Question 1

Which of the following statements is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Subcultural groups always have separate religious affiliations. 
B) Ethnic groups live outside of national borders. 
C) Subcultural groups have biological differences that ethnic groups do not have. 
D) Ethnic groups collectively and publicly identify themselves as distinct. 
E) Subcultural groups collectively and publicly identify themselves as distinct. 
A) Subcultural groups always have separate religious affiliations. 
B) Ethnic groups live outside of national borders. 
C) Subcultural groups have biological differences that ethnic groups do not have. 
D) Ethnic groups collectively and publicly identify themselves as distinct. 
E) Subcultural groups collectively and publicly identify themselves as distinct. D

Question 2

Cross-cultural studies show that homicide rates mostly decline after the death penalty is abolished.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Most cultures are ethnocentric.In fact,the way that most societies name and refer to themselves is typically a word that translates into:

Accepted Answer

A) funny talkers. 
B) the only adults. 
C) true gods. 
D) all people. 
E) true human beings. 
A) funny talkers. 
B) the only adults. 
C) true gods. 
D) all people. 
E) true human beings. E

Question 4

Symbols are arbitrary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Everything that humans do well is adaptive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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 7

The cultural definitions of what it means to be a male or female today:

Accepted Answer

A) are determined by biological differences. 
B) are independent of biological differences. 
C) stem from biological differences that are less significant today. 
D) developed about 60 million years ago when our species first emerged. 
E) have no relationship to sex. 
A) are determined by biological differences. 
B) are independent of biological differences. 
C) stem from biological differences that are less significant today. 
D) developed about 60 million years ago when our species first emerged. 
E) have no relationship to sex.

Question 8

Behavior that has been adaptive at one time may become maladaptive later.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The "Living Bridge" in Meghalaya,India is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) cultural adaptation. 
B) ethnocentrism. 
C) symbol. 
D) pluralism. 
E) cultural relativism. 
A) cultural adaptation. 
B) ethnocentrism. 
C) symbol. 
D) pluralism. 
E) cultural relativism.

Question 10

All of the following are common causes of cultural change except:

Accepted Answer

A) ecological shifts. 
B) cultural relativism. 
C) foreign invasion. 
D) new trade goods. 
E) new technology. 
A) ecological shifts. 
B) cultural relativism. 
C) foreign invasion. 
D) new trade goods. 
E) new technology.

Question 11

Bronislaw Malinowski used standard methods of fieldwork for his work among the Trobriand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A set of cultural ideas held by a group that collectively and publicly identifies itself as distinct based on shared features is called:

Accepted Answer

A) tradition. 
B) custom. 
C) subculture. 
D) culture. 
E) ethnicity. 
A) tradition. 
B) custom. 
C) subculture. 
D) culture. 
E) ethnicity.

Question 13

A sound,emblem,or other sign that is arbitrarily linked to something else and represents it in a meaningful way is called a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) myth. 
B) symbol. 
C) omen. 
D) subculture. 
E) ethnic group. 
A) myth. 
B) symbol. 
C) omen. 
D) subculture. 
E) ethnic group.

Question 14

Though pastoral nomadic peoples are often blamed for causing environmental degradation,the fault is often not theirs.Rather,in areas such as sub-Saharan Africa it is caused by:

Accepted Answer

A) unrestricted development. 
B) a tremendous increase in tourism. 
C) the ever-burgeoning use of off road vehicles. 
D) governments that restrict their movements causing overgrazing. 
E) global warming. 
A) unrestricted development. 
B) a tremendous increase in tourism. 
C) the ever-burgeoning use of off road vehicles. 
D) governments that restrict their movements causing overgrazing. 
E) global warming.

Question 15

States are socially organized bodies of people who share ethnicity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Most cultures are ethnocentric.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The process by which culture is transmitted from one generation to the next is called:

Accepted Answer

A) enculturation. 
B) pluralism. 
C) adaptation. 
D) cultural relativism. 
E) subcultural variation. 
A) enculturation. 
B) pluralism. 
C) adaptation. 
D) cultural relativism. 
E) subcultural variation.

Question 18

As a result of work,in 1981,the Apaches were able to move into houses that had been designed with their participation,for their specific needs.

Accepted Answer

A) Walter Goldschmidt's 
B) George Esber's 
C) David Maybury-Lewis's 
D) Bronislaw Malinowski's 
E) Margaret Mead's 
A) Walter Goldschmidt's 
B) George Esber's 
C) David Maybury-Lewis's 
D) Bronislaw Malinowski's 
E) Margaret Mead's

Question 19

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 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following statements is correct?

Cross-cultural studies show that homicide rates mostly decline after the death penalty is abolished.

Most cultures are ethnocentric.In fact,the way that most societies name and refer to themselves is typically a word that translates into:

Symbols are arbitrary.

Everything that humans do well is adaptive.

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

The cultural definitions of what it means to be a male or female today:

Behavior that has been adaptive at one time may become maladaptive later.

The "Living Bridge" in Meghalaya,India is an example of:

All of the following are common causes of cultural change except:

Bronislaw Malinowski used standard methods of fieldwork for his work among the Trobriand.

A set of cultural ideas held by a group that collectively and publicly identifies itself as distinct based on shared features is called:

A sound,emblem,or other sign that is arbitrarily linked to something else and represents it in a meaningful way is called a(n):

Though pastoral nomadic peoples are often blamed for causing environmental degradation,the fault is often not theirs.Rather,in areas such as sub-Saharan Africa it is caused by:

States are socially organized bodies of people who share ethnicity.

Most cultures are ethnocentric.

The process by which culture is transmitted from one generation to the next is called:

As a result of work,in 1981,the Apaches were able to move into houses that had been designed with their participation,for their specific needs.

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.

The-Essence-Of-Anthropology

Ethnographic Research: Its History, methods, and Theories

Becoming Human: the Origin and Diversity of Our Species

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 Class

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Spirituality, religion, and Shamanism

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Exam 2: Characteristics-Of-Culture

Which of the following statements is correct?

Cross-cultural studies show that homicide rates mostly decline after the death penalty is abolished.

Most cultures are ethnocentric.In fact,the way that most societies name and refer to themselves is typically a word that translates into:

Symbols are arbitrary.

Everything that humans do well is adaptive.

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

The cultural definitions of what it means to be a male or female today:

Behavior that has been adaptive at one time may become maladaptive later.

The "Living Bridge" in Meghalaya,India is an example of:

All of the following are common causes of cultural change except:

Bronislaw Malinowski used standard methods of fieldwork for his work among the Trobriand.

A set of cultural ideas held by a group that collectively and publicly identifies itself as distinct based on shared features is called:

A sound,emblem,or other sign that is arbitrarily linked to something else and represents it in a meaningful way is called a(n):

Though pastoral nomadic peoples are often blamed for causing environmental degradation,the fault is often not theirs.Rather,in areas such as sub-Saharan Africa it is caused by:

States are socially organized bodies of people who share ethnicity.

Most cultures are ethnocentric.

The process by which culture is transmitted from one generation to the next is called:

As a result of work,in 1981,the Apaches were able to move into houses that had been designed with their participation,for their specific needs.

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.

The-Essence-Of-Anthropology

Ethnographic Research: Its History, methods, and Theories

Becoming Human: the Origin and Diversity of Our Species

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 Class

Politics Power War and Peace

Spirituality, religion, and Shamanism

The-Arts

Processes of Cultural Change

Global Challenges, local Responses, and the Role of Anthropology

Filters