Exam 16: Research Methods

Once an object or event has become sacred to members of a culture, it remains sacred within that culture.

Nathalie has very long hair, and brushes it fifty strokes in the morning and another fifty at night to keep it looking beautiful. She is performing a/an:

Which of the following correctly identifies the three stages of gift- giving rituals:

Describe the difference between an enacted norm and a crescive norm. Indicate forms that the crescive norm may take.

It is not too much to say that when tourists travel, they occupy sacred time and space.

Consumer fairy tales are a type of myth.

A set of moral, aesthetic and evaluative principles is termed:

Jews do not eat pork. This is an example of a custom.

Which of the following does NOT display characteristics of sacred properties and/or rituals:

Although every culture is different, several dimensions appear to account for much of the variability among different cultures. Which of the following would not be among those dimensions?

Sidney went to court to fight his speeding ticket. This is an example of what ritual type:

Define monomyth. Give an illustration.

Which functional area of culture is most related to the idea of a common worldview?

Preposterous as it may seem, a woman claims to have one of Elvis' toenails preserved among her souvenirs. The process whereby an ordinary object becomes sacralized, moving from profane to sacred status, occurred when this fan started a of Elvis memorabilia.

Sharon is upset with her secretary. Though everyone in the office agreed not to give Christmas presents this year, Sharon's secretary gave her an expensive bottle of perfume. Which of the following terms most likely describes Sharon's feelings of concern?

Thomas and his family recently toured the Gettysburg battlefield on their vacation. The area was rich in history and memory. While walking, Thomas remembered all the accounts of the battle that he had read in school. He finally understood why this place had such a special meaning in American history and to Americans in general. Thomas's tour and thoughts were examples of what might occur in which of the following consumption situations?

Which of the following includes the three stages of a consumer's rites of passage:

Profane consumption involves use of vulgar objects such as pornography.

Mealtimes, bedtimes and birthdays are all associated with the ritual type.

While on vacation in southern Asia, Charles was shocked to see the body of a worker that was left alongside the road until the other workers finished the needed road repair. Charles misperceived the situation because his cultural conventions were different from those of the culture he was visiting.