Question 1

Cross cultural coaching is appropriate in which setting?

Accepted Answer

A)  factory 
B)  public high school 
C)  the United States Army 
D)  work in federal agencies 
E)  Cross-cultural coaching is appropriate in all settings. 
A)  factory 
B)  public high school 
C)  the United States Army 
D)  work in federal agencies 
E)  Cross-cultural coaching is appropriate in all settings.

Question 2

Discuss the importance of invention,innovation,and cultural diffusion and illustrate each of these concepts by using examples with which you are familiar in your own culture.

Accepted Answer

Invention, innovation, and cultural diff

Question 3

What types of cultures remain completely static year after year?

Accepted Answer

A)  small-scale cultures 
B)  non-Western cultures 
C)  No culture remains completely static. 
D)  Western cultures 
E)  All cultures are static. 
A)  small-scale cultures 
B)  non-Western cultures 
C)  No culture remains completely static. 
D)  Western cultures 
E)  All cultures are static.

Question 4

The United States is an example of a monochronic culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Why is the word "primitive" ethnocentric?

Accepted Answer

It implies that something prim

Question 6

How do anthropologists define the concept of culture? Consider the three components of culture.

Accepted Answer

Culture is everything that peo

Question 7

"Wearing a green hat" in Taiwan means that:

Accepted Answer

A)  a man's wife or girlfriend has been unfaithful. 
B)  a young man is eligible to be married 
C)  a young woman is eligible to be married 
D)  a man's wife has died. 
E)  the person (male or female) is celebrating a birthday. 
A)  a man's wife or girlfriend has been unfaithful. 
B)  a young man is eligible to be married 
C)  a young woman is eligible to be married 
D)  a man's wife has died. 
E)  the person (male or female) is celebrating a birthday.

Question 8

Forced borrowing under conditions of external pressure is a form of:

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural diffusion. 
B)  cultural innovation. 
C)  acculturation. 
D)  invention. 
E)  colonialism. 
A)  cultural diffusion. 
B)  cultural innovation. 
C)  acculturation. 
D)  invention. 
E)  colonialism.

Question 9

Trying to operate in an unfamiliar culture:

Accepted Answer

A)  often leads to the experience of culture shock. 
B)  is never difficult for an educated person. 
C)  is relatively easy if you have read a book about that culture. 
D)  may lead to physical distress but not psychological distress. 
E)  creates mild psychological stress. 
A)  often leads to the experience of culture shock. 
B)  is never difficult for an educated person. 
C)  is relatively easy if you have read a book about that culture. 
D)  may lead to physical distress but not psychological distress. 
E)  creates mild psychological stress.

Question 10

Few cultural universals have to do with meeting the basic physiological needs of humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The spread of a cultural element from one society to another is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  innovation. 
B)  tabula rasa. 
C)  ethnocentrism. 
D)  cultural diffusion. 
E)  invention. 
A)  innovation. 
B)  tabula rasa. 
C)  ethnocentrism. 
D)  cultural diffusion. 
E)  invention.

Question 12

Which of the following is not an example of cultural diffusion?

Accepted Answer

A)  the popularity of Tokyo Disneyland in Japan 
B)  the popularity of manga, karaoke, and sushi in the United States 
C)  the use of the detachable outrigger on the island of Hiva Oa 
D)  a feng shui McDonald's constructed in a California city with a large Asian population 
E)  African women exercising and losing weight to fit the American ideal of beauty 
A)  the popularity of Tokyo Disneyland in Japan 
B)  the popularity of manga, karaoke, and sushi in the United States 
C)  the use of the detachable outrigger on the island of Hiva Oa 
D)  a feng shui McDonald's constructed in a California city with a large Asian population 
E)  African women exercising and losing weight to fit the American ideal of beauty

Question 13

Define the organic analogy made popular by some of the early functionalist anthropologists.

Accepted Answer

The organic analogy is a compa

Question 14

In comparison to the United States and Germany,why have so few scientists received Nobel Prizes in Japan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan does not have a strong scientific tradition, as do the Western nations. 
B)  Japanese scientists have focused more on productive efficiency rather than any kind of technological advances. 
C)  Most Japanese scientists who are advanced choose to immigrate to Europe or the United States. 
D)  Japanese scientists have been chosen to receive the Nobel Prize, but because of cultural tradition they have not traveled to accept the award. 
E)  Japanese culture does not value bold experimentation of individual accomplishment as much as these other countries. 
A)  Japan does not have a strong scientific tradition, as do the Western nations. 
B)  Japanese scientists have focused more on productive efficiency rather than any kind of technological advances. 
C)  Most Japanese scientists who are advanced choose to immigrate to Europe or the United States. 
D)  Japanese scientists have been chosen to receive the Nobel Prize, but because of cultural tradition they have not traveled to accept the award. 
E)  Japanese culture does not value bold experimentation of individual accomplishment as much as these other countries.

