Question 1

Cultural adaptations have little importance in humans' adaptation to the sub-Arctic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Which statement about the learned nature of culture is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Humans are born with many predetermined behaviors. 
B)  People learn what they need to know in order to adapt to their environment. 
C)  Some cultures are more intelligent than others. 
D)  Children can learn only one culture at a time. 
E)  People around the world acquire culture through very different processes. 
A)  Humans are born with many predetermined behaviors. 
B)  People learn what they need to know in order to adapt to their environment. 
C)  Some cultures are more intelligent than others. 
D)  Children can learn only one culture at a time. 
E)  People around the world acquire culture through very different processes. B

Question 3

Distinguish between invention,innovation,and cultural diffusion.

Accepted Answer

Invention is a new combination of existing cultural features; innovation is change brought about by a recombination of existing cultural features; and cultural diffusion is the spreading of a cultural trait from one society to another.

Question 4

Which statement about culture change is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cultures are always changing. 
B)  Cultures change through the processes of diffusion and innovation. 
C)  Cultures change more through invention than through diffusion. 
D)  Anthropologists do not agree on the single most important cause of culture change. 
E)  Culture change is important to cultural survival. 
A)  Cultures are always changing. 
B)  Cultures change through the processes of diffusion and innovation. 
C)  Cultures change more through invention than through diffusion. 
D)  Anthropologists do not agree on the single most important cause of culture change. 
E)  Culture change is important to cultural survival.

Question 5

What is a social control system? Why do you think this is a cultural universal?

Accepted Answer

It is a set of mechanisms that

Question 6

Discuss how culture is adaptive and use examples to illustrate your points.

Accepted Answer

Culture is adaptive in the sense that it

Question 7

In Hacienda Heights,California,a MacDonald's restaurant has incorporated the ancient Asian practice of feng shui in the design of one of its restaurants.Which principle of culture change does this illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural diffusion 
B)  innovation 
C)  invention 
D)  acculturation 
E)  ethnocentrism 
A)  cultural diffusion 
B)  innovation 
C)  invention 
D)  acculturation 
E)  ethnocentrism

Question 8

Ferraro's wife was considered unattractive by the Kikuyu because:

Accepted Answer

A)  the color of her skin was too light. 
B)  she was too thin. 
C)  she had pierced ears. 
D)  she wore lipstick. 
E)  she was too short. 
A)  the color of her skin was too light. 
B)  she was too thin. 
C)  she had pierced ears. 
D)  she wore lipstick. 
E)  she was too short.

Question 9

Human adaptation is due to Darwinian natural selection and also,to a great extent,to culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Acculturation is a type of cultural diffusion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is the best example of the enculturation process?

Accepted Answer

A)  an adolescent on an exchange program to another country 
B)  an adult business traveler spending short periods of time in many different countries 
C)  a young child attending a bilingual school in the U.S. 
D)  a young adult interacting within a multicultural community group 
E)  an infant learning how to walk and speak 
A)  an adolescent on an exchange program to another country 
B)  an adult business traveler spending short periods of time in many different countries 
C)  a young child attending a bilingual school in the U.S. 
D)  a young adult interacting within a multicultural community group 
E)  an infant learning how to walk and speak

Question 12

Which of the following is not a universal cultural need?

Accepted Answer

A)  a social control system 
B)  a system of marriage and family 
C)  a system of supernatural belief 
D)  a formal educational system 
E)  a system of communication 
A)  a social control system 
B)  a system of marriage and family 
C)  a system of supernatural belief 
D)  a formal educational system 
E)  a system of communication

Question 13

What are pluralistic societies? Provide an example of one.

Accepted Answer

Pluralistic societies are comp

Question 14

Despite many differences in details,all cultures share a number of common cultural features including:

Accepted Answer

A)  marriage systems. 
B)  a system of distribution. 
C)  a system of communication. 
D)  a system of education. 
E)  each of the systems listed here. 
A)  marriage systems. 
B)  a system of distribution. 
C)  a system of communication. 
D)  a system of education. 
E)  each of the systems listed here.

Question 15

Which statement about the term civilization is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Civilization is synonymous with culture. 
B)  All cultures are civilizations, but all civilizations are not cultures. 
C)  Civilizations are characterized by monumental architecture, writing, and centralized government. 
D) . Civilizations first appeared around 10,000 years ago. 
E)  There are no contemporary civilizations. This was a phenomenon of the historical past. 
A)  Civilization is synonymous with culture. 
B)  All cultures are civilizations, but all civilizations are not cultures. 
C)  Civilizations are characterized by monumental architecture, writing, and centralized government. 
D) . Civilizations first appeared around 10,000 years ago. 
E)  There are no contemporary civilizations. This was a phenomenon of the historical past.

Question 16

Hikikomori,the severe withdrawal found among an alarming numbers of teenage boys and
young men in Japan,is found to a similar degree in Britain,France,and the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The organic analogy of a culture is an example of the characteristic that:

Accepted Answer

A)  cultures are constantly changing. 
B)  cultures are adaptive and maladaptive. 
C)  cultures are generally interconnected. 
D)  culture influences biological processes. 
E)  there are cultural universals. 
A)  cultures are constantly changing. 
B)  cultures are adaptive and maladaptive. 
C)  cultures are generally interconnected. 
D)  culture influences biological processes. 
E)  there are cultural universals.

