Question 1

The Kuchi are nomadic pastoralists who are found primarily in:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Afghanistan 
B) ​China 
C) ​Brazil 
D) ​Australia 
A) ​Afghanistan 
B) ​China 
C) ​Brazil 
D) ​Australia

Question 2

Society can best be described as a group of individuals who:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​are human and have culture 
B) ​live in an urban environment 
C) ​share a common territory, language, and culture 
D) ​live together at least one generation 
A) ​are human and have culture 
B) ​live in an urban environment 
C) ​share a common territory, language, and culture 
D) ​live together at least one generation

Question 3

Which of the following is not an area in which Amish are frequently located?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Illinois 
B) ​Ohio 
C) ​Pennsylvania 
D) ​Montana 
A) ​Illinois 
B) ​Ohio 
C) ​Pennsylvania 
D) ​Montana

Question 4

China has fifty-five officially recognized nationalities with ethnic groups speaking different languages and having different cultural traditions practicing a wide array of religions. China is an example of a(n):​

Accepted Answer

A) ​pluralistic society 
B) ​enculturated society 
C) ​acculturated society 
D) ​ethnocentric society 
A) ​pluralistic society 
B) ​enculturated society 
C) ​acculturated society 
D) ​ethnocentric society

Question 5

Which of the following statement is not true?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Behavior that is adaptive in the short run may not be adaptive over time. 
B) ​What is adaptive in one context may not be adaptive in another context. 
C) ​All surviving cultures are adaptive by nature. 
D) ​Some cultural practices are maladaptive and end up creating new problems. 
A) ​Behavior that is adaptive in the short run may not be adaptive over time. 
B) ​What is adaptive in one context may not be adaptive in another context. 
C) ​All surviving cultures are adaptive by nature. 
D) ​Some cultural practices are maladaptive and end up creating new problems.

Question 6

An occupational group tends to be classified as a(n):​

Accepted Answer

A) ​subculture 
B) ​culture 
C) ​society 
D) ​ethnic group 
A) ​subculture 
B) ​culture 
C) ​society 
D) ​ethnic group

Question 7

Which of the following forces has caused the greatest acceleration in culture change today?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​advent of capitalism 
B) ​decline of productive lands 
C) ​population growth 
D) ​globalization 
A) ​advent of capitalism 
B) ​decline of productive lands 
C) ​population growth 
D) ​globalization

Question 8

English is a set of symbols.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The United States contains many different subcultures.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is the difference between sex and gender?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Sex is the accumulation of all biological differences between individuals. 
B) ​Sex is the combination of cultural meanings assigned to the biological differentiation between the genders. 
C) ​Gender is the combination of cultural meaning assigned to the biological differentiation between the sexes. 
D) ​There is no difference between these concepts. 
A) ​Sex is the accumulation of all biological differences between individuals. 
B) ​Sex is the combination of cultural meanings assigned to the biological differentiation between the genders. 
C) ​Gender is the combination of cultural meaning assigned to the biological differentiation between the sexes. 
D) ​There is no difference between these concepts.

Question 11

Which of the following statements is incorrect?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Instinctual behavior is not the same as culture. 
B) ​Culture within a society is not uniform across individuals. 
C) ​Every known human society exhibits culture. 
D) ​Most, but not all, societies give cultural meaning to differences between the sexes. 
A) ​Instinctual behavior is not the same as culture. 
B) ​Culture within a society is not uniform across individuals. 
C) ​Every known human society exhibits culture. 
D) ​Most, but not all, societies give cultural meaning to differences between the sexes.

Question 12

The gradual process of adjustment to local conditions is called:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​indoctrination 
B) ​adaptation 
C) ​recidivism 
D) ​acclimatization 
A) ​indoctrination 
B) ​adaptation 
C) ​recidivism 
D) ​acclimatization

Question 13

All of the following are characteristic of the majority of women who choose breast implantation except:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​they are in their mid-30s 
B) ​they have two children 
C) ​they believe they suffer from hypertrophy 
D) ​they have a secure body image 
A) ​they are in their mid-30s 
B) ​they have two children 
C) ​they believe they suffer from hypertrophy 
D) ​they have a secure body image

Question 14

All cultures have a degree of ethnocentrism.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is cultural adaptation?​

Accepted Answer

It is a complex of ideas, acti

Question 16

Which of the following is a true statement?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Symbols are found only in religious and social areas of cultural life. 
B) ​Symbols form part of every aspect of culture. 
C) ​Symbols are defined by each culture and are not arbitrary. 
D) ​Symbols are always cross-cultural in meaning. 
A) ​Symbols are found only in religious and social areas of cultural life. 
B) ​Symbols form part of every aspect of culture. 
C) ​Symbols are defined by each culture and are not arbitrary. 
D) ​Symbols are always cross-cultural in meaning.

Question 17

Among the Kapauku, men must compensate their wives for caring for their pigs.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In the barrel model of culture, subsistence is considered part of the level called _______________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the barrel model of culture, subsistence...