Question 15

Culture exerts a powerful force on individuals.Discuss some examples of how culture affects and pressures the individual.

Accepted Answer

Culture exerts a powerful force on indiv

Question 16

In your own words,how would you define the concept of culture? What general statements hold true for all cultures of the world?

Accepted Answer

Culture can be defined as the shared bel

Question 17

Saying that every society has an economic system means that:

Accepted Answer

A)  every society has a system of standardized currency. 
B)  every society has markets. 
C)  each receives goods and services based on his or her capacity to pay. 
D)  every society has worked out a patterned way of ensuring that people get what they need for survival. 
E)  every society is now part of the globalized economy. 
A)  every society has a system of standardized currency. 
B)  every society has markets. 
C)  each receives goods and services based on his or her capacity to pay. 
D)  every society has worked out a patterned way of ensuring that people get what they need for survival. 
E)  every society is now part of the globalized economy.

Question 18

Societies with very simple technology are called primitive societies by most anthropologists today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A Hindu who vomits after inadvertently eating beef illustrates which cultural principle?

Accepted Answer

A)  Culture is learned. 
B)  Cultures are always changing. 
C)  Culture influences biological processes. 
D)  The parts of a culture are interrelated. 
E)  Culture is adaptive. 
A)  Culture is learned. 
B)  Cultures are always changing. 
C)  Culture influences biological processes. 
D)  The parts of a culture are interrelated. 
E)  Culture is adaptive.

Question 20

How many things that you do during your waking hours are purely biologically based? Give at least 3 examples of routine behavior and distinguish the learned cultural practices from biology.

Accepted Answer

During my waking hours, many of the thin

Cross cultural coaching is appropriate in which setting?

Discuss the importance of invention,innovation,and cultural diffusion and illustrate each of these concepts by using examples with which you are familiar in your own culture.

What types of cultures remain completely static year after year?

The United States is an example of a monochronic culture.

Why is the word "primitive" ethnocentric?

How do anthropologists define the concept of culture? Consider the three components of culture.

"Wearing a green hat" in Taiwan means that:

Forced borrowing under conditions of external pressure is a form of:

Trying to operate in an unfamiliar culture:

Few cultural universals have to do with meeting the basic physiological needs of humans.

The spread of a cultural element from one society to another is called:

Which of the following is not an example of cultural diffusion?

Define the organic analogy made popular by some of the early functionalist anthropologists.

In comparison to the United States and Germany,why have so few scientists received Nobel Prizes in Japan?

Culture exerts a powerful force on individuals.Discuss some examples of how culture affects and pressures the individual.

In your own words,how would you define the concept of culture? What general statements hold true for all cultures of the world?

Saying that every society has an economic system means that:

Societies with very simple technology are called primitive societies by most anthropologists today.

A Hindu who vomits after inadvertently eating beef illustrates which cultural principle?

How many things that you do during your waking hours are purely biologically based? Give at least 3 examples of routine behavior and distinguish the learned cultural practices from biology.

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

Cross cultural coaching is appropriate in which setting?

Discuss the importance of invention,innovation,and cultural diffusion and illustrate each of these concepts by using examples with which you are familiar in your own culture.

What types of cultures remain completely static year after year?

The United States is an example of a monochronic culture.

Why is the word "primitive" ethnocentric?

How do anthropologists define the concept of culture? Consider the three components of culture.

"Wearing a green hat" in Taiwan means that:

Forced borrowing under conditions of external pressure is a form of:

Trying to operate in an unfamiliar culture:

Few cultural universals have to do with meeting the basic physiological needs of humans.

The spread of a cultural element from one society to another is called:

Which of the following is not an example of cultural diffusion?

Define the organic analogy made popular by some of the early functionalist anthropologists.

In comparison to the United States and Germany,why have so few scientists received Nobel Prizes in Japan?

Culture exerts a powerful force on individuals.Discuss some examples of how culture affects and pressures the individual.

In your own words,how would you define the concept of culture? What general statements hold true for all cultures of the world?

Saying that every society has an economic system means that:

Societies with very simple technology are called primitive societies by most anthropologists today.

A Hindu who vomits after inadvertently eating beef illustrates which cultural principle?

How many things that you do during your waking hours are purely biologically based? Give at least 3 examples of routine behavior and distinguish the learned cultural practices from biology.

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