Question 1

Anthropologist Clifford Geertz defined culture as ideas based on cultural learning and symbols. What is a symbol?

Accepted Answer

A)  something verbal or nonverbal within a particular language or culture that comes to stand for something else, with no necessary or natural connection to the thing for which it stands 
B)  something verbal or nonverbal with a nonarbitrary association with what it symbolizes 
C)  a linguistic sign within a particular language that comes to stand for something else in another language 
D)  a distinctive or unique cultural trait, pattern, or integration that can be translated into other cultures 
E)  any element within a culture that distinguishes it from other cultures, precisely because it is difficult to translate 
A)  something verbal or nonverbal within a particular language or culture that comes to stand for something else, with no necessary or natural connection to the thing for which it stands 
B)  something verbal or nonverbal with a nonarbitrary association with what it symbolizes 
C)  a linguistic sign within a particular language that comes to stand for something else in another language 
D)  a distinctive or unique cultural trait, pattern, or integration that can be translated into other cultures 
E)  any element within a culture that distinguishes it from other cultures, precisely because it is difficult to translate

Question 2

Culture helps us define the world in which we live, to express feelings and ideas, and to guide our behavior and perceptions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In anthropology, cultural relativism is not a moral position but a methodological one. It states that

Accepted Answer

A)  to understand another culture fully, we must try to understand how the people in that culture see things. 
B)  because cultural values vary between cultures, they cannot be analyzed and compared. 
C)  to bring about desired cultural change, anthropologists should act as emissaries of the most evolved cultural values. 
D)  to understand another culture, we must use tactics to try to jar people so that their true views are revealed. 
E)  some cultures are relatively better than others. 
A)  to understand another culture fully, we must try to understand how the people in that culture see things. 
B)  because cultural values vary between cultures, they cannot be analyzed and compared. 
C)  to bring about desired cultural change, anthropologists should act as emissaries of the most evolved cultural values. 
D)  to understand another culture, we must use tactics to try to jar people so that their true views are revealed. 
E)  some cultures are relatively better than others.

Question 4

What is the term for the kind of cultural change that results when two or more cultures have consistent firsthand contact?

Accepted Answer

A)  colonization 
B)  imperialism 
C)  enculturation 
D)  independent invention 
E)  acculturation 
A)  colonization 
B)  imperialism 
C)  enculturation 
D)  independent invention 
E)  acculturation

Question 5

Indigenous cultures are at the mercy of the forces of globalization, as they can do nothing to stop threats to their cultural identity, autonomy, and livelihood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In many countries, use of the English language reflects a colonial history and is thus a consequence of forced diffusion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

While cultural abilities have a biological basis, they do not have an evolutionary basis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Culture is transmitted in society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of independent invention, the process by which people in different societies have innovated and changed in similar but independent ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  language 
B)  culture 
C)  agriculture 
D)  globalization 
E)  acculturation 
A)  language 
B)  culture 
C)  agriculture 
D)  globalization 
E)  acculturation

Question 10

Human rights are seen as inalienable. This means that

Accepted Answer

A)  no one can abuse them. 
B)  they are universally accepted by all individuals. 
C)  anthropologists have no moral grounds to question them. 
D)  nations cannot abridge or terminate them. 
E)  they are vested in groups and not individuals. 
A)  no one can abuse them. 
B)  they are universally accepted by all individuals. 
C)  anthropologists have no moral grounds to question them. 
D)  nations cannot abridge or terminate them. 
E)  they are vested in groups and not individuals.

Question 11

Once an individual has been enculturated, that person must adhere to the cultural rules that govern that culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Culture is transmitted by both formal and informal instruction, but not by observation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Acculturation is the process by which people lose the culture they learned as children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Anthropologist Clifford Geertz defined culture as ideas based on cultural learning and symbols. What is a symbol?

Culture helps us define the world in which we live, to express feelings and ideas, and to guide our behavior and perceptions.

In anthropology, cultural relativism is not a moral position but a methodological one. It states that

What is the term for the kind of cultural change that results when two or more cultures have consistent firsthand contact?

Indigenous cultures are at the mercy of the forces of globalization, as they can do nothing to stop threats to their cultural identity, autonomy, and livelihood.

In many countries, use of the English language reflects a colonial history and is thus a consequence of forced diffusion.

While cultural abilities have a biological basis, they do not have an evolutionary basis.

Culture is transmitted in society.

Which of the following is an example of independent invention, the process by which people in different societies have innovated and changed in similar but independent ways?

Human rights are seen as inalienable. This means that

Once an individual has been enculturated, that person must adhere to the cultural rules that govern that culture.

Culture is transmitted by both formal and informal instruction, but not by observation.

Acculturation is the process by which people lose the culture they learned as children.

What Is Anthropology

Doing Anthropology

Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation

The Primates

Early Hominins

The Genus Homo

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System, Colonialism, and Inequality

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

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Exam 2: Culture

Anthropologist Clifford Geertz defined culture as ideas based on cultural learning and symbols. What is a symbol?

Culture helps us define the world in which we live, to express feelings and ideas, and to guide our behavior and perceptions.

In anthropology, cultural relativism is not a moral position but a methodological one. It states that

What is the term for the kind of cultural change that results when two or more cultures have consistent firsthand contact?

Indigenous cultures are at the mercy of the forces of globalization, as they can do nothing to stop threats to their cultural identity, autonomy, and livelihood.

In many countries, use of the English language reflects a colonial history and is thus a consequence of forced diffusion.

While cultural abilities have a biological basis, they do not have an evolutionary basis.

Culture is transmitted in society.

Which of the following is an example of independent invention, the process by which people in different societies have innovated and changed in similar but independent ways?

Human rights are seen as inalienable. This means that

Once an individual has been enculturated, that person must adhere to the cultural rules that govern that culture.

Culture is transmitted by both formal and informal instruction, but not by observation.

Acculturation is the process by which people lose the culture they learned as children.

What Is Anthropology

Doing Anthropology

Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation

The Primates

Early Hominins

The Genus Homo

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System, Colonialism, and Inequality

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters