Question:

Answer: gaining the ability to modify genetic patterns in humans before understanding social consequences of doing so.

Question: As a part of human culture, religion is an example of

material culture.

nonmaterial culture.

culture shock.

human nature.

Answer: nonmaterial culture

Question: A theory that explains how schooling helps prepare young people for the work they will do as adults represents the

structural-functional approach.

social-conflict approach.

symbolic-interaction approach.

sociobiology approach.

Answer: structural-functional approach

Question: Compared to college students of the late 1960s, more of today’s college students are concerned with

developing a philosophy of life.

making money.

seeking justice in the world.

being involved in political affairs

Answer: making money

Question: A feminist theoretical analysis of language in the U.S. suggests that cultural patterns support

gender inequality.

gender equality.

a capitalist economy.

the family system.

Answer: gender inequality

Question: According to scientists, Homo sapiens first appeared on Earth about how long ago?

2,500 years

25,000 years

250,000 years

250 million years

Answer: 250,000 years

Question: About how many adults in the United States speak a language other than English at home?

7 million

17 million

27 million

61 million

Answer: 61 million

Question: According to Gerhard Lenski, which of the following has the greatest power to shape a society?

technology

social conflict

human ideas

human desire for change

Answer: technology

Question: Cultural universals are elements of culture that

have always been part of U.S. culture.

have diffused from the United States to other countries.

have come to the United States from elsewhere.

are part of every known culture.

Answer: are part of every known culture.

Question:

Answer: the plow, animal power, and the development of metals.