Question 1

How has the United Nations defined female genital mutilation (FGM)?

Accepted Answer

A)  as cultural diversification 
B)  as ethnocentrism 
C)  as cultural assimilation 
D)  as violence against women 
A)  as cultural diversification 
B)  as ethnocentrism 
C)  as cultural assimilation 
D)  as violence against women D

Question 2

Due to an increasing emphasis on individuality and personal expression, people refuse to allow themselves to associate their status and identity with commercial products.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

According to the textbook, which of the following processes destroys political, economic, and cultural isolation?

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural fragmentation 
B)  multiculturalism 
C)  industrialization 
D)  globalization 
A)  cultural fragmentation 
B)  multiculturalism 
C)  industrialization 
D)  globalization D

Question 4

What type of cultures are said to be subversive because they oppose dominant values and seek to replace them?

Accepted Answer

A)  countercultures 
B)  class cultures 
C)  high cultures 
D)  subcultures 
A)  countercultures 
B)  class cultures 
C)  high cultures 
D)  subcultures

Question 5

A child looks at a writing instrument that has a sharp tip, a graphite core, and an eraser on the end. She calls it a "pencil." What process has occurred?

Accepted Answer

A)  operationalization 
B)  instrumentation 
C)  abstraction 
D)  non-material production 
A)  operationalization 
B)  instrumentation 
C)  abstraction 
D)  non-material production

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of ethnocentrism?

Accepted Answer

A)  appreciating another culture's practices as superior to those of your culture 
B)  translating a book from another language into English 
C)  Indigenous peoples rejecting city life on the basis of traditional values 
D)  cooking or dining out to experience ethnically different foods 
A)  appreciating another culture's practices as superior to those of your culture 
B)  translating a book from another language into English 
C)  Indigenous peoples rejecting city life on the basis of traditional values 
D)  cooking or dining out to experience ethnically different foods

Question 7

Understanding that le chat (French) and die katze (German) mean the same thing as cat is an example of which human capacity?

Accepted Answer

A)  communication 
B)  sanction 
C)  cooperation 
D)  abstraction 
A)  communication 
B)  sanction 
C)  cooperation 
D)  abstraction

Question 8

The practice of cow worship in India is based on religious beliefs and is by its very nature an irrational tradition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Why is English the dominant language around the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  because English is the superior language in which to conduct business 
B)  because of the impact of biculturalism over the last 100 years 
C)  because of the economic, political, and cultural influence of Great Britain and the United States over the past 200 years 
D)  because of the great influence of non-English European countries over the past 200 years 
A)  because English is the superior language in which to conduct business 
B)  because of the impact of biculturalism over the last 100 years 
C)  because of the economic, political, and cultural influence of Great Britain and the United States over the past 200 years 
D)  because of the great influence of non-English European countries over the past 200 years

Question 10

Among ancient Egyptian rulers, siblings were considered preferred marriage partners. Which of the following best characterizes incest in this social group?

Accepted Answer

A)  belief 
B)  taboo 
C)  value 
D)  folkway 
A)  belief 
B)  taboo 
C)  value 
D)  folkway

Question 11

High culture belongs to all classes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Americans are now more deferential to traditional institutional authority than Canadians are.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is a main characteristic of consumerism?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is inevitable. 
B)  It is a source of constraint. 
C)  It is the main cause of commodification. 
D)  It is a source of freedom. 
A)  It is inevitable. 
B)  It is a source of constraint. 
C)  It is the main cause of commodification. 
D)  It is a source of freedom.

Question 14

Why do countercultures and subcultures often end up integrated into the mainstream culture? Illustrate your answer with an example of a well-known counterculture or subculture.

Accepted Answer

Countercultures and subcultures often en

Question 15

When Travis holds up two fingers in the "peace sign," what is he using?

Accepted Answer

A)  an archetype 
B)  a symbol 
C)  a norm 
D)  methods 
A)  an archetype 
B)  a symbol 
C)  a norm 
D)  methods

Question 16

Which of the following is an example of a folkway?

Accepted Answer

A)  prohibition of incest 
B)  prohibition of drunk driving 
C)  avoiding facial tattooing 
D)  avoiding plagiarism in academic work 
A)  prohibition of incest 
B)  prohibition of drunk driving 
C)  avoiding facial tattooing 
D)  avoiding plagiarism in academic work

Question 17

According to evolutionary psychologists' arguments, what happens to behaviour that increases the survival of the species?

Accepted Answer

A)  It must change. 
B)  It is unlikely to change. 
C)  It will change soon. 
D)  It will change eventually. 
A)  It must change. 
B)  It is unlikely to change. 
C)  It will change soon. 
D)  It will change eventually.

Question 18

Cow worship in India seems irrational to most Canadians. What is this typical Canadian perspective an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnocentrism 
B)  cultural dissonance 
C)  culture shock 
D)  cultural lag 
A)  ethnocentrism 
B)  cultural dissonance 
C)  culture shock 
D)  cultural lag

Question 19

The fact that a Canadian-born English speaker can understand this sentence illustrates the power of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  education 
B)  society 
C)  culture 
D)  family 
A)  education 
B)  society 
C)  culture 
D)  family

Question 20

"Modern globalized culture allows people to be eclectic about preferences in music, but at the same time it limits mainstream lifestyle to one of consumerism in a capitalist society." What effect of culture has been identified in the preceding statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Modern culture is both freeing and constraining. 
B)  Modern culture is fed by a barrage of media messages. 
C)  Globalization is resulting in a more heterogeneous world. 
D)  Globalization is resulting in a more homogeneous world. 
A)  Modern culture is both freeing and constraining. 
B)  Modern culture is fed by a barrage of media messages. 
C)  Globalization is resulting in a more heterogeneous world. 
D)  Globalization is resulting in a more homogeneous world.

Exam 3: Culture

How has the United Nations defined female genital mutilation (FGM)?

Due to an increasing emphasis on individuality and personal expression, people refuse to allow themselves to associate their status and identity with commercial products.

According to the textbook, which of the following processes destroys political, economic, and cultural isolation?

What type of cultures are said to be subversive because they oppose dominant values and seek to replace them?

A child looks at a writing instrument that has a sharp tip, a graphite core, and an eraser on the end. She calls it a "pencil." What process has occurred?

Which of the following is an example of ethnocentrism?

Understanding that le chat (French) and die katze (German) mean the same thing as cat is an example of which human capacity?

The practice of cow worship in India is based on religious beliefs and is by its very nature an irrational tradition.

Why is English the dominant language around the world?

Among ancient Egyptian rulers, siblings were considered preferred marriage partners. Which of the following best characterizes incest in this social group?

High culture belongs to all classes.

Americans are now more deferential to traditional institutional authority than Canadians are.

What is a main characteristic of consumerism?

Why do countercultures and subcultures often end up integrated into the mainstream culture? Illustrate your answer with an example of a well-known counterculture or subculture.

When Travis holds up two fingers in the "peace sign," what is he using?

Which of the following is an example of a folkway?

According to evolutionary psychologists' arguments, what happens to behaviour that increases the survival of the species?

Cow worship in India seems irrational to most Canadians. What is this typical Canadian perspective an example of?

The fact that a Canadian-born English speaker can understand this sentence illustrates the power of which of the following?

"Modern globalized culture allows people to be eclectic about preferences in music, but at the same time it limits mainstream lifestyle to one of consumerism in a capitalist society." What effect of culture has been identified in the preceding statement?

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