Exam 8: The Characteristics of Culture

A society's cultural features fall within all of the following categories except:

Suspending judgment on a culture can be difficult at times and the ability to understand the "whys" of another culture may at times seem impossible. Present and discuss an example from your own experience of a time when you encountered someone from another culture. How did you experience ethnocentrism? What challenges did you face in this experience?

A _______________ is a distinctive set of standards and behavior patterns by which a group within a larger society operates.

What is the most essential research tool for the anthropologist?

The most important symbolic aspect of culture is:

The Amish are most specifically classified as:

The _______________ is a society's shared sense of identity and worldview.

The "Anthropology Applied" story about building houses for Apache Indians reveals what?

Why does Marvin Harris believe that historical Muslims and Jews had dietary prohibitions against pork?

A culture can be considered essentially as a:

_______________ is an organized group of interdependent people who generally share a common territory, language, and culture and who act together for collective well-being.

Define enculturation.

China has fifty-five officially recognized nationalities with ethnic groups speaking different languages and having different cultural traditions practicing a Wide array of religions. China is an example of a(n):

All culture is learned.

Not all cultures are equally dynamic; some change more easily than others.

At times it is difficult to distinguish the subcultural groups within a society.

In most societies the reward for adhering to culturally prescribed standards is:

Which of the following groups has more permissive sexual codes?