Question 1

All of the following are evidence of the tendency to view culture as a process EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  analysis that attempts to establish boundaries between cultures. 
B)  practice theory. 
C)  attention to agency in anthropological analysis. 
D)  interest in public, collective, and individual dimensions of day-to-day life. 
E)  interest in how acts of resistance can make and remake culture. 
A)  analysis that attempts to establish boundaries between cultures. 
B)  practice theory. 
C)  attention to agency in anthropological analysis. 
D)  interest in public, collective, and individual dimensions of day-to-day life. 
E)  interest in how acts of resistance can make and remake culture.

Question 2

What process is most responsible for the existence of international culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnocentrism 
B)  cultural relativism 
C)  dendritic acculturation 
D)  gene flow 
E)  cultural diffusion, whether direct, indirect, or by force 
A)  ethnocentrism 
B)  cultural relativism 
C)  dendritic acculturation 
D)  gene flow 
E)  cultural diffusion, whether direct, indirect, or by force

Question 3

How has this chapter challenged your understanding of the concept of human nature?

Accepted Answer

This chapter has challenged my understan

Question 4

Which of the following LEAST explains the existence of cultural generalities?

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural borrowing 
B)  globalization 
C)  colonialism 
D)  isolationism 
E)  trade 
A)  cultural borrowing 
B)  globalization 
C)  colonialism 
D)  isolationism 
E)  trade

Question 5

Human rights are seen as inalienable. This means that

Accepted Answer

A)  no one can abuse them. 
B)  nations cannot abridge or terminate them. 
C)  they are vested in groups and not individuals. 
D)  anthropologists have no moral grounds to question them. 
E)  they are universally accepted by all individuals. 
A)  no one can abuse them. 
B)  nations cannot abridge or terminate them. 
C)  they are vested in groups and not individuals. 
D)  anthropologists have no moral grounds to question them. 
E)  they are universally accepted by all individuals.

Question 6

People in the United States sometimes have trouble understanding the power of culture because of the value that American culture places on the idea of the individual. Yet in American culture

Accepted Answer

A)  individualism is a distinctive commercial value, a feature of capitalist culture shared only by the business elite. 
B)  the cult of individualism is truly shared only by the country's atheist minority. 
C)  individualism is a distinctive shared value, a feature of culture. 
D)  individualism is a distinctive shared value, a result of genetic enculturation. 
E)  individualism is only something people talk about but don't practice, because it is not really part of their culture. 
A)  individualism is a distinctive commercial value, a feature of capitalist culture shared only by the business elite. 
B)  the cult of individualism is truly shared only by the country's atheist minority. 
C)  individualism is a distinctive shared value, a feature of culture. 
D)  individualism is a distinctive shared value, a result of genetic enculturation. 
E)  individualism is only something people talk about but don't practice, because it is not really part of their culture.

Question 7

What are ethnocentrism and cultural relativism, and how do they affect the work of anthropologists? How do they influence your own life in an increasingly diverse society?

Accepted Answer

Ethnocentrism is the belief that one's o

Question 8

People have to eat, but culture teaches us what, when, and how to do so. This is an example of how

Accepted Answer

A)  culture takes the natural biological urges we share with other animals and teaches us how to express them in particular ways. 
B)  biology dominates culture. 
C)  we are all just uncultured animals. 
D)  individuals are powerless to alter the strong relationship between nature and culture. 
E)  "human nature" is a cultural construction, an idea we have in our minds that has nothing to do with true nature. 
A)  culture takes the natural biological urges we share with other animals and teaches us how to express them in particular ways. 
B)  biology dominates culture. 
C)  we are all just uncultured animals. 
D)  individuals are powerless to alter the strong relationship between nature and culture. 
E)  "human nature" is a cultural construction, an idea we have in our minds that has nothing to do with true nature.

Question 9

What does it mean to say that there are levels of culture? What are they? How do cultural traits extend to a broader geographic area?

Accepted Answer

Saying that there are levels of culture

Question 10

Culture helps us define the world in which we live, to express feelings and ideas, and to guide our behavior and perceptions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following statements about culture is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has an evolutionary basis. 
B)  It is acquired by all humans as members of society through enculturation. 
C)  It encompasses rule-governed, shared, symbol-based, learned behavior, as well as beliefs transmitted across the generations. 
D)  Everyone is cultured. 
E)  It is transmitted genetically. 
A)  It has an evolutionary basis. 
B)  It is acquired by all humans as members of society through enculturation. 
C)  It encompasses rule-governed, shared, symbol-based, learned behavior, as well as beliefs transmitted across the generations. 
D)  Everyone is cultured. 
E)  It is transmitted genetically.

