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Worksheet 2

1. A collection of people living in the same geographical area overtime refers to:

a. culture b. society
c. values d. norms

2. The view that society acts as a ‘moral police’ means:

a. that society does not regulate our behaviours

b. that society only regulates the behaviour of the poor
c. that society regulates the behaviour of individuals
d. that society only regulates the behaviour of the rich

3. The term ‘society’ can also be used to describe the lifestyles of:

a. the wealthy b. the middle class

c. the lower class d. the classes

4. The largest possible groups in society:

a. Social organisations b. Institutional frame works

c. Economic institutions d. Social institutions

5. Which of the following are tangible?

a. school and temple b. economy and education

c. politics and family d. religion and politics

6. The accumulated store of symbols, ideas and material products associated with a social
system whether it can be an entire society or a family describes:

a. social organisation b. culture

c. social institutions d. family

7. Which of the following is an example of material culture?

a. values b. beliefs
c. ideas d. culinary skills
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8. Which of the following is an example of non-material culture?

a. artefacts b. ideas
c. architecture d. technologies

9. The one area of overlap between the terms ‘society’ and culture is:

a. the importance of ideas and values b. the skills and practices

c. the importance of behaviour d. the importance of traditions

10. Which of the following statement is true?

a. Values spring from the norms that are practiced in society

b. Values are the expected behaviours that are associated with sanctions
c. Norms spring from the values that are cherished in society and culture
d. The behaviour of people do not demonstrate whether or not they have accepted values or
norms

11. The process through which we learn the values, norms and behaviours that are
acceptable in our society and culture is called:

a. socialization b. rationalization
c. education d. transformation

12. Primary socialization takes place:

a. the family b. at school

c. at church d. in the work place

13. Socialization may be described as an ‘active process’ because:

a. many of the personal and individual decisions are what society or our social groups will
allow us to do
b. individuals bring his or her own dispositions and attitudes to bear on decision making
c. individuals do not bring their own dispositions and attitudes to bear on decision making
d. individuals dispositions and attitudes prevent them from being socialized

14. A society may BEST be described as a

(A) set of customs and traditions
(B) place to practice norms and values
(C) group of people from the same race
(D) collection of people living in the same area
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15. The term `culture` may BEST be defined as

I. the way of life of a people
II. artistic and literary creations
III. norms and values

(A) I only (B) I and II only (C) II and III only (D) I, II and III

16. Which of the following is an example of material culture?

(A) Food (B) Norms (C) Symbol (D) Language

QUESTIONS TRUE FALSE IF FALSE...... WHY?

1. The earliest migrations into the Caribbean region came

from early peoples crossing the Bering Strait
2. The Mayans eventually settled in Central America

3. The Tainos eventually settled in the Lesser Antilles

4. Large numbers of Kalinagos can be found in the islands

of Trinidad and Grenada
5. The decimation of the indigenous population occurred
largely due to diseases they had no immunity against
6. The English were the first European country to establish
a settlement in the Caribbean
7. The Spanish came to the Caribbean as pirates and
smugglers seeking to trade with the settlers
8. The Treaty of Tordesillas was an agreement between the
Spanish and the English for newly discovered lands
9. The first English settlement was in Hispaniola

10. The transportation of slaves from West Africa across the

Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean became known as the
Middle Passage
11. The sugar revolution is the changeover from tobacco to
sugar cane
12. White indentured servants were used to replaced
African labour
13. Latin America and the Caribbean share common
historical experiences of European colonization
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14. Javanese workers replaced African labour on the

plantations in Suriname
15. Encomienda was a system where people were held
against their will, treated as property to be bought or
sold and were forced to work
16. Slavery created a dependency on cheap labour

17. Suriname is part of the Kingdom of the Netherland

Antilles
18. Dominican Republic is commonly referred to as
Dominica
19. Dominica is part of the Greater Antilles

20. Barbados, Guyana and the Bahamas are located in

the Caribbean Sea