Exam 4: Recognizing Culture

Norms are based on social expectations.

What is transmitted when children are taught to look someone in the eyes when speaking to them?

Compare and contrast multiculturalism with counterculture. Provide examples of each in your descriptions.

Cultures in horticultural/pastoral societies are most likely to focus on ______ .

When society deems hard work and honesty as an attribute, they are assigning a(n) ______ to those categories of behavior.

Subcultures are groups that work against the main culture.

A belief is defined as ______.

An individual who is able to accurately read the cues given off by others ______.

People in multicultural societies respect differing cultures and honor their unique contributions to a larger, "umbrella" culture.

A teenager talks with her parents about which college would be the best for her to attend. Her parents argue that she should attend a local college in order to save money by living at home, while she believes that she needs to learn how to take care of herself while attending an out-of-state college. The teenager is exhibiting ______.

High culture includes fine arts and foods.

In the United States, giving someone a thumbs up is a positive sign, but in Iraq it has an entirely different meaning. This demonstrates ______.

A group or society's way of life, including characteristics that make it different from other groups or societies, refers to ______.

Explain the relationship between cultural capital and fiscal capital.

Social intelligence requires a high level of ______ capital to be able to understand cues in society, such as how to dress and what is acceptable appearance.

Social intelligence is the ability to understand social relationships and act accordingly.

After a shooting at a high school, students protested at the state offices carrying signs that said, "NO MORE!" These signs are symbols.

When a person uses an expression such as, "Everyone loves ice cream!" that individual is demonstrating the concept of ______.

Give examples of cultural capital, and provide an example of how one of these can influence a person's place in society.

Hortense's family has advanced tools for raising crops, resulting in more food than they can consume. The extra food is sold or traded for material goods. Hortense lives in a(n) ______ society.