Exam 8: The Characteristics of Culture

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When there are groups within the same society with distinctive sets of beliefs and behaviors related to different occupations or ancestry, we call these __________.​

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Distinguish between and define the following terms: infrastructure, social structure, and superstructure.​

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What is "FGM"?​

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In what ways can food itself be considered a cultural practice?​

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All cultures are:​

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​How can mild ethnocentrism be viewed as culturally adaptive?

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Which of the following best serves anthropologists in their study of another culture?​

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In most societies, the reward for adhering to culturally prescribed standards is:​

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What are the basic characteristics of culture?​​

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What is most characteristic about Apache dwellings?​

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The belief that one must suspend judgment on other people's cultures to understand them is called __________________________.​

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The primary argument associated with the barrel model of culture is that:​

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As the effects of globalization increase from moment to moment, what do you think is the ultimate fate of cultural diversity? How might this affect humans in the future?​

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All pluralistic societies are multiethnic.​

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What does Apache etiquette require?​

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A society's shared sense of identity and worldview is called_______________.​

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A culture can be considered essentially as a:​

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What is cultural relativism, and why is it central to the mission of anthropologists?​

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Many people consider their own nation superior to that of another. This is a form of __________.​

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Because of constant warfare and male dominance, it makes sense that the Kapaukans trace their descent through:​

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