The stereotype of people being snooty, aloof, condescending, and phony, are most likely attributed ...

The stereotype of people being snooty, aloof, condescending, and phony, are most likely attributed to which social class?
 
  a. Middle-class
  b. Lower-class
  c. Upper-class
  d. Upper-middle class

Question 2

Today, almost all sociologists would agree that
 
  a. language determines what people think.
 b. culture determines language.
 c. language and culture are inextricably linked and each shapes the other.
 d. there is no relationship between language and culture.

Question 3

A traditional stereotype of African Americans is that they are inherently lazy. This stereotype has also been applied to Hispanics, Polish, and Irish groups. This is an example of _____.
 
  a. cultural relativism
 b. stereotype interchangeability
 c. ethnic inferiority
 d. retrospective determinism

Question 4

The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis suggests that:
 
  a. reality is the result of social inequality.
 b. language provides the category through which social reality is defined.
 c. there is no relationship between language and culture.
 d. language reflects social differences and therefore material culture.

Question 5

Jokes that use humor to stereotype a group as stupid or inept are often repeated substituting different ethnic groups. This is an example of the concept of ______.
 
  a. cultural relativism
 b. stereotype interchangeability
 c. selective identity
 d. universal applicability

Question 6

As an element of culture, language is important because
 
  a. it enables a person to become a part of society.
 b. it permits the formation of culture
 c. it enables us to learn social skills.
 d. All of these choices are true.