Exam 2: The Nature of Culture

Punk subcultures tend to be female-dominated.

According to the International Centre for Prison Studies in the U.K. ,which nation has the highest number of prison inmates per capita in the world?

Hutterite colonies in Canada are stratified by age and gender.

CASCA is a national organization that promotes anthropology in Canada.What are the three main goals of this organization?

Which of the following is typically associated with an interest in popular culture?

Annette Weiner maintains that the differences between her interpretations of Trobriand culture and those of Bronislaw Malinowski simply illustrate historical developments in anthropological knowledge and inquiry.

Annette Weiner agrees that ethnographic writing can never be more than a fictional account of cultural behaviour.

Economic practices of Canadian Hutterites demonstrate that they do contribute positively to the larger Canadian society.

A modern definition of culture emphasizes the values,beliefs,and rules that lie behind behaviour,as well as observable behaviour itself.

How has today's definition of culture changed since the 19th century?

What is the term for small subcultures that may emerge from particular aspects of popular culture.

Why do the Roma (Gypsies)NOT have strong ties to a homeland,unlike so many other immigrants?

Some special interest groups,such as skateboarders and animal rights advocates,function according to their own standards of behaviour as well as the standards of the larger society.What term do anthropologists use to refer to these groups?

Generational clashes do not appear to be a problem among immigrant families in Canada.

Popular culture has an overwhelming negative affect on its global consumers and will ultimately result in the disappearance of traditional cultures and the rise of global homogenization.Do you agree or disagree? Discuss your views and provide examples.

Which statement best characterizes popular culture in our society?

Reflecting on what you have learned about culture,which of the following statements best expresses the role of culture in relation to the needs of individuals and the needs of society.

The status and power of elderly people throughout the world shows little cultural variation.

What is the term used to refer to the descendants of French and Scottish voyageurs and First Nations women?

Using the Hutterites as an example of subcultural variation,discuss some of the factors that seem to determine whether or not subcultural variation is tolerated by the larger culture.In your essay,briefly compare the treatment of Hutterites in Canada with that of First Nations people,and account for the differences.