Exam 2: Characteristics-Of-Culture

A society is held together by a shared sense of identity and worldview.This collective body of ideas allows a society to make sense of the world,its challenges,and opportunities.It is known as:

People share the same culture if they:

Which of these incorrectly describes the Amish?

Cattle herding is the mainstay around which all of Kapauku Papuan society revolves.

Culture is an integrated and interrelated whole,which means that:

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

The most important symbolic aspect of culture is religion.

As a prelude to social interaction,Apache hosts feel compelled to offer their guest:

Which of the following statements about society and culture is incorrect?

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

A group of people without a common culture who are stranded together for a month on a desert island and who learn to work together for survival while they are there,may be said to constitute a society.

The Amish may be used as an example of subcultural variation because:

A culture must strike a balance between the needs and desires of the individual and those of society as a whole.

Because of the objectivity of anthropological training,anthropologists are able to eliminate the biases that might affect their descriptions of culture in the field.

All of the following are long-term challenges associated with high-yield marginal farmlands in the U.S.except:

The position that because cultures are unique,each one can be evaluated only according to its own standards and values is called:

Humans' major mode of adaptation,which enables them to live effectively in diverse environments,is:

As represented by the barrel model of culture,culture is an integrated system that responds to a combination of:

The ability to build homes and make clothing to insulate us against cold environments is a(n):

The most important symbolic aspect of culture is: