Deck 3: E: Culture

Question 1

Write an essay that highlights the different insights about culture that come from the structural functional approach,the social-conflict approach,and the sociobiology approach.Is one theoretical approach more right than another? Or does each approach offer insights that are complementary? Explain your position.

Answer 1

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Question 2

How does ideal culture differ from real culture? Illustrate your essay using three examples of how ideal and real culture differ in Canadian society.

Answer 2

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Question 3

"Human nature is the development of culture." Explain how human beings came to be the only creatures to make use of culture as a strategy for survival.

Answer 3

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Question 4

Identify at least one positive and one negative consequence of declaring English as the only "official" language of Canada.Why do some people strongly support this goal? Why do others strongly oppose it?

Question 5

How do cultural values differ in low-income nations and in high-income nations? What reasons can you provide for this difference?

Question 6

How different are Canadians and Americans in the twenty-first century? Discuss BOTH our similarities and our differences,as well as where these similarities and differences have their roots.