Question 1

The textbook notes that culture is not just a process that provides us with opportunities to exercise our freedom.What else is it?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is liberating. 
B)  It is constraining. 
C)  It is beneficial. 
D)  It is harmful. 
A)  It is liberating. 
B)  It is constraining. 
C)  It is beneficial. 
D)  It is harmful.

Question 2

Explain what is controversial about multiculturalism.

Accepted Answer

Multiculturalism is controversial becaus

Question 3

Explain what ethnocentrism is and two ways to overcome it.

Accepted Answer

Ethnocentrism is the belief that one's o

Question 4

Choose a well-known film that illustrates contentious cultures or subcultures and analyze the dramatization of these cultures in the movie.

Accepted Answer

One well-known film that illustrates con

Question 5

.What do we call the less important rules of behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A)  production 
B)  mores 
C)  folkways 
D)  cooperation 
A)  production 
B)  mores 
C)  folkways 
D)  cooperation

Question 6

Explain how globalization affects you.Use the concepts of culture,culture diversification,and globalization in your answer.

Accepted Answer

Globalization has a significant impact o

Question 7

A common misconception is that because the human genome has been mapped as of June 26,2000,all human characteristics can be "read" from this information.Why is this belief a misconception?

Accepted Answer

A)  Genes mutate from generation to generation. 
B)  Genetic function is precise and human behaviour is also precise. 
C)  Genetics needs greater study. 
D)  Genes mutate randomly and interact with social and physical environmental conditions. 
A)  Genes mutate from generation to generation. 
B)  Genetic function is precise and human behaviour is also precise. 
C)  Genetics needs greater study. 
D)  Genes mutate randomly and interact with social and physical environmental conditions.

Question 8

How does culture produce meaning?

Accepted Answer

Culture produces meaning through the sha

Question 9

What is a main characteristic of consumerism?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is universal. 
B)  It is a source of constraint. 
C)  It is the main cause of commodification. 
D)  It is a source of freedom. 
A)  It is universal. 
B)  It is a source of constraint. 
C)  It is the main cause of commodification. 
D)  It is a source of freedom.

Question 10

Which cultural process is illustrated by Marshall McLuhan's idea of a "global village"?

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural fragmentation 
B)  globalization 
C)  industrialization 
D)  multiculturalism 
A)  cultural fragmentation 
B)  globalization 
C)  industrialization 
D)  multiculturalism

Question 11

Matthew overhears an argument where one person claims that social behaviour is determined by the same biological patterns as those that determine people's eye colour.What is this position known as?

Accepted Answer

A)  socio-archaeology 
B)  evolutionary psychology 
C)  sociometrics 
D)  psychometrics 
A)  socio-archaeology 
B)  evolutionary psychology 
C)  sociometrics 
D)  psychometrics

Question 12

What type of cultures are said to be subversive because they oppose dominant values and seek to replace them?

Accepted Answer

A)  countercultures 
B)  class cultures 
C)  high cultures 
D)  subcultures 
A)  countercultures 
B)  class cultures 
C)  high cultures 
D)  subcultures

Question 13

How has the United Nations defined female genital mutilation (FGM)?

Accepted Answer

A)  as cultural diversification 
B)  as ethnocentrism 
C)  as cultural production 
D)  as violence against women 
A)  as cultural diversification 
B)  as ethnocentrism 
C)  as cultural production 
D)  as violence against women

Question 14

Which of the following forces have contributed to the fragmentation of culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation 
B)  the French and British Revolutions 
C)  the Protestant Revolution 
D)  the Christian Reformation 
A)  the Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation 
B)  the French and British Revolutions 
C)  the Protestant Revolution 
D)  the Christian Reformation

Question 15

When First Nations groups in Canada began to assert their rights to cultural sovereignty and establish and claims,what process were they engaging in?

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural solidarity 
B)  rights revolution 
C)  cultural production 
D)  multiculturalism 
A)  cultural solidarity 
B)  rights revolution 
C)  cultural production 
D)  multiculturalism

Question 16

Kristin and Melissa are outspoken critics of the Canadian government and of Canadian foreign policy.What type of thinking do their critiques reflect?

Accepted Answer

A)  tribalism 
B)  postmodernism 
C)  urbanism 
D)  primitivism 
A)  tribalism 
B)  postmodernism 
C)  urbanism 
D)  primitivism

Question 17

What is it called when people judge another culture by the standards of their own?

Accepted Answer

A)  culture shock 
B)  culture lag 
C)  culture confrontation 
D)  ethnocentrism 
A)  culture shock 
B)  culture lag 
C)  culture confrontation 
D)  ethnocentrism

Question 18

Which of the following languages is now being used "more frequently" on the Internet,compared to world usage in 2001?

Accepted Answer

A)  Japanese 
B)  Chinese 
C)  English 
D)  German 
A)  Japanese 
B)  Chinese 
C)  English 
D)  German

Question 19

Who stated that,due to processes of rationalization,life in the modern world is akin to living in an "iron cage"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles Darwin 
B)  Marshall McLuhan 
C)  Maude Barlow 
D)  Max Weber 
A)  Charles Darwin 
B)  Marshall McLuhan 
C)  Maude Barlow 
D)  Max Weber

Question 20

What do we call the totality of rewards and punishments that ensure conformity?

Accepted Answer

A)  sanctions 
B)  culture 
C)  symbols 
D)  social control 
A)  sanctions 
B)  culture 
C)  symbols 
D)  social control

Exam 3: Culture

The textbook notes that culture is not just a process that provides us with opportunities to exercise our freedom.What else is it?

Explain what is controversial about multiculturalism.

Explain what ethnocentrism is and two ways to overcome it.

Choose a well-known film that illustrates contentious cultures or subcultures and analyze the dramatization of these cultures in the movie.

.What do we call the less important rules of behaviour?

Explain how globalization affects you.Use the concepts of culture,culture diversification,and globalization in your answer.

A common misconception is that because the human genome has been mapped as of June 26,2000,all human characteristics can be "read" from this information.Why is this belief a misconception?

How does culture produce meaning?

What is a main characteristic of consumerism?

Which cultural process is illustrated by Marshall McLuhan's idea of a "global village"?

Matthew overhears an argument where one person claims that social behaviour is determined by the same biological patterns as those that determine people's eye colour.What is this position known as?

What type of cultures are said to be subversive because they oppose dominant values and seek to replace them?

How has the United Nations defined female genital mutilation (FGM)?

Which of the following forces have contributed to the fragmentation of culture?

When First Nations groups in Canada began to assert their rights to cultural sovereignty and establish and claims,what process were they engaging in?

Kristin and Melissa are outspoken critics of the Canadian government and of Canadian foreign policy.What type of thinking do their critiques reflect?

What is it called when people judge another culture by the standards of their own?

Which of the following languages is now being used "more frequently" on the Internet,compared to world usage in 2001?

Who stated that,due to processes of rationalization,life in the modern world is akin to living in an "iron cage"?

What do we call the totality of rewards and punishments that ensure conformity?

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