Question 1

The term "gender" refers to _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) biological differences between males and females 
B) cultural meanings assigned to the biological differences between the sexes 
C) a method of determining sex 
D) the sexual tendency of society 
E) biological meanings assigned to the cultural differences between females and males 
A) biological differences between males and females 
B) cultural meanings assigned to the biological differences between the sexes 
C) a method of determining sex 
D) the sexual tendency of society 
E) biological meanings assigned to the cultural differences between females and males

Question 2

The needs of society always take precedence over the needs of its individual members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

As represented by the barrel model of culture,culture is an integrated system that responds to a combination of ___________________________________.

Accepted Answer

A) structural integrity 
B) ideology and religion 
C) internal factors 
D) ethical integrity 
E) internal factors. 
A) structural integrity 
B) ideology and religion 
C) internal factors 
D) ethical integrity 
E) internal factors.

Question 4

Because subsistence practices involve tapping into available resources to satisfy a society's basic needs,this aspect of culture is known as _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) infrastructure 
B) subculture 
C) social structure 
D) superstructure 
E) acculturation 
A) infrastructure 
B) subculture 
C) social structure 
D) superstructure 
E) acculturation

Question 5

According to Bronislaw Malinowski,the nature of an institution is determined by its _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) structure 
B) function 
C) culture 
D) superstructure 
E) infrastructure 
A) structure 
B) function 
C) culture 
D) superstructure 
E) infrastructure

Question 6

The process by which culture is transmitted from one generation to the next is called _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) enculturation 
B) pluralism 
C) adaptation 
D) cultural relativism 
E) subcultural variation 
A) enculturation 
B) pluralism 
C) adaptation 
D) cultural relativism 
E) subcultural variation

Question 7

The _______________ are a mountain people of western NEW Guinea studied in 1955 by the North American anthropologist Leo Pospisil.

Accepted Answer

A) !Kung San 
B) Kaluli 
C) Basseri 
D) Kapauku 
E) Azande 
A) !Kung San 
B) Kaluli 
C) Basseri 
D) Kapauku 
E) Azande

Question 8

The rule-governed relationships that hold a society together,with all their rights,duties,and obligations,are known as its _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) constitution 
B) social structure 
C) Bill of Rights 
D) laws 
E)  senate 
A) constitution 
B) social structure 
C) Bill of Rights 
D) laws 
E)  senate

Question 9

Cattle herding is the mainstay around which all of Kapauku Papuan society revolves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Biological inheritance is to the ant and bee society as _______________ is to the human society.

Accepted Answer

A) enculturation 
B) adaptation 
C) social structure 
D) ethnocentrism 
E) subcultural variation 
A) enculturation 
B) adaptation 
C) social structure 
D) ethnocentrism 
E) subcultural variation

Question 11

Humans increasingly depend on the process that allows them to thrive in their environment.This process is known as _________________________ ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A) effects of culture 
B) cultural adaptation 
C) cultural leveling 
D) cultural reNEWing 
E) cultural transference 
A) effects of culture 
B) cultural adaptation 
C) cultural leveling 
D) cultural reNEWing 
E) cultural transference

Question 12

China,with the world's largest population,is a ______________________ society.

Accepted Answer

A) pluralist 
B) multinational 
C) Muslim 
D) minority 
E) radical 
A) pluralist 
B) multinational 
C) Muslim 
D) minority 
E) radical

Question 13

Cross cultural studies show that homicide rates mostly decline after the death penalty is abolished.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Behavior can be adaptive in the short run but maladaptive in the long run.In the Central Valley in California,vast irrigation projects have created a garden,but salts and chemicals accumulating in the soil will eventually create another desert.This same process occurred in _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) Mexico 
B) Morocco 
C) ancient Mesopotamia 
D) Great Britain 
E) the Yellow River valley of China 
A) Mexico 
B) Morocco 
C) ancient Mesopotamia 
D) Great Britain 
E) the Yellow River valley of China

Question 15

To say that culture is shared means that all members of a society behave in the same way.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following statements about the relationship between sex and gender is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A) Sex is the same as gender. 
B) Sex refers to physical differences between males and females,whereas gender refers to the cultural meanings assigned to sex. 
C) Sexual differences are biological;gender differences depend on cultural definition. 
D) Gender differences began with human culture,about 2.5 million years ago. 
E) The biological differences between males and females have decreased since 2.5 million years ago. 
A) Sex is the same as gender. 
B) Sex refers to physical differences between males and females,whereas gender refers to the cultural meanings assigned to sex. 
C) Sexual differences are biological;gender differences depend on cultural definition. 
D) Gender differences began with human culture,about 2.5 million years ago. 
E) The biological differences between males and females have decreased since 2.5 million years ago.

Question 17

Because humans have culture,they are able to live in which of the following environments?

