Exam 14: Culture

Products are winnowed out as they make their way down the path from conception to consumption, a process called ________.

Fashion with an extremely long acceptance cycle is considered to be classic.

________ consumption occurs with objects and events that are considered to be ordinary and everyday.

Describe the three functional areas of a cultural system.

Hofstede's Dimensions of National Culture organizes cross-cultural values based on power distance, individualism, masculinity, uncertainty avoidance, long-term orientation, and indulgence.

Brands that we closely link to our rituals are called ________ brands; once they become imbedded in our rituals we are unlikely to replace them.

It is quite common for mainstream culture to modify symbols identified with "cutting edge" subcultures and present these to a larger audience. Such cultural products undergo a process of ________, by which their original meanings are transformed by outsiders.

Explain the term "power distance" in Hofstede's Dimensions of National Culture.

A style typically begins as a risky or unique statement by a relatively small group of people.

As a relationship grows and progresses, gift giving tends to become more ________.

Myths serve four interrelated functions in a culture, which function explains the origins of existence.

A ________ is a very short-lived fashion.

Hong Kong Disneyland is an example of an emic perspective.

Thomas and his family recently toured the Gettysburg Battlefield on their vacation. The area was rich in history. While walking, Thomas remembered all the accounts of the battle that he had read in school. He finally understood why this place had such a special meaning in American history and to Americans in general. Gettysburg Battlefield is best classified as ________.

A professor was given an administrative warning after he made an inappropriate joke about Princess Diana shortly after her death. Students were likely upset because they saw Princess Diana as a profane individual worthy of special attention and respect.

________ is the extent to which less powerful members of organizations and institutions accept and expect that power is distributed unequally.

All of the following are subsystems in a culture production system EXCEPT a ________ subsystem.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three distinct stages of gift-giving rituals?

Most holidays commemorate a cultural myth.

The Japanese greatly value products that make efficient use of space because of the cramped conditions in urban areas in Japan. This is an example of ________ in Japan's cultural system.