that are the objects of popular culture

Which of the following statements is NOT culture from the perspective culture and civilization tradition of Matthew Arnold? Culture is
C. The mental and physical application of what is best

According to Matthew Arnold, the social function of culture is to:
A. Police the disruptive presence of the raw and uncultivated masses.

According to the culture and civilization tradition, which of the following is NOT one of the purposes of education in terms of culture?
D. To develop skills in cultural relativism and the pluralistic approach to cultural meaning.

According to the Leavisites, which of the following was NOT a cause or symptom of the cultural decline:
D. Unquestioning assent to authority

Which of the following is a point in the mass culture debate?
D. All of these options are correct.

Which of the following is NOT one of the assumptions that the culture and civilization tradition sought to confirm?
C. the need for cultural relativity