Question 18

When we describe a culture as being polychronic,we mean that people:

Accepted Answer

A)  feel comfortable engaging in a number of activities simultaneously. 
B)  tend to be extremely punctual. 
C)  prefer to engage in only one activity at a time. 
D)  believe in the saying "time is money." 
E)  are extremely ethnocentric. 
A)  feel comfortable engaging in a number of activities simultaneously. 
B)  tend to be extremely punctual. 
C)  prefer to engage in only one activity at a time. 
D)  believe in the saying "time is money." 
E)  are extremely ethnocentric.

Question 19

Changes in the United States as a result of the introduction of the automobile,such as changes in vacation style,increased employment mobility,greater variety of food products available,and environmental crises,are an illustration of:

Accepted Answer

A)  acculturation. 
B)  linked changes. 
C)  integrated change. 
D)  cultural diffusion. 
E)  maladaptation. 
A)  acculturation. 
B)  linked changes. 
C)  integrated change. 
D)  cultural diffusion. 
E)  maladaptation.

Question 20

What is conversational distance and how might it affect a cross-cultural exchange?

Accepted Answer

It is the approximate distance

Cultural adaptations have little importance in humans' adaptation to the sub-Arctic.

Which statement about the learned nature of culture is true?

Distinguish between invention,innovation,and cultural diffusion.

Which statement about culture change is false?

What is a social control system? Why do you think this is a cultural universal?

Discuss how culture is adaptive and use examples to illustrate your points.

In Hacienda Heights,California,a MacDonald's restaurant has incorporated the ancient Asian practice of feng shui in the design of one of its restaurants.Which principle of culture change does this illustrate?

Ferraro's wife was considered unattractive by the Kikuyu because:

Human adaptation is due to Darwinian natural selection and also,to a great extent,to culture.

Acculturation is a type of cultural diffusion.

Which of the following is the best example of the enculturation process?

Which of the following is not a universal cultural need?

What are pluralistic societies? Provide an example of one.

Despite many differences in details,all cultures share a number of common cultural features including:

Which statement about the term civilization is true?

Hikikomori,the severe withdrawal found among an alarming numbers of teenage boys and young men in Japan,is found to a similar degree in Britain,France,and the United States.

The organic analogy of a culture is an example of the characteristic that:

When we describe a culture as being polychronic,we mean that people:

Changes in the United States as a result of the introduction of the automobile,such as changes in vacation style,increased employment mobility,greater variety of food products available,and environmental crises,are an illustration of:

What is conversational distance and how might it affect a cross-cultural exchange?

What is Anthropology?

Applied Anthropology

The Growth of Anthropological Theory

Methods in Cultural Anthropology

Language and Communication

Subsistence Patterns

Economics

Marriage and the Family

Kinship and Descent

Sex and Gender

Social Stratification

Political Organization and Social Control

Supernatural Beliefs

Art

The Modern World Order, Global Challenges, and the Role of Applied Anthropology

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Exam 2: The Concept of Culture

Cultural adaptations have little importance in humans' adaptation to the sub-Arctic.

Which statement about the learned nature of culture is true?

Distinguish between invention,innovation,and cultural diffusion.

Which statement about culture change is false?

What is a social control system? Why do you think this is a cultural universal?

Discuss how culture is adaptive and use examples to illustrate your points.

In Hacienda Heights,California,a MacDonald's restaurant has incorporated the ancient Asian practice of feng shui in the design of one of its restaurants.Which principle of culture change does this illustrate?

Ferraro's wife was considered unattractive by the Kikuyu because:

Human adaptation is due to Darwinian natural selection and also,to a great extent,to culture.

Acculturation is a type of cultural diffusion.

Which of the following is the best example of the enculturation process?

Which of the following is not a universal cultural need?

What are pluralistic societies? Provide an example of one.

Despite many differences in details,all cultures share a number of common cultural features including:

Which statement about the term civilization is true?

Hikikomori,the severe withdrawal found among an alarming numbers of teenage boys and young men in Japan,is found to a similar degree in Britain,France,and the United States.

The organic analogy of a culture is an example of the characteristic that:

When we describe a culture as being polychronic,we mean that people:

Changes in the United States as a result of the introduction of the automobile,such as changes in vacation style,increased employment mobility,greater variety of food products available,and environmental crises,are an illustration of:

What is conversational distance and how might it affect a cross-cultural exchange?

What is Anthropology?

Applied Anthropology

The Growth of Anthropological Theory

Methods in Cultural Anthropology

Language and Communication

Subsistence Patterns

Economics

Marriage and the Family

Kinship and Descent

Sex and Gender

Social Stratification

Political Organization and Social Control

Supernatural Beliefs

Art

The Modern World Order, Global Challenges, and the Role of Applied Anthropology

Filters