Question 1

The three major components of culture are

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A)  material objects, cognitive processes, and behaviors. 
B)  technology, learned behavior, and innovation. 
C)  symbols, learned behavior, and diffusion. 
D)  inventive processes, learned behavior, and diffusion. 
A)  material objects, cognitive processes, and behaviors. 
B)  technology, learned behavior, and innovation. 
C)  symbols, learned behavior, and diffusion. 
D)  inventive processes, learned behavior, and diffusion.

Question 2

It has been demonstrated that environmental UVA and UVB levels have resulted in this feature in Homo sapiens:

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A)  blond hair and red hair. 
B)  variations in skin color. 
C)  variations in blood types. 
D)  our lack of ability to synthesize vitamin 
A)  blond hair and red hair. 
B)  variations in skin color. 
C)  variations in blood types. 
D)  our lack of ability to synthesize vitamin

Question 3

Explain what is meant by a subculture.

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A subculture is a group of people within

Question 4

Homogeneous cultures are those that exhibit

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A)  deviant individuals. 
B)  many shared features. 
C)  few shared features. 
D)  a lack of shared features. 
A)  deviant individuals. 
B)  many shared features. 
C)  few shared features. 
D)  a lack of shared features.

Question 5

When anthropologists say that human traits demonstrate plasticity, they mean that traits are

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A)  influenced by the way they develop during the growth process. 
B)  modified by genetic errors. 
C)  determined by DNA variations. 
D)  determined by nutrition. 
A)  influenced by the way they develop during the growth process. 
B)  modified by genetic errors. 
C)  determined by DNA variations. 
D)  determined by nutrition.

Question 6

What people "think" is an example of the following aspect of human culture:

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A)  behavior. 
B)  cognitive process 
C)  material artifacts. 
D)  customs. 
A)  behavior. 
B)  cognitive process 
C)  material artifacts. 
D)  customs.

Question 7

Ideal culture can be defined as

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A)  what people believe they should do. 
B)  what people actually plan. 
C)  what people want to plan. 
D)  what people do. 
A)  what people believe they should do. 
B)  what people actually plan. 
C)  what people want to plan. 
D)  what people do.

Question 8

A North American belongs to a conservation organization and votes for political candidates that supports environmental causes, yet drives an SUV.This example can be used to illustrate

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A)  ideal versus real aspects of culture. 
B)  the dynamic aspects of culture. 
C)  the adaptive aspects of culture. 
D)  the cumulative aspects of culture. 
A)  ideal versus real aspects of culture. 
B)  the dynamic aspects of culture. 
C)  the adaptive aspects of culture. 
D)  the cumulative aspects of culture.

Question 9

The presence of Coca-Cola drinks in restaurants world wide is an example of

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A)  innovation. 
B)  invention. 
C)  diffusion. 
D)  none of the above 
A)  innovation. 
B)  invention. 
C)  diffusion. 
D)  none of the above

Question 10

Explain what is meant by the statement "An artifact is a fossilized idea."

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The statement "An artifact is a fossiliz

Question 11

Archaeological goals focus on culture in all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  establishing time sequences of past cultures. 
B)  appreciating the arts of living cultures. 
C)  understanding the processes of culture change through time. 
D)  reconstructing past lifeways. 
A)  establishing time sequences of past cultures. 
B)  appreciating the arts of living cultures. 
C)  understanding the processes of culture change through time. 
D)  reconstructing past lifeways.

Question 12

Contrast the features of a homogeneous culture and a heterogeneous culture.

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Homogeneous cultures are characterized b

Question 13

Cite a specific ethnic group and discuss how this group qualifies as a subculture.(Hint: note the features of the group that are shared.)

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One specific ethnic group that qualifies

Question 14

Anthropologists prefer that the term race be replaced with the following term:

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A)  subspecies. 
B)  folk population. 
C)  ethnic group. 
D)  nation. 
A)  subspecies. 
B)  folk population. 
C)  ethnic group. 
D)  nation.

Question 15

Discuss, with reference to specific examples, how an understanding of the concept of culture can be useful when one is engaged in international business or travel.

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Understanding the concept of culture is

Question 16

"Your culture is what makes you a stranger when you are away from home." Discuss and evaluate this statement with reference to _________ readings.(The instructor fills in the name or names of specific assigned readings from a reader or ethnography.)

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The statement "Your culture is what make

Question 17

How is race a cultural construct?

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Race as a cultural construct refers to t

Question 18

From the perspective of anthropology, the idea of separate human races is

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A)  valid at the subspecies level. 
B)  valid geographically and evolutionarily. 
C)  invalid because no clusters of separate genetic traits exist. 
D)  invalid because ABO blood group distribution is inaccurate. 
A)  valid at the subspecies level. 
B)  valid geographically and evolutionarily. 
C)  invalid because no clusters of separate genetic traits exist. 
D)  invalid because ABO blood group distribution is inaccurate.

