Question 1

The earliest definitions of culture did NOT include

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A)  behavioral processes. 
B)  how it is acquired. 
C)  that it is held by a social group. 
D)  customs. 
A)  behavioral processes. 
B)  how it is acquired. 
C)  that it is held by a social group. 
D)  customs.

Question 2

Definitions of culture that appeared in the 1970s began to include

Accepted Answer

A)  ideas, knowledge, and symbols. 
B)  a focus on how culture supplies a blueprint for behavior. 
C)  the idea that culture is transmitted by symbols. 
D)  how culture is acquired, shared, and transmitted. 
A)  ideas, knowledge, and symbols. 
B)  a focus on how culture supplies a blueprint for behavior. 
C)  the idea that culture is transmitted by symbols. 
D)  how culture is acquired, shared, and transmitted.

Question 3

Most aspects of contemporary cultures have come from

Accepted Answer

A)  internal innovations. 
B)  internal inventions. 
C)  diffusion. 
D)  adaptations. 
A)  internal innovations. 
B)  internal inventions. 
C)  diffusion. 
D)  adaptations.

Question 4

The process of learning one's culture while growing up in that culture is called

Accepted Answer

A)  acculturation. 
B)  the culture concept. 
C)  enculturation. 
D)  a cognitive process. 
A)  acculturation. 
B)  the culture concept. 
C)  enculturation. 
D)  a cognitive process.

Question 5

Describe the attributes of a cell phone.

Accepted Answer

A cell phone typically has several attri

Question 6

Discuss why human skin color cannot be used to identify between human ethnic groups.

Accepted Answer

Human skin color cannot be used to ident

Question 7

Discuss how an understanding of the culture concept and the enculturation process can aid each of us in understanding members of our society who have different cultural backgrounds.Cite specific examples to illustrate your points.

Accepted Answer

Understanding the culture concept and th

Question 8

Homogeneous cultures are characterized as

Accepted Answer

A)  small groups that share the same ideas, beliefs, values, knowledge, and behaviors. 
B)  small groups of the same ethnicity that do not share the same values. 
C)  microcultures within a subculture that share the same material culture. 
D)  large cultures that contain microcultures. 
A)  small groups that share the same ideas, beliefs, values, knowledge, and behaviors. 
B)  small groups of the same ethnicity that do not share the same values. 
C)  microcultures within a subculture that share the same material culture. 
D)  large cultures that contain microcultures.

Question 9

Leslie White emphasized what aspect of culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  The mental and physical reactions and activities of people. 
B)  Patterns of habitual behavior. 
C)  The process of the transmission of culture using symbolic systems. 
D)  Historically created designs for living. 
A)  The mental and physical reactions and activities of people. 
B)  Patterns of habitual behavior. 
C)  The process of the transmission of culture using symbolic systems. 
D)  Historically created designs for living.

Question 10

The ways that humans learn which foods are appropriate foods to eat include

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A)  observation and language. 
B)  trial and error and language. 
C)  imitation and language. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  observation and language. 
B)  trial and error and language. 
C)  imitation and language. 
D)  all of the above

Question 11

Cellular phone technology could be used to illustrate that culture is

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A)  cumulative. 
B)  learned. 
C)  shared. 
D)  patterned. 
A)  cumulative. 
B)  learned. 
C)  shared. 
D)  patterned.

Question 12

Which of the following is a subculture within the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cuban Americans 
B)  Spaniards 
C)  Ethiopians 
D)  Yanomamo 
A)  Cuban Americans 
B)  Spaniards 
C)  Ethiopians 
D)  Yanomamo

Question 13

To be considered part of a culture, a behavior or custom must be

Accepted Answer

A)  genetically inherited. 
B)  acquired by trial and error. 
C)  invented within the group. 
D)  shared by the group. 
A)  genetically inherited. 
B)  acquired by trial and error. 
C)  invented within the group. 
D)  shared by the group.

Question 14

Clifford Geertz's focus in defining culture centers on how culture is

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A)  a blueprint for behavior. 
B)  learned. 
C)  transmitted from one generation to the next. 
D)  created through innovation. 
A)  a blueprint for behavior. 
B)  learned. 
C)  transmitted from one generation to the next. 
D)  created through innovation.

Question 15

Explain the cognitive processes component of culture.

Accepted Answer

The cognitive processes component of cul

Question 16

The extrasomatic aspect of culture means that culture is

Accepted Answer

A)  inherited, not learned. 
B)  learned, not genetic 
C)  beyond learning or inheritance. 
D)  coded in a person's DNA. 
A)  inherited, not learned. 
B)  learned, not genetic 
C)  beyond learning or inheritance. 
D)  coded in a person's DNA.

The earliest definitions of culture did NOT include

Definitions of culture that appeared in the 1970s began to include

Most aspects of contemporary cultures have come from

The process of learning one's culture while growing up in that culture is called

Describe the attributes of a cell phone.

Discuss why human skin color cannot be used to identify between human ethnic groups.

Discuss how an understanding of the culture concept and the enculturation process can aid each of us in understanding members of our society who have different cultural backgrounds.Cite specific examples to illustrate your points.

Homogeneous cultures are characterized as

Leslie White emphasized what aspect of culture?

The ways that humans learn which foods are appropriate foods to eat include

Cellular phone technology could be used to illustrate that culture is

Which of the following is a subculture within the United States?

To be considered part of a culture, a behavior or custom must be

Clifford Geertz's focus in defining culture centers on how culture is

Explain the cognitive processes component of culture.

The extrasomatic aspect of culture means that culture is

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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 earliest definitions of culture did NOT include

Definitions of culture that appeared in the 1970s began to include

Most aspects of contemporary cultures have come from

The process of learning one's culture while growing up in that culture is called

Describe the attributes of a cell phone.

Discuss why human skin color cannot be used to identify between human ethnic groups.

Discuss how an understanding of the culture concept and the enculturation process can aid each of us in understanding members of our society who have different cultural backgrounds.Cite specific examples to illustrate your points.

Homogeneous cultures are characterized as

Leslie White emphasized what aspect of culture?

The ways that humans learn which foods are appropriate foods to eat include

Cellular phone technology could be used to illustrate that culture is

Which of the following is a subculture within the United States?

To be considered part of a culture, a behavior or custom must be

Clifford Geertz's focus in defining culture centers on how culture is

Explain the cognitive processes component of culture.

The extrasomatic aspect of culture means that culture is

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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