Question 1

__________ focuses on how people with different motives, intentions, and degrees of power and influence manage to create and transform the society in which they live.

Accepted Answer

A) Cultural relativism 
B) Experimental anthropology 
C) Interpretive anthropology 
D) Neoevolutionism 
E) Practice theory 
A) Cultural relativism 
B) Experimental anthropology 
C) Interpretive anthropology 
D) Neoevolutionism 
E) Practice theory E

Question 2

Culture is transmitted in society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The nuclear family is a feature of all known cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

By definition, a symbol has an intrinsic and natural link to the thing it signifies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Cultural learning often occurs among nonhuman animals that live in groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The word cat is a symbol.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

____________ defines processes that are causing nations and people to be increasingly interlinked and mutually dependent.

Accepted Answer

A) Acculturation 
B) Diffusion 
C) Globalization 
D) Enculturation 
E) Independent invention 
A) Acculturation 
B) Diffusion 
C) Globalization 
D) Enculturation 
E) Independent invention

Question 8

Researchers have observed Japanese macaques making and using "termiting" sticks in the wild.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

__________ are cultural particularities.

Accepted Answer

A) Features of a culture that are isolated from other features in the same culture 
B) Features unique to a given culture, not shared with any others 
C) Different levels of culture 
D) The most general aspect of culture patterns 
E) Cultural features exhibited by individuals rather than groups 
A) Features of a culture that are isolated from other features in the same culture 
B) Features unique to a given culture, not shared with any others 
C) Different levels of culture 
D) The most general aspect of culture patterns 
E) Cultural features exhibited by individuals rather than groups

Question 10

The emergence of agriculture in of the Middle East and in Mexico is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) acculturation. 
B) enculturation. 
C) independent invention. 
D) colonization. 
E) diffusion. 
A) acculturation. 
B) enculturation. 
C) independent invention. 
D) colonization. 
E) diffusion.

Question 11

Individuals do not learn culture through

Accepted Answer

A) genetic transmission. 
B) unconscious acquisition. 
C) through observation. 
D) through direct instruction. 
E) conscious acquisition. 
A) genetic transmission. 
B) unconscious acquisition. 
C) through observation. 
D) through direct instruction. 
E) conscious acquisition.

Question 12

What people say they do or should do is

Accepted Answer

A) imagined culture. 
B) ethnocentrism. 
C) agency. 
D) ideal culture. 
E) verbal culture. 
A) imagined culture. 
B) ethnocentrism. 
C) agency. 
D) ideal culture. 
E) verbal culture.

Question 13

The statement, __________, is not true.

Accepted Answer

A) "cultural relativism argues that cultural values vary between cultures" 
B) "cultural relativism argues that some cultures are relatively better than others" 
C) "cultural relativism argues that we shouldn't use our own standards to judge conduct in other cultures" 
D) "cultural relativism argues that no one culture is better than any other" 
E) "cultural relativism argues that each culture is a unique, integrated whole" 
A) "cultural relativism argues that cultural values vary between cultures" 
B) "cultural relativism argues that some cultures are relatively better than others" 
C) "cultural relativism argues that we shouldn't use our own standards to judge conduct in other cultures" 
D) "cultural relativism argues that no one culture is better than any other" 
E) "cultural relativism argues that each culture is a unique, integrated whole"

Question 14

Ethnocentrism is defined as viewing another culture

Accepted Answer

A) by that culture's standards. 
B) in terms of your own culture and values. 
C) by government standards. 
D) by the universal moral code that we all follow. 
E) through rose-colored glasses. 
A) by that culture's standards. 
B) in terms of your own culture and values. 
C) by government standards. 
D) by the universal moral code that we all follow. 
E) through rose-colored glasses.

Question 15

Shared culture means that culture is

Accepted Answer

A) an attribute of particular individuals. 
B) an attribute of individuals as members of their groups. 
C) what ensures that all people raised in the same society have the same opinions. 
D) universally regarded as more important than the concept of the individual. 
E) imposed by more than one person. 
A) an attribute of particular individuals. 
B) an attribute of individuals as members of their groups. 
C) what ensures that all people raised in the same society have the same opinions. 
D) universally regarded as more important than the concept of the individual. 
E) imposed by more than one person.

Question 16

Diffusion plays an important role in spreading cultural traits around the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

__________ diffusion takes place when two cultures trade, intermarry, or wage war on one another.

Accepted Answer

A) Forced 
B) Direct 
C) Indirect 
D) Enculturated 
E) Bilateral 
A) Forced 
B) Direct 
C) Indirect 
D) Enculturated 
E) Bilateral

Question 18

Identify the defining attributes of culture, and provide examples of each attribute.Then, provide examples of each attribute.

Accepted Answer

The defining attributes of culture inclu

Question 19

The Internet has hindered the process of globalization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to anthropologists, cultures eventually become fixed traditions and stop changing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

__________ focuses on how people with different motives, intentions, and degrees of power and influence manage to create and transform the society in which they live.

Culture is transmitted in society.

The nuclear family is a feature of all known cultures.

By definition, a symbol has an intrinsic and natural link to the thing it signifies.

Cultural learning often occurs among nonhuman animals that live in groups.

The word cat is a symbol.

____________ defines processes that are causing nations and people to be increasingly interlinked and mutually dependent.

Researchers have observed Japanese macaques making and using "termiting" sticks in the wild.

__________ are cultural particularities.

The emergence of agriculture in of the Middle East and in Mexico is an example of

Individuals do not learn culture through

What people say they do or should do is

The statement, __________, is not true.

Ethnocentrism is defined as viewing another culture

Shared culture means that culture is

Diffusion plays an important role in spreading cultural traits around the world.

__________ diffusion takes place when two cultures trade, intermarry, or wage war on one another.

Identify the defining attributes of culture, and provide examples of each attribute.Then, provide examples of each attribute.

The Internet has hindered the process of globalization.

According to anthropologists, cultures eventually become fixed traditions and stop changing.

What Is Anthropology

Doing Anthropology

Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation

The Primates

Early Hominins

The Genus Homo

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

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Exam 2: Culture

__________ focuses on how people with different motives, intentions, and degrees of power and influence manage to create and transform the society in which they live.

Culture is transmitted in society.

The nuclear family is a feature of all known cultures.

By definition, a symbol has an intrinsic and natural link to the thing it signifies.

Cultural learning often occurs among nonhuman animals that live in groups.

The word cat is a symbol.

____________ defines processes that are causing nations and people to be increasingly interlinked and mutually dependent.

Researchers have observed Japanese macaques making and using "termiting" sticks in the wild.

__________ are cultural particularities.

The emergence of agriculture in of the Middle East and in Mexico is an example of

Individuals do not learn culture through

What people say they do or should do is

The statement, __________, is not true.

Ethnocentrism is defined as viewing another culture

Shared culture means that culture is

Diffusion plays an important role in spreading cultural traits around the world.

__________ diffusion takes place when two cultures trade, intermarry, or wage war on one another.

Identify the defining attributes of culture, and provide examples of each attribute.Then, provide examples of each attribute.

The Internet has hindered the process of globalization.

According to anthropologists, cultures eventually become fixed traditions and stop changing.

What Is Anthropology

Doing Anthropology

Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation

The Primates

Early Hominins

The Genus Homo

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters