Exam 7: Dominant U.S.Cultural Patterns Using Value Orientation Theory

Space orientation is one of Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck's five value orientations.

Knowledge of the culture learned from the inside,seldom consciously discussed,is ______ knowledge.

U.S.cultural values include viewing time as a commodity and in a linear fashion.

In the United States,people have a strong faith in the ______ method of solving problems.

International ______ transportation makes it easier and less expensive to travel abroad than to rural U.S.locations.

The belief that possessions are important in life,which is a value that most of the rest of the world attributes to the United States,is ______.

The dominant language,the system of representative government,the structure of law,and the emphasis on individual liberty all derive from the ______ ideals formulated in England.

When time is thought of as a ______,as it is in the United States,one needs to be constantly aware of it so time clocks are everywhere.

People in the United States tend to have which of the following views on nature?

Challenges to the jury system may reflect changing beliefs about human rationality.

Regional differences in the United States can be accounted for in part by ______.

Emic knowledge is knowledge of the culture learned from the outside,often leaving some aspects puzzling.

What positive and negative consequences have resulted from the U.S.time orientation?

Cultures differ in the ______ of conformity.

Between 1968 and 2001,the percentage of U.S.college freshmen who said developing a meaningful philosophy of life was a top priority grew from 41% to 83%.

In regard to social class,a study found that children of professional parents heard six times more encouragements per hour than children from families receiving welfare.

Where did Irish and Scottish immigrants settle between 1717 and 1775?

Which indigenous Northeastern American group may have influenced the U.S.Constitution?

Discuss Indigenous Americans' influence on U.S.cultural patterns.

Discuss rationality in the United States and other Western cultures.