Question 1

Symbols are arbitrary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Distinguish between the terms "society" and "culture."

Accepted Answer

Society and culture are closely related

Question 3

Anthropologists say that "culture is learned and shared." What do they mean by this,and how does this occur?

Accepted Answer

Anthropologists mean that culture is not

Question 4

The most important symbolic aspect of culture is:

Accepted Answer

A) art. 
B) language. 
C) religion. 
D) money. 
E) politics. 
A) art. 
B) language. 
C) religion. 
D) money. 
E) politics.

Question 5

What is the measure of a society's success?

Accepted Answer

The measure of a society's success can b

Question 6

Apply the "barrel model of culture" to your own culture.

Accepted Answer

The "barrel model of culture" is a conce

Question 7

What does Laura Nader mean when she says that the beauty industry and many plastic surgeons are involved in "standardizing" bodies?

Accepted Answer

A) They focus on the cultural body,treating others as in need of changes and adjustments to be culturally normal. 
B) They are working to sell cosmetics only to people who meet cultural ideals and do not address their markets to other women. 
C) They are not interested in selling their products anywhere but in the United States. 
D) They work together and have the same advisory boards so that there will be no competition between each other's companies. 
E) They are working on cloning experiences so that future people will have a perfect body. 
A) They focus on the cultural body,treating others as in need of changes and adjustments to be culturally normal. 
B) They are working to sell cosmetics only to people who meet cultural ideals and do not address their markets to other women. 
C) They are not interested in selling their products anywhere but in the United States. 
D) They work together and have the same advisory boards so that there will be no competition between each other's companies. 
E) They are working on cloning experiences so that future people will have a perfect body.

Question 8

A larger culture is more likely to tolerate a subculture if their values and physical appearance are similar.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of these incorrectly describes the Amish?

Accepted Answer

A) They originated in Western Europe. 
B) They have strong pacifist beliefs. 
C) There are more than one million in the United States today. 
D) They primarily live in the mid-Atlantic and Midwest of the United States. 
E) They prohibit marrying outside the group. 
A) They originated in Western Europe. 
B) They have strong pacifist beliefs. 
C) There are more than one million in the United States today. 
D) They primarily live in the mid-Atlantic and Midwest of the United States. 
E) They prohibit marrying outside the group.

Question 10

Why is language the most important symbolic aspect of culture?

Accepted Answer

Language is often considered the most im

Question 11

The gradual process of making beneficial adjustments to the environment is called:

Accepted Answer

A) adjustment. 
B) adaption. 
C) adaptation. 
D) acclimatization. 
E) alteration. 
A) adjustment. 
B) adaption. 
C) adaptation. 
D) acclimatization. 
E) alteration.

Question 12

Cultures respond to motions and actions within and around them because they are:

Accepted Answer

A) symbolic. 
B) functional. 
C) ethnocentric. 
D) dynamic. 
E) integrated. 
A) symbolic. 
B) functional. 
C) ethnocentric. 
D) dynamic. 
E) integrated.

Question 13

Using the Amish as an example of subcultural variation,discuss the factors that seem to determine whether or not subcultural variation is tolerated by the larger culture.Compare the Amish with another group less well tolerated in our own society.

Accepted Answer

The Amish are a unique subculture within

Question 14

To say that culture is shared means that all members of a society behave in the same way.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Among the Kapauku Papuans of New Guinea,the fact that an attempt to eliminate warfare (which would create a balanced sex ratio)would affect the practice of polygyny,which would affect the economy (since women raise pigs,and the more wives a man has,the more pigs he can keep),shows that culture is:

Accepted Answer

A) materialistic. 
B) relative. 
C) pluralistic. 
D) integrated. 
E) enculturated. 
A) materialistic. 
B) relative. 
C) pluralistic. 
D) integrated. 
E) enculturated.

Question 16

What does it mean to say that a culture has adaptive characteristics?

Accepted Answer

When we say that a culture has adaptive

Question 17

Explain how ethnocentrism impacts culture change.

Accepted Answer

Ethnocentrism impacts culture change in

Question 18

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A) All culture is learned. 
B) All learned behavior is cultural. 
C) Culture is humankind's "social heredity." 
D) Culture is not biologically inherited. 
E) Culture is transmitted from one generation to the next through enculturation. 
A) All culture is learned. 
B) All learned behavior is cultural. 
C) Culture is humankind's "social heredity." 
D) Culture is not biologically inherited. 
E) Culture is transmitted from one generation to the next through enculturation.

Question 19

The belief that one's own way of life is superior to others is called:

Accepted Answer

A) ethnocentrism. 
B) cultural relativism. 
C) egocentrism. 
D) kulturpride. 
E) ethnicity. 
A) ethnocentrism. 
B) cultural relativism. 
C) egocentrism. 
D) kulturpride. 
E) ethnicity.

Question 20

How can we evaluate how adaptive a culture is for its people? What are the signs of a culture that is functioning well and one that is stressed?

Accepted Answer

Evaluating how adaptive a culture is for

Exam 13: Characteristics of Culture

Symbols are arbitrary.

Distinguish between the terms "society" and "culture."

Anthropologists say that "culture is learned and shared." What do they mean by this,and how does this occur?

The most important symbolic aspect of culture is:

What is the measure of a society's success?

Apply the "barrel model of culture" to your own culture.

What does Laura Nader mean when she says that the beauty industry and many plastic surgeons are involved in "standardizing" bodies?

A larger culture is more likely to tolerate a subculture if their values and physical appearance are similar.

Which of these incorrectly describes the Amish?

Why is language the most important symbolic aspect of culture?

The gradual process of making beneficial adjustments to the environment is called:

Cultures respond to motions and actions within and around them because they are:

Using the Amish as an example of subcultural variation,discuss the factors that seem to determine whether or not subcultural variation is tolerated by the larger culture.Compare the Amish with another group less well tolerated in our own society.

To say that culture is shared means that all members of a society behave in the same way.

Among the Kapauku Papuans of New Guinea,the fact that an attempt to eliminate warfare (which would create a balanced sex ratio)would affect the practice of polygyny,which would affect the economy (since women raise pigs,and the more wives a man has,the more pigs he can keep),shows that culture is:

What does it mean to say that a culture has adaptive characteristics?

Explain how ethnocentrism impacts culture change.

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

The belief that one's own way of life is superior to others is called:

How can we evaluate how adaptive a culture is for its people? What are the signs of a culture that is functioning well and one that is stressed?

The Essence of Anthropology

Biology, Genetics, and Evolution

Living Primates

Primate Behavior

Field Methods in Archaeology and Paleoanthropology

From First Primates to First Bipeds

Origins of the Genus Homo

The Global Expansion of Homo Sapiens and Their Technology

The Neolithic Revolution: the Domestication of Plants and Animals

The Emergence of Cities and States

Modern Human Diversity: Race and Racism

Human Adaptation to a Changing World

Ethnographic Research: Its History, Methods, and Theories

Language and Communication

Social Identity, Personality, and Gender

Patterns of Subsistence

Economic Systems

Sex, Marriage, and Family

Kinship and Descent

Grouping by Gender, Age, Common Interest, and Social Status

Politics, Power, War, and Peace

Spirituality, Religion, and Shamanism

The Arts

Processes of Cultural Change

Global Challenges, Local Responses, and the Role of Anthropology

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