Question 19

The adoption of automobile throughout the world illustrates that culture is

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A)  diverse. 
B)  cumulative. 
C)  learned. 
D)  dynamic. 
A)  diverse. 
B)  cumulative. 
C)  learned. 
D)  dynamic.

Question 20

What is meant by the phrase "extrasomatic context"?

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A)  Culture is not inherited genetically. 
B)  Culture is inherited genetically. 
C)  Culture is the result of a complex combination of genetic and environmental factors. 
D)  None of the above. 
A)  Culture is not inherited genetically. 
B)  Culture is inherited genetically. 
C)  Culture is the result of a complex combination of genetic and environmental factors. 
D)  None of the above.

The three major components of culture are

It has been demonstrated that environmental UVA and UVB levels have resulted in this feature in Homo sapiens:

Explain what is meant by a subculture.

Homogeneous cultures are those that exhibit

When anthropologists say that human traits demonstrate plasticity, they mean that traits are

What people "think" is an example of the following aspect of human culture:

Ideal culture can be defined as

A North American belongs to a conservation organization and votes for political candidates that supports environmental causes, yet drives an SUV.This example can be used to illustrate

The presence of Coca-Cola drinks in restaurants world wide is an example of

Explain what is meant by the statement "An artifact is a fossilized idea."

Archaeological goals focus on culture in all of the following EXCEPT

Contrast the features of a homogeneous culture and a heterogeneous culture.

Cite a specific ethnic group and discuss how this group qualifies as a subculture.(Hint: note the features of the group that are shared.)

Anthropologists prefer that the term race be replaced with the following term:

Discuss, with reference to specific examples, how an understanding of the concept of culture can be useful when one is engaged in international business or travel.

"Your culture is what makes you a stranger when you are away from home." Discuss and evaluate this statement with reference to _________ readings.(The instructor fills in the name or names of specific assigned readings from a reader or ethnography.)

How is race a cultural construct?

From the perspective of anthropology, the idea of separate human races is

The adoption of automobile throughout the world illustrates that culture is

What is meant by the phrase "extrasomatic context"?

Anthropology: What Are Its Subfields and Perspectives

Fieldwork: How Are Data Gathered

Language: Is This What Makes Us Human

Subsistence Strategies and Resource Allocation I: What Challenges Face Foragers

Subsistence Strategies and Resource Allocation II: How Did Food Production Transform Culture

Marriage, Family, and Residence: What Are the Possibilities

Kinship and Descent: Are These the Ties That Bind

Gender and Sexuality: Nature or Nurture

Political Order, Disorder, and Social Control: Who Decides

Belief Systems: How Do We Explain the Unexplainable

Expressions: Is This Art

Culture Change and Globalization: What Have We Learned

Applying Anthropology: How Does It Make a Difference

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Exam 2: Culture: What Makes Us Strangers When We Are Away From Home

The three major components of culture are

It has been demonstrated that environmental UVA and UVB levels have resulted in this feature in Homo sapiens:

Explain what is meant by a subculture.

Homogeneous cultures are those that exhibit

When anthropologists say that human traits demonstrate plasticity, they mean that traits are

What people "think" is an example of the following aspect of human culture:

Ideal culture can be defined as

A North American belongs to a conservation organization and votes for political candidates that supports environmental causes, yet drives an SUV.This example can be used to illustrate

The presence of Coca-Cola drinks in restaurants world wide is an example of

Explain what is meant by the statement "An artifact is a fossilized idea."

Archaeological goals focus on culture in all of the following EXCEPT

Contrast the features of a homogeneous culture and a heterogeneous culture.

Cite a specific ethnic group and discuss how this group qualifies as a subculture.(Hint: note the features of the group that are shared.)

Anthropologists prefer that the term race be replaced with the following term:

Discuss, with reference to specific examples, how an understanding of the concept of culture can be useful when one is engaged in international business or travel.

"Your culture is what makes you a stranger when you are away from home." Discuss and evaluate this statement with reference to _________ readings.(The instructor fills in the name or names of specific assigned readings from a reader or ethnography.)

How is race a cultural construct?

From the perspective of anthropology, the idea of separate human races is

The adoption of automobile throughout the world illustrates that culture is

What is meant by the phrase "extrasomatic context"?

Anthropology: What Are Its Subfields and Perspectives

Fieldwork: How Are Data Gathered

Language: Is This What Makes Us Human

Subsistence Strategies and Resource Allocation I: What Challenges Face Foragers

Subsistence Strategies and Resource Allocation II: How Did Food Production Transform Culture

Marriage, Family, and Residence: What Are the Possibilities

Kinship and Descent: Are These the Ties That Bind

Gender and Sexuality: Nature or Nurture

Political Order, Disorder, and Social Control: Who Decides

Belief Systems: How Do We Explain the Unexplainable

Expressions: Is This Art

Culture Change and Globalization: What Have We Learned

Applying Anthropology: How Does It Make a Difference

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