Quiz & Worksheet - Material Culture

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Which of the following is an example of material culture?

Spiritual beliefs

Political ideas

Symbolic meanings

Buildings

Worksheet

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1. What did theorist Ogburn refer to as cultural lag?

The tendency to view one's own culture as superior to that of others'.
The willingness to judge other cultures by their own standards, not your own.
The delay in the time between when an element of material culture is invented and when it is accepted by a society.
The spread of ideas from one culture to another and one society to another, sometimes on a global scale.

2. Can ethnocentrism be a barrier to understanding artifacts from other cultures? Why or why not?

Yes, because by judging cultures against one's own, one is less likely to understand the importance of a given artifact in the culture from which it came.
Yes, because by seeing all cultures as essentially equal, one is less likely understand the importance of a given artifact in the particular culture from which it came.
No, because by judging cultures against one's own, one will have a wider body of information within which one can draw conclusions about artifacts.
No, because by seeing all cultures as essentially equal, one will have a wider body of information within which one can draw conclusions about artifacts.

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About This Quiz & Worksheet

This quiz/worksheet combo will clarify what you understand about the concept of material culture. Some vocabulary terms you'll be assessed on include ethnocentrism and cultural lag.

Quiz & Worksheet Goals

You can use these resources to review:

Examples of material culture
William Ogburn's theory of cultural lag
The study of material culture

Skills Practiced

Reading comprehension - ensure that you draw the most important information from the related culture lesson
Defining key concepts - ensure that you can accurately define main terms and phrases, such as cultural lag and ethnocentrism
Information recall - access the knowledge you've gained regarding examples of material culture
Knowledge application - use your knowledge of material culture to answer a question about symbolic meaning

Additional Learning

Interested in learning further about material culture? The lesson, Material Culture in Sociology: Definition, Studies & Examples, provides an overview of the concept. It also covers: