Question 1

Which of the following is an example of forced acculturation?

Accepted Answer

A)  schools for Native American children 
B)  the popularity of McDonald's restaurants in Japan 
C)  teens across Europe watching MTV 
D)  Inuit hunters using snowmobiles and GPS technology 
A)  schools for Native American children 
B)  the popularity of McDonald's restaurants in Japan 
C)  teens across Europe watching MTV 
D)  Inuit hunters using snowmobiles and GPS technology

Question 2

How do anthropologists deal with the range of individual behaviors they meet when trying to describe a culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  They use the variations to define acceptable limits of behavior. 
B)  They ignore all but the most common few variations. 
C)  They describe all possible variations instead of looking for patterns. 
D)  They focus on the most unusual variations and the people involved in them. 
A)  They use the variations to define acceptable limits of behavior. 
B)  They ignore all but the most common few variations. 
C)  They describe all possible variations instead of looking for patterns. 
D)  They focus on the most unusual variations and the people involved in them.

Question 3

Which of the following describes the form of culture change known as diffusion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many of the foods we eat, such as pasta and chicken, were introduced to us through contact with different cultures around the world. 
B)  James Hargreaves developed the spinning jenny to increase the efficiency of textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution. 
C)  Your parents teach you the proper way to speak to your elders. 
D)  Medical experiments and discoveries lead to the cure for an epidemic disease such as polio. 
A)  Many of the foods we eat, such as pasta and chicken, were introduced to us through contact with different cultures around the world. 
B)  James Hargreaves developed the spinning jenny to increase the efficiency of textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution. 
C)  Your parents teach you the proper way to speak to your elders. 
D)  Medical experiments and discoveries lead to the cure for an epidemic disease such as polio.

Question 4

What is the modal response for a cultural rule?

Accepted Answer

A)  the most frequently encountered response 
B)  the response that most people report as the ideal 
C)  the most rarely encountered response 
D)  the most extreme variation of a response 
A)  the most frequently encountered response 
B)  the response that most people report as the ideal 
C)  the most rarely encountered response 
D)  the most extreme variation of a response

Question 5

Why is hair color not considered a cultural trait?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hair color may be shared by most members of a culture, but it is not a learned trait. 
B)  There are many different colors of hair within one culture. 
C)  People learn which hair colors are preferred, but they cannot change their hair color. 
D)  Hair color is neither learned nor shared throughout the culture. 
A)  Hair color may be shared by most members of a culture, but it is not a learned trait. 
B)  There are many different colors of hair within one culture. 
C)  People learn which hair colors are preferred, but they cannot change their hair color. 
D)  Hair color is neither learned nor shared throughout the culture.

Question 6

The tendency to judge other cultures without trying to grasp the reasons behind their customs is what anthropologists refer to as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnocentrism 
B)  acculturation 
C)  cultural relativism 
D)  diffusion 
A)  ethnocentrism 
B)  acculturation 
C)  cultural relativism 
D)  diffusion

Question 7

Compare and contrast the attitude of ethnocentrism and glorification of other cultures. How can an awareness of these conflicting attitudes lead to more reliable anthropological data?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should include: 1. An a

Question 8

Sequoya's idea to create a writing system for the Cherokee, after encountering written English, is an example of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  stimulus diffusion 
B)  innovation 
C)  acculturation 
D)  discovery 
A)  stimulus diffusion 
B)  innovation 
C)  acculturation 
D)  discovery

Question 9

Individuals have __________, but groups share __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  behavior; culture 
B)  culture; society 
C)  society; beliefs 
D)  beliefs; behavior 
A)  behavior; culture 
B)  culture; society 
C)  society; beliefs 
D)  beliefs; behavior

Question 10

Which of the following is true of conformity studies across culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  The degree of conformity varies, but most studies still show a conformity effect. 
B)  The degree of conformity is relatively stable across cultures. 
C)  The number of studies showing a conformity effect is about equal to those that find no effect. 
D)  There is no conformity effect in most non-Western societies. 
A)  The degree of conformity varies, but most studies still show a conformity effect. 
B)  The degree of conformity is relatively stable across cultures. 
C)  The number of studies showing a conformity effect is about equal to those that find no effect. 
D)  There is no conformity effect in most non-Western societies.

Question 11

The fact that monkeys and apes can learn new behaviors from each other __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  suggests that they have a culture 
B)  does not necessarily mean that they have culture 
C)  suggests that they are ancestral to modern humans 
D)  indicates that they have a rudimentary language 
A)  suggests that they have a culture 
B)  does not necessarily mean that they have culture 
C)  suggests that they are ancestral to modern humans 
D)  indicates that they have a rudimentary language

Question 12

Often, in the aftermath of violent events such as depopulation, relocation, enslavement, and genocide by dominant powers, deprived peoples have created new cultures in a process called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnogenesis 
B)  diasporization 
C)  acculturation 
D)  diffusion 
A)  ethnogenesis 
B)  diasporization 
C)  acculturation 
D)  diffusion

Question 13

Which of the following illustrates an ideal cultural trait in U.S. society that does not correspond to practical reality?

Accepted Answer

A)  People of all classes and races are equal before the law. 
B)  Most children will go off to college, marry, and start households of their own. 
C)  Workers take the weekend off to have a chance to relax. 
D)  Children call their mothers on Mother's Day. 
A)  People of all classes and races are equal before the law. 
B)  Most children will go off to college, marry, and start households of their own. 
C)  Workers take the weekend off to have a chance to relax. 
D)  Children call their mothers on Mother's Day.

Question 14

What is one social condition that may give rise to rebellion and revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  threats to recent economic improvements 
B)  high esteem given to authority 
C)  decisiveness of government 
D)  increasing support of the intellectual class 
A)  threats to recent economic improvements 
B)  high esteem given to authority 
C)  decisiveness of government 
D)  increasing support of the intellectual class

Question 15

How did early evolutionists tend to think of Western cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)  They viewed Western cultures as being at the most progressive stage of evolution. 
B)  They believed they were lacking in important knowledge that other cultures already possessed. 
C)  They were extremely relativistic in their thinking, seeing all cultures as morally equivalent. 
D)  There was a rift between ethnocentric and relativistic evolutionists at the time. 
A)  They viewed Western cultures as being at the most progressive stage of evolution. 
B)  They believed they were lacking in important knowledge that other cultures already possessed. 
C)  They were extremely relativistic in their thinking, seeing all cultures as morally equivalent. 
D)  There was a rift between ethnocentric and relativistic evolutionists at the time.

Question 16

The adoption and later elimination of the sepaade tradition among the Rendille is an example of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  intentional cultural change 
B)  acculturation 
C)  diffusion 
D)  a maladaptive custom 
A)  intentional cultural change 
B)  acculturation 
C)  diffusion 
D)  a maladaptive custom

Question 17

The conscious or unconscious pressure for cultural __________ will often produce cultural change.

Accepted Answer

A)  consistency 
B)  innovation 
C)  relevance 
D)  superiority 
A)  consistency 
B)  innovation 
C)  relevance 
D)  superiority

Question 18

The Tapirapé of Brazil maintained their tradition of having very small families even in the face of extinction. This is an example of a(n) __________ custom.

Accepted Answer

A)  maladaptive 
B)  adaptive 
C)  integrating 
D)  constraining 
A)  maladaptive 
B)  adaptive 
C)  integrating 
D)  constraining

Question 19

In what areas of American culture have the most drastic changes of cultural norms taken place in the last generation?

Accepted Answer

A)  sex and marriage 
B)  economics 
C)  religious practices 
D)  our educational system 
A)  sex and marriage 
B)  economics 
C)  religious practices 
D)  our educational system

Question 20

Which of the following is a major source of new culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  individual variation 
B)  peer pressure 
C)  tradition 
D)  revolution 
A)  individual variation 
B)  peer pressure 
C)  tradition 
D)  revolution

Which of the following is an example of forced acculturation?

