NURSING ANM AND GNM

NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS

SOCIOLOGY

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Which of the following definitions of culture is used by MOST sociologists?
A
The arts and intellectual work in a society
B
The way of life of a people in a society
C
The quality possessed by civilized people
D
The quality of life in contemporary societies
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -According to sociologists, culture consists of the values, beliefs, systems of language, communication, and practices that people share in common and that can be used to define them as a collective. Culture also includes the material objects that are common to that group or society.

Detailed explanation-2: -Among sociologists, “culture” just as often refers to the beliefs that people hold about reality, the norms that guide their behavior, the values that orient their moral commitments, or the symbols through which these beliefs, norms, and values are communicated.

Detailed explanation-3: -Culture can be defined as all the ways of life including arts, beliefs and institutions of a population that are passed down from generation to generation. Culture has been called “the way of life for an entire society.” As such, it includes codes of manners, dress, language, religion, rituals, art.

Detailed explanation-4: -Anthropologist E.B. Taylor referred to Culture as “that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by a man as a member of society, ‘’ a definition which Griswold notes is the “anthropological definition of culture” (Griswold 2012: 8).

Detailed explanation-5: -A culture represents the beliefs and practices of a group, while society represents the people who share those beliefs and practices. Neither society nor culture could exist without the other.

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