Exam 3: Culture

What do we call the conclusion that experience,thought,and language interact?

Which of the following are Canadians more likely than Americans to favour?

Which of the following is a good reason for Aboriginal peoples to preserve their traditional languages?

According to the textbook,what is the precise regulation of time a manifestation of?

What argument do evolutionary psychologists provide for gender differences in promiscuity? Explain why you agree or disagree with their views.

According to the textbook,why is culture important?

How much evidence is there for a link between specific genes and specific social arrangements and behaviours?

When Travis holds up two fingers in the "peace sign," what is he using?

Daryl was a charismatic leader of a local anti-consumerist movement.His highly vocal,tattooed,and pierced presence was a constant nuisance to police and local politicians.He would regularly post clips he called "Speak Out,Don't Buy In" on YouTube.The clips soon received several million hits and brought Daryl to the attention of the marketing division of a large multinational clothing company that targeted youth.A representative of the company contacted Daryl and they worked out a deal to use some of his better-known slogans on a new line of t-shirts the company was producing in exchange for a large amount of cash.What process occurred in bringing Daryl from public nuisance to countercultural icon?

Language is a key component of the survival of any culture.Discuss this idea with regard to the impact of residential schools in Canada for First Nations children.

As a father,Adrian's cultural hero is the character Peter on the cartoon Family Guy.What does this indicate the onset of?

What is the primary problem that culture addresses?

What is postmodernism and what are some characteristics associated with it?

Which of the following is a criticism of multiculturalism discussed in the textbook?

More and more people are taking part in global resistance movements,engaging in protests against global capitalism and corporate greed.What is this global engagement indicative of?

Rosanne Barr,an American actor,was publicly denoucnced for making a mockery of the American anthem when she purposely sang the anthem off key.What type of cultural rule is she guilty of breaking?

Define what a rite of passage is and use an example from your personal life to illustrate this concept.

Explain what rationalization is and how McDonald's restaurants have become the epitome of rationalization.

According to the textbook,what level of experience do touch,taste,sight,sound,and smell comprise?

According to the textbook,how do most people respond to an event?