Exam 2: Characteristics of Culture

When examined as a maintenance system,culture can be seen as ensuring the continued _____________________ of the people.

A modern definition of culture emphasizes the values,beliefs,and rules that lie behind behavior rather than the actual observable behavior itself.

People share the same culture if they _______________.

Anthropologists look at the archaeological or historical record to test hypotheses about culture change.

Cultures must strike a balance between _______________.

The ultimate function of all cultures is to fulfill _____________________________.

If a society is to survive,it must succeed in balancing the self-interest of its members against the demands of the society as a whole.

As outlined by the Polish-born anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski,which of the following would be considered a fundamental level of needs that must be resolved by all cultures?

Behavioral uniformity occurs in all human societies.

A high rate of crime is a sign that a culture is not satisfying the people's ______________________.

Bronislaw Malinowski used standard methods of fieldwork for his work among the Trobriand.

Cultural relativism is essential as ________________.

When a culture becomes too rigid and does not change to meet the needs of its people on a long-term basis,it is less likely to _____________.

All cultures are __________________________.

The tendency for all aspects of a culture to function as an interrelated whole is called _______________.

When groups within a society function with their own distinctive standards of behavior,we refer to it as _______________.

_______________ establishes group cohesion and makes it possible for people to consistently satisfy their basic needs.

A larger culture is more likely to tolerate a subculture if their values and physical appearance are similar.

Cultural adaptation is depended upon more today as a complex set of ideas,technologies,and activities which allow a culture to survive.

What is adaptive at one time may not be at another.In the Central Plains of the United States,a principal region for grain cultivation,irrigation systems and chemical fertilizers have resulted in ___________________________________.