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Cultural Sociology and the Arts

Description: Cultural Sociology and the Arts Quiz
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Which of the following is NOT a key concept in cultural sociology?

  1. Social stratification

  2. Cultural capital

  3. Symbolic interactionism

  4. Cultural hegemony


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Social stratification is a concept from social stratification, not cultural sociology.

Who is considered the father of cultural sociology?

  1. Pierre Bourdieu

  2. Erving Goffman

  3. Max Weber

  4. Emile Durkheim


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Emile Durkheim is considered the father of cultural sociology.

What is the term for the process by which individuals and groups use cultural symbols to communicate and interact with each other?

  1. Cultural transmission

  2. Cultural diffusion

  3. Symbolic interactionism

  4. Cultural hegemony


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Symbolic interactionism is the term for the process by which individuals and groups use cultural symbols to communicate and interact with each other.

What is the term for the dominant cultural values and beliefs that are shared by a majority of people in a society?

  1. Cultural hegemony

  2. Cultural capital

  3. Social stratification

  4. Symbolic interactionism


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cultural hegemony is the term for the dominant cultural values and beliefs that are shared by a majority of people in a society.

What is the term for the resources that individuals and groups possess that allow them to participate in cultural activities?

  1. Cultural capital

  2. Social capital

  3. Economic capital

  4. Political capital


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cultural capital is the term for the resources that individuals and groups possess that allow them to participate in cultural activities.

Which of the following is NOT a type of cultural capital?

  1. Educational capital

  2. Social capital

  3. Economic capital

  4. Linguistic capital


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Economic capital is not a type of cultural capital.

What is the term for the process by which cultural values and beliefs are transmitted from one generation to the next?

  1. Cultural transmission

  2. Cultural diffusion

  3. Symbolic interactionism

  4. Cultural hegemony


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cultural transmission is the term for the process by which cultural values and beliefs are transmitted from one generation to the next.

What is the term for the process by which cultural values and beliefs spread from one culture to another?

  1. Cultural transmission

  2. Cultural diffusion

  3. Symbolic interactionism

  4. Cultural hegemony


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Cultural diffusion is the term for the process by which cultural values and beliefs spread from one culture to another.

Which of the following is NOT a type of art?

  1. Painting

  2. Sculpture

  3. Music

  4. Literature


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Literature is not a type of art.

What is the term for the study of the relationship between culture and the arts?

  1. Cultural sociology

  2. Sociology of art

  3. Aesthetics

  4. Art history


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sociology of art is the term for the study of the relationship between culture and the arts.

Which of the following is NOT a function of art?

  1. To express emotions

  2. To communicate ideas

  3. To entertain

  4. To make money


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

To make money is not a function of art.

What is the term for the study of the social and cultural significance of art?

  1. Cultural sociology

  2. Sociology of art

  3. Aesthetics

  4. Art history


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Aesthetics is the term for the study of the social and cultural significance of art.

Which of the following is NOT a type of aesthetic theory?

  1. Formalism

  2. Expressionism

  3. Marxism

  4. Postmodernism


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Marxism is not a type of aesthetic theory.

What is the term for the study of the history of art?

  1. Cultural sociology

  2. Sociology of art

  3. Aesthetics

  4. Art history


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Art history is the term for the study of the history of art.

Which of the following is NOT a type of art history?

  1. Formal analysis

  2. Iconography

  3. Social history

  4. Economic history


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Economic history is not a type of art history.

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