Question 19

The "Anthropology Applied" story about building houses for Apache Indians reveals what?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​The Apache have no sense of etiquette or table manners because their cooking and living areas are not separated. 
B) ​The United States should try to make its subcultures more like mainstream culture. 
C) ​Participant observation has no practical purposes. 
D) ​Cultural and social patterns of behavior can be unconscious, but they have an impact on how we live and use space. 
A) ​The Apache have no sense of etiquette or table manners because their cooking and living areas are not separated. 
B) ​The United States should try to make its subcultures more like mainstream culture. 
C) ​Participant observation has no practical purposes. 
D) ​Cultural and social patterns of behavior can be unconscious, but they have an impact on how we live and use space.

Question 20

The most important (and largest) symbolic aspect of any culture is _______________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The most important (and largest) symbolic aspect...

The Kuchi are nomadic pastoralists who are found primarily in:

Society can best be described as a group of individuals who:

Which of the following is not an area in which Amish are frequently located?

China has fifty-five officially recognized nationalities with ethnic groups speaking different languages and having different cultural traditions practicing a wide array of religions. China is an example of a(n):

Which of the following statement is not true?

An occupational group tends to be classified as a(n):

Which of the following forces has caused the greatest acceleration in culture change today?

English is a set of symbols.

The United States contains many different subcultures.

What is the difference between sex and gender?

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

The gradual process of adjustment to local conditions is called:

All of the following are characteristic of the majority of women who choose breast implantation except:

All cultures have a degree of ethnocentrism.

What is cultural adaptation?

Which of the following is a true statement?

Among the Kapauku, men must compensate their wives for caring for their pigs.

In the barrel model of culture, subsistence is considered part of the level called _______________.

The "Anthropology Applied" story about building houses for Apache Indians reveals what?

The most important (and largest) symbolic aspect of any culture is _______________.

Thinking and Doing Anthropology

Biology Genetics and Evolution

Living Primates

Human Evolution

The Neolithic Revolution the Domestication of Plants and Animals

The Emergence of Cities and States

Modern Human Diversity Race and Racism

Language and Communication

Social Identity Personality and Gender

Subsistence and Exchange

Sex Marriage and Family

Kinship and Other Forms of Grouping

Politics Power and Violence

Spirituality and Religion

Global Changes and the Role of Anthropology

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Exam 8: The Characteristics of Culture

The Kuchi are nomadic pastoralists who are found primarily in:​

Society can best be described as a group of individuals who:​

Which of the following is not an area in which Amish are frequently located?​

China has fifty-five officially recognized nationalities with ethnic groups speaking different languages and having different cultural traditions practicing a wide array of religions. China is an example of a(n):​

Which of the following statement is not true?​

An occupational group tends to be classified as a(n):​

Which of the following forces has caused the greatest acceleration in culture change today?​

English is a set of symbols.

The United States contains many different subcultures.​

What is the difference between sex and gender?​

Which of the following statements is incorrect?​

The gradual process of adjustment to local conditions is called:​

All of the following are characteristic of the majority of women who choose breast implantation except:​

All cultures have a degree of ethnocentrism.​

What is cultural adaptation?​

Which of the following is a true statement?​

Among the Kapauku, men must compensate their wives for caring for their pigs.​

In the barrel model of culture, subsistence is considered part of the level called _______________.​

The "Anthropology Applied" story about building houses for Apache Indians reveals what?​

The most important (and largest) symbolic aspect of any culture is _______________.​

Thinking and Doing Anthropology

Biology Genetics and Evolution

Living Primates

Human Evolution

The Neolithic Revolution the Domestication of Plants and Animals

The Emergence of Cities and States

Modern Human Diversity Race and Racism

Language and Communication

Social Identity Personality and Gender

Subsistence and Exchange

Sex Marriage and Family

Kinship and Other Forms of Grouping

Politics Power and Violence

Spirituality and Religion

Global Changes and the Role of Anthropology

Filters

The Kuchi are nomadic pastoralists who are found primarily in:

Society can best be described as a group of individuals who:

Which of the following is not an area in which Amish are frequently located?

China has fifty-five officially recognized nationalities with ethnic groups speaking different languages and having different cultural traditions practicing a wide array of religions. China is an example of a(n):

Which of the following statement is not true?

An occupational group tends to be classified as a(n):

Which of the following forces has caused the greatest acceleration in culture change today?

The United States contains many different subcultures.

What is the difference between sex and gender?

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

The gradual process of adjustment to local conditions is called:

All of the following are characteristic of the majority of women who choose breast implantation except:

All cultures have a degree of ethnocentrism.

What is cultural adaptation?

Which of the following is a true statement?

Among the Kapauku, men must compensate their wives for caring for their pigs.

In the barrel model of culture, subsistence is considered part of the level called _______________.

The "Anthropology Applied" story about building houses for Apache Indians reveals what?

The most important (and largest) symbolic aspect of any culture is _______________.