Accepted Answer

A) deserts 
B) mountains 
C) the Arctic 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above 
A) deserts 
B) mountains 
C) the Arctic 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

Question 18

Cross-cultural studies show that homicide rates mostly decline following _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) eradication of culture 
B) the institutionalization of a death penalty 
C) the partial implementation of a death penalty 
D) the abolition of a death penalty 
E) the addition of a death penalty 
A) eradication of culture 
B) the institutionalization of a death penalty 
C) the partial implementation of a death penalty 
D) the abolition of a death penalty 
E) the addition of a death penalty

Question 19

Which of the following statements about society and culture is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A) Culture can exist without a society. 
B) Every culture is learned,shared,based on symbols,integrated,and dynamic. 
C) All culture is learned rather than biologically inherited. 
D) A culture is shared by the members of a society. 
E) Although members of a society may share a culture,their behavior is not uniform. 
A) Culture can exist without a society. 
B) Every culture is learned,shared,based on symbols,integrated,and dynamic. 
C) All culture is learned rather than biologically inherited. 
D) A culture is shared by the members of a society. 
E) Although members of a society may share a culture,their behavior is not uniform.

Question 20

Anthropologists use the term _______________ to refer to the cultural elaborations and meanings assigned to the biological differentiation between the sexes.

Accepted Answer

A) masculine 
B) gender 
C) sex 
D) feminine 
E) bisexual 
A) masculine 
B) gender 
C) sex 
D) feminine 
E) bisexual

The term "gender" refers to _______________.

The needs of society always take precedence over the needs of its individual members.

As represented by the barrel model of culture,culture is an integrated system that responds to a combination of ___________________________________.

Because subsistence practices involve tapping into available resources to satisfy a society's basic needs,this aspect of culture is known as _______________.

According to Bronislaw Malinowski,the nature of an institution is determined by its _______________.

The process by which culture is transmitted from one generation to the next is called _______________.

The _______________ are a mountain people of western NEW Guinea studied in 1955 by the North American anthropologist Leo Pospisil.

The rule-governed relationships that hold a society together,with all their rights,duties,and obligations,are known as its _______________.

Cattle herding is the mainstay around which all of Kapauku Papuan society revolves.

Biological inheritance is to the ant and bee society as _______________ is to the human society.

Humans increasingly depend on the process that allows them to thrive in their environment.This process is known as _____ .

China,with the world's largest population,is a ______________________ society.

Cross cultural studies show that homicide rates mostly decline after the death penalty is abolished.

Behavior can be adaptive in the short run but maladaptive in the long run.In the Central Valley in California,vast irrigation projects have created a garden,but salts and chemicals accumulating in the soil will eventually create another desert.This same process occurred in _______________.

To say that culture is shared means that all members of a society behave in the same way.

Which of the following statements about the relationship between sex and gender is incorrect?

Because humans have culture,they are able to live in which of the following environments?

Cross-cultural studies show that homicide rates mostly decline following _______________.

Which of the following statements about society and culture is incorrect?

Anthropologists use the term _______________ to refer to the cultural elaborations and meanings assigned to the biological differentiation between the sexes.

The Essence of Anthropology

Ethnographic Research: Its History, methods, and Theories

Becoming Human: the Origin and Diversity of Our Species

Language and Communication

Social Identity, personality, and Gender

Patterns of Subsistence

Economic Systems

Sex, marriage, and Family

Kinship and Descent

Grouping by Gender, age, common Interest, and Class

Politics, power, and Violence

Spirituality, religion, and the Supernatural

The Arts

Processes of Change

Global Challenges local Responses and the Role of Anthropology

Filters

Exam 2: Characteristics of Culture

The term "gender" refers to _______________.

The needs of society always take precedence over the needs of its individual members.

As represented by the barrel model of culture,culture is an integrated system that responds to a combination of ___________________________________.

Because subsistence practices involve tapping into available resources to satisfy a society's basic needs,this aspect of culture is known as _______________.

According to Bronislaw Malinowski,the nature of an institution is determined by its _______________.

The process by which culture is transmitted from one generation to the next is called _______________.

The _______________ are a mountain people of western NEW Guinea studied in 1955 by the North American anthropologist Leo Pospisil.

The rule-governed relationships that hold a society together,with all their rights,duties,and obligations,are known as its _______________.

Cattle herding is the mainstay around which all of Kapauku Papuan society revolves.

Biological inheritance is to the ant and bee society as _______________ is to the human society.

Humans increasingly depend on the process that allows them to thrive in their environment.This process is known as _________________________ ____________________.

China,with the world's largest population,is a ______________________ society.

Cross cultural studies show that homicide rates mostly decline after the death penalty is abolished.

Behavior can be adaptive in the short run but maladaptive in the long run.In the Central Valley in California,vast irrigation projects have created a garden,but salts and chemicals accumulating in the soil will eventually create another desert.This same process occurred in _______________.

To say that culture is shared means that all members of a society behave in the same way.

Which of the following statements about the relationship between sex and gender is incorrect?

Because humans have culture,they are able to live in which of the following environments?

Cross-cultural studies show that homicide rates mostly decline following _______________.

Which of the following statements about society and culture is incorrect?

Anthropologists use the term _______________ to refer to the cultural elaborations and meanings assigned to the biological differentiation between the sexes.

The Essence of Anthropology

Ethnographic Research: Its History, methods, and Theories

Becoming Human: the Origin and Diversity of Our Species

Language and Communication

Social Identity, personality, and Gender

Patterns of Subsistence

Economic Systems

Sex, marriage, and Family

Kinship and Descent

Grouping by Gender, age, common Interest, and Class

Politics, power, and Violence

Spirituality, religion, and the Supernatural

The Arts

Processes of Change

Global Challenges local Responses and the Role of Anthropology

Filters

Humans increasingly depend on the process that allows them to thrive in their environment.This process is known as _____ .