Exam 14: Culture

Gen enjoys owning a micro-refrigerator, which is small enough to fit almost anywhere. Gen believes that the efficient use of space is one of the characteristics that any good product should have. With respect to the functional areas of a cultural system, Gen is focusing on ________ as a variable in selecting products.

The systematic acquisition of a particular object or set of objects is called ________.

Movie and restaurant reviewers, magazine editors, retail buyers and DJ's are considered ________ because they filter information.

When Bob, a wealthy real estate investor, saw an inner city kid wearing a heavy gold chain with a medallion around his neck, Bob wanted the same for himself. Bob's behavior is best explained by the ________.

Romance novels often follow a cultural formula.

According to the trickle-down theory, fashion moves from the upper classes to the lower classes.

The Japanese greatly value products that make efficient use of space because of the cramped conditions in urban areas in Japan. This is an example of ________ in Japan's cultural system.

As a relationship grows and progresses, gift giving tends to become more ________.

The story goes that a young George Washington cut down his father's cherry tree with a hatchet. Young Washington was then asked who might have committed this act. Even though the boy feared punishment, George replied, "I cannot tell a lie; I cut down the cherry tree." This story has taken on mythical proportions in the United States. Which of the follow functions does the myth best match?

Differentiate between the trickle-down, trickle-up, and trickle-across theories as they apply to fashion.

The indulgence versus restraint dimension of Hofstede's Dimensions of National Culture deals with the extent to which a society allows relatively free gratification of basic and natural human drives related to enjoying life.

Every year, the students at a prestigious engineering school remove a car from the parking lot and place it on the highest point of the roof of the main engineering building. The students have been doing this for decades, but not once has anyone ever confided to an outsider how it was done. This is a classic example of a ritual.

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 best identifies the source of Sharon's feelings?

Explain the three distinct stages of gift-giving rituals.

A female writer applies a well-known myth of Western culture to a novel using modern characters. Use this concept of a culture production system (CP S) to explain how this writer will market her novel to readers.

________ is when ordinary objects, events, and even people take on sacred meaning.

Hofstede's Dimensions of National Culture organizes cross-cultural values based on power distance, individualism, masculinity, uncertainty avoidance, long-term orientation, and indulgence.

A professor was given an administrative warning after he made an inappropriate joke about Princess Diana shortly after her death. Students were likely upset because they saw Princess Diana as a profane individual worthy of special attention and respect.

Fashion with an extremely long acceptance cycle is considered to be classic.

________ is a myth that explains the origins of existence.