This document discusses key concepts related to culture, including examples of different types of culture, subcultures, theories of culture, and cultural stratification. It provides multiple choice questions to test understanding of these concepts. The document examines material culture, non-material culture, physical culture, consensus theories of culture, Marxists' views of mass culture, interactionist perspectives on society and culture, and examples of high culture versus mass culture.

1. CONCEPTS OF CULTURE
Read the handout Unit 1: Culture and Identity
1. Darwin’s evolutionary theory is an 2. A single man wins £1milllion on
example of the lottery and instantly buys a 6-
a) Material culture bedroom mansion. This is an
b) Non material culture example of
c) Physical culture a) Manifest function
b) Latent function
c) A status function
3. Which of the following is not an 4. Consensus theories of culture
example of a subculture focus on
a) Members of a star trek a) Teaching and learning
convention b) Consumption patterns
b) A student at St Georges c) Choice
c) A German tourist
5. Which of the following are part of 6. Cultural Stratification refers to a
Mazrui’s 7 functions of culture division between
a) Communication, motivation, a) Unequal and equal
perception b) Small, cultured, elite and large
b) Value systems, social c) Shallow, worthless, superior
divisions, stratification
c) Identity, meaning, purpose
7. An example of high culture is 8. ‘The Masses’ is characterised as
a) A night at a rock concert a) Happy and easily pleased
b) Reading a book b) Vibrant and active
c) Dinner at the Ritz c) Socially isolated and
anonymous
9. According to Marxists, mass 10. Interactionist theories are built
culture is a way of around an understanding of 2 basic
a) Entertaining the working class human abilities
b) Distracting the working class a) Communication and memory

2. c) Educating the working class b) Memory and forgetting
c) Symbolic Verbal and non-
verbal communication
11. According to interactionists 12. An example from the ‘pick and
society and culture mix’ approach refers to
a) Is a product of our imagination a) Having curry sauce on chips
b) Is a real and tangible construct b) Buying a variety of sweets at
c) Physically exists the cinema
c) Selecting from a menu in a
restaurant
CONCEPTS OF CULTURE
Read the handout Unit 1: Culture and Identity
1. Darwin’s evolutionary theory is an 2. A single man wins £1milllion on the
example of lottery and instantly buys a 6-bedroom
d) Material culture mansion. This is an example of
e) Non material culture d) Manifest function
f) Physical culture e) Latent function
f) A status function
3. Which of the following is not an 4. Consensus theories of culture focus on
example of a subculture d) Teaching and learning
d) Members of a star trek convention e) Consumption patterns
e) A student at St Georges f) Choice
f) A German tourist
5. Which of the following are part of 6. Cultural Stratification refers to a
Mazrui’s 7 functions of culture division between
d) Communication, motivation, d) Unequal and equal
perception e) Small, cultured, elite and large
e) Value systems, social divisions, f) Shallow, worthless, superior
stratification
f) Identity, meaning, purpose
7. An example of high culture is 8. ‘The Masses’ is characterised as
d) A night at a rock concert d) Happy and easily pleased
e) Reading a book e) Vibrant and active

3. f) Dinner at the Ritz f) Socially isolated and anonymous
9. According to Marxists, mass culture is 10. Interactionist theories are built
a way of around an understanding of 2 basic
d) Entertaining the working class human abilities
e) Distracting the working class d) Communication and memory
f) Educating the working class e) Memory and forgetting
f) Symbolic Verbal and non-verbal
communication
11. According to interactionists society 12. An example from the ‘pick and mix’
and culture approach refers to
d) Is a product of our imagination d) Having curry sauce on chips
e) Is a real and tangible construct e) Buying a variety of sweets at the
f) Physically exists cinema
f) Selecting from a menu in a
restaurant