How do anthropologists deal with the range of individual behaviors they meet when trying to describe a culture?

Which of the following describes the form of culture change known as diffusion?

What is the modal response for a cultural rule?

Why is hair color not considered a cultural trait?

The tendency to judge other cultures without trying to grasp the reasons behind their customs is what anthropologists refer to as __________.

Compare and contrast the attitude of ethnocentrism and glorification of other cultures. How can an awareness of these conflicting attitudes lead to more reliable anthropological data?

Sequoya's idea to create a writing system for the Cherokee, after encountering written English, is an example of __________.

Individuals have , but groups share .

Which of the following is true of conformity studies across culture?

The fact that monkeys and apes can learn new behaviors from each other __________.

Often, in the aftermath of violent events such as depopulation, relocation, enslavement, and genocide by dominant powers, deprived peoples have created new cultures in a process called __________.

Which of the following illustrates an ideal cultural trait in U.S. society that does not correspond to practical reality?

What is one social condition that may give rise to rebellion and revolution?

How did early evolutionists tend to think of Western cultures?

The adoption and later elimination of the sepaade tradition among the Rendille is an example of __________.

The conscious or unconscious pressure for cultural __________ will often produce cultural change.

The Tapirapé of Brazil maintained their tradition of having very small families even in the face of extinction. This is an example of a(n) __________ custom.

In what areas of American culture have the most drastic changes of cultural norms taken place in the last generation?

Which of the following is a major source of new culture?

What Is Anthropology

Culture and the Individual

Understanding and Explaining Culture

Communication and Language

Getting Food

Economic Systems

Social Stratification: Class, Ethnicity, and Racism

Sex and Gender

Marriage and the Family

Marital Residence and Kinship

Associations and Interest Groups

Political Life: Social Order and Disorder

Religion and Magic

The Arts

Practicing and Applying Anthropology

Health and Illness

Global Problems

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Exam 2: Culture and Culture Change

Which of the following is an example of forced acculturation?

How do anthropologists deal with the range of individual behaviors they meet when trying to describe a culture?

Which of the following describes the form of culture change known as diffusion?

What is the modal response for a cultural rule?

Why is hair color not considered a cultural trait?

The tendency to judge other cultures without trying to grasp the reasons behind their customs is what anthropologists refer to as __________.

Compare and contrast the attitude of ethnocentrism and glorification of other cultures. How can an awareness of these conflicting attitudes lead to more reliable anthropological data?

Sequoya's idea to create a writing system for the Cherokee, after encountering written English, is an example of __________.

Individuals have __________, but groups share __________.

Which of the following is true of conformity studies across culture?

The fact that monkeys and apes can learn new behaviors from each other __________.

Often, in the aftermath of violent events such as depopulation, relocation, enslavement, and genocide by dominant powers, deprived peoples have created new cultures in a process called __________.

Which of the following illustrates an ideal cultural trait in U.S. society that does not correspond to practical reality?

What is one social condition that may give rise to rebellion and revolution?

How did early evolutionists tend to think of Western cultures?

The adoption and later elimination of the sepaade tradition among the Rendille is an example of __________.

The conscious or unconscious pressure for cultural __________ will often produce cultural change.

The Tapirapé of Brazil maintained their tradition of having very small families even in the face of extinction. This is an example of a(n) __________ custom.

In what areas of American culture have the most drastic changes of cultural norms taken place in the last generation?

Which of the following is a major source of new culture?

What Is Anthropology

Culture and the Individual

Understanding and Explaining Culture

Communication and Language

Getting Food

Economic Systems

Social Stratification: Class, Ethnicity, and Racism

Sex and Gender

Marriage and the Family

Marital Residence and Kinship

Associations and Interest Groups

Political Life: Social Order and Disorder

Religion and Magic

The Arts

Practicing and Applying Anthropology

Health and Illness

Global Problems

Filters

Individuals have , but groups share .