Quiz 2 (due Week 4)
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Question 1 of 20
According to Gartman (2012), the two most powerful and comprehensive theories of culture
in modern sociology are those authored by
A.Pierre Bourdieu and Theodor
Adorno
B.Karl Marx and Theodor Adorno
C.Karl Marx and Pierre Bourdieu
D.Theodor Adorno and Jurgen
Habermas
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Question 2 of 20
Points
According to Gartman, Adorno’s “specialty” field was
A.cinema
B.music
C.sculpture
D.romance
novels
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Question 3 of 20
Points
According to Gartman (2012), Adorno claims that the leveling of differences between high
and low culture results from
A.the mass production of new art forms
B.the mass distribution of older forms of art, such as
classical music
C.interest of lower classes in high culture
D.only A and B
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Points Question 4 of 20
Gartman (2012) argues that the most important of Bourdieu’s differences from Adorno is
that unlike for Adorno, for Bourdieu the problem with modern culture is
A.not its collapsed and standardized sameness, but its hierarchical and
differentiated nature, which makes some seem superior to others
B.its standardization and repetitiveness
C.its articulation
D.its egalitarian character
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Question 5 of 20
Points
According to Gartman (2012), in his later work, Bourdieu argues that authentic culture is
A.the product of effort and labor
B.the effect of endless series of refusals of mere animal
pleasures
C.result of disinterested efforts humans impose on
themselves
D.all of the above
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Question 6 of 20
Points
According to Gartman (2012), one major difference that separates Bourdieu and Adorno, is
A.their analysis of the supply side of the
market
B.their analysis of the demand side of the
market
C.their view of culture
D.none of the above
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Question 7 of 20
Points
According to Gartman (2012), contrary to Bourdieu, Adorno argues that
A.working class does not understand the value of true art B.working class is united in rejecting the superficiality of popular culture
C.the working class has a structurally determined taste for kitsch and
diversion
D.the working class does not have a structurally determined taste for kitsch
and diversion
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Question 8 of 20
Points
Gartman (2012) argues that the Frankfurt School paid more attention than most Marxistinspired theories to the
A.importance of the natural world
B.relationship between class domination and the domination of nature
C.conceptualization of the natural world as a mere means to achieve externally
imposed human ends
D.all of the above
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Question 9 of 20
Points
Gartman (2012) explains that neither Bourdieu nor Adorno offer practical prescriptions for
creating critical culture, but mainly
A.offer critiques of existing culture, which supports the unequal and oppressive
status quo of society
B.analyze selective forms of culture
C.critique the use of technology in cultural production
D.none of the above
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Question 10 of 20
Points
According to Gartman (2012), Bourdieu’s theory with support from Adorno’s implies several
conditions for the construction of critical culture with the potential to transform society.
These conditions include
A.autonomy and diversity of producers
B.more public funding for works outside the market
C.availability of high culture to all
D.only A and B
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Question 11 of 20
Points
According to Beltran (2005), the recent Hollywood trend of casting multiethnic actors reflects
Answer: (p. 50)
A.shifts in U.S. ethnic demographics and ethnic
identity
B.reinforces the notions of white centrism
C.embodies contemporary concerns regarding
ethnicity
D.all of the above
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Question 12 of 20
Beltran (2005), that in 1980, urban-centered movies Points A.become more politically incisive
B.often portrayed white police officers partnered with African
Americans
C.addressed racial issues in a complex way
D.none of the above
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Question 13 of 20
Points
Beltran (2005) argues that the racial mix of the urban action film changed dramatically in
A.late 1990s
B.early
1990s
C.late 1980s
D.early
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Question 14 of Points 20
According to Beltran, in the film Romeo Must Die, whites are seldom seen
A.and do not matter for the main story line
B.but dominate the narrative environment
C.but are reflected in the character of Jet Li who is elevated to symbolic
whiteness
D.Only B and C
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Question 15 of 20
Beltran explains that in the movie The Fast and the Furious, white characters Points A.ostensibly rule the drag-racing subculture but in real life play
marginal roles
B.are completely absent
C.do not dominate the multiracial characters
D.are central
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Question 16 of 20
According to Martinez (1997), oppositional culture formed in reaction to
A.urban decay
B.racial formation
C.institutional
discrimination
D.all of the above
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Question 17 of 20
Points
Martinez explains that oppositional culture can take the following form(s)
A.extended kinship Points networks
B.civil rights movements
C.artistic and cultural
expression
D.all of the above Question 18 of 20
According to Martinez, much of contemporary discourse on rap agrees that rap 5.0 Points A.is the voice of urban African American youth and a form of resistance to and
survival within the dominant social order
B.has been corrupted by the commercial success of rappers
C.is not a part of mainstream culture
D.none of the above
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Question 19 of 20
According to Martinez, hip hop culture includes the following cultural form(s) Points A.graffiti
B.breakdancing
C.rap
D.all of the
above
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Question 20 of 20
Points
According to Martinez, the lyrical analysis of rap music reveals that the songs describe the
social reality of life in the inner city slum and include the following theme(s)
A.fear of a corrupt system that plans
genocide
B.anger at racism and lost opportunities
C.disillusionment with the health care system
D.all of the above

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