According to the Structural-Functionalist View of Culture

question 64

Multiple Choice

According to the structural-functionalist view of culture,

• A) dominant groups may impose their cultural beliefs on minorities and other subcultural groups.
• B) the meaning of symbols is learned through interaction with others.
• C) cultural lag occurs when shifts in society occur unequally between material culture and nonmaterial culture.
• D) shared norms, values, and beliefs hold a society or subculture together.

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Definitions:

Id

In Freud’s structural model, the part of personality concerned with immediate gratification of needs.

Structural Model

Freud’s model of personality that divides personality into the id, ego, and superego.

Adult Personality

The set of characteristics, traits, and behaviors that define an individual's personal identity in adulthood.

Unconscious

The part of the mind that contains thoughts, memories, and desires not within the current awareness but influencing emotions and behavior.