Question 12

Many human traits reflect the fact that our primate ancestors lived in trees. These traits include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  grasping ability. 
B)  depth and color vision. 
C)  learning ability based on a large brain. 
D)  substantial parental investment in a limited number of offspring. 
E)  echolocation made possible by overlapping visual fields. 
A)  grasping ability. 
B)  depth and color vision. 
C)  learning ability based on a large brain. 
D)  substantial parental investment in a limited number of offspring. 
E)  echolocation made possible by overlapping visual fields.

Question 13

While cultural abilities have a biological basis, they do not have an evolutionary basis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Only people living in the industrialized, capitalist countries of Europe and the United States are ethnocentric.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Anthropology is characterized by a methodological rather than moral relativism; in order to understand another culture fully, anthropologists try to understand its members' beliefs and motivations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Agency refers to the actions that individuals take, both alone and in groups, in forming and transforming culture. Describe examples in your own life that illustrate the relationship between agency and culture.

Accepted Answer

One example of the relationship between

Question 17

Which of the following statements about enculturation is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It occurs through a process of conscious and unconscious learning. 
B)  It results in internalization of a cultural tradition. 
C)  It may involve direct teaching. 
D)  It is the exchange of cultural features that results when two or more groups come into consistent firsthand contact. 
E)  It is the process by which culture is learned and transmitted across generations. 
A)  It occurs through a process of conscious and unconscious learning. 
B)  It results in internalization of a cultural tradition. 
C)  It may involve direct teaching. 
D)  It is the exchange of cultural features that results when two or more groups come into consistent firsthand contact. 
E)  It is the process by which culture is learned and transmitted across generations.

Question 18

The human capacity for culture has an evolutionary basis that extends back at least 2.5 million years. This date corresponds to

Accepted Answer

A)  the earliest production of cave art found in South Africa. 
B)  early toolmakers whose products survive in the archaeological record. 
C)  a genetic mutation that caused the increase in brain size and complexity. 
D)  the advent of anatomically modern primates. 
E)  evidence of hunting and the use of fire to cook tough meats. 
A)  the earliest production of cave art found in South Africa. 
B)  early toolmakers whose products survive in the archaeological record. 
C)  a genetic mutation that caused the increase in brain size and complexity. 
D)  the advent of anatomically modern primates. 
E)  evidence of hunting and the use of fire to cook tough meats.

Question 19

Culture

Accepted Answer

A)  is the exclusive domain of the elite. 
B)  is acquired by humans as members of society through the process of enculturation. 
C)  is being destroyed by electronic media. 
D)  developed among nonhuman primates around 10,000 years ago. 
E)  is more developed in industrial nations than among hunters and gatherers. 
A)  is the exclusive domain of the elite. 
B)  is acquired by humans as members of society through the process of enculturation. 
C)  is being destroyed by electronic media. 
D)  developed among nonhuman primates around 10,000 years ago. 
E)  is more developed in industrial nations than among hunters and gatherers.

Question 20

According to Leslie White, culture is dependent upon the ability to create and use symbols.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

All of the following are evidence of the tendency to view culture as a process EXCEPT

What process is most responsible for the existence of international culture?

How has this chapter challenged your understanding of the concept of human nature?

Which of the following LEAST explains the existence of cultural generalities?

Human rights are seen as inalienable. This means that

People in the United States sometimes have trouble understanding the power of culture because of the value that American culture places on the idea of the individual. Yet in American culture

What are ethnocentrism and cultural relativism, and how do they affect the work of anthropologists? How do they influence your own life in an increasingly diverse society?

People have to eat, but culture teaches us what, when, and how to do so. This is an example of how

What does it mean to say that there are levels of culture? What are they? How do cultural traits extend to a broader geographic area?

Culture helps us define the world in which we live, to express feelings and ideas, and to guide our behavior and perceptions.

Which of the following statements about culture is NOT true?

Many human traits reflect the fact that our primate ancestors lived in trees. These traits include all of the following EXCEPT

While cultural abilities have a biological basis, they do not have an evolutionary basis.

Only people living in the industrialized, capitalist countries of Europe and the United States are ethnocentric.

Anthropology is characterized by a methodological rather than moral relativism; in order to understand another culture fully, anthropologists try to understand its members' beliefs and motivations.

Agency refers to the actions that individuals take, both alone and in groups, in forming and transforming culture. Describe examples in your own life that illustrate the relationship between agency and culture.

Which of the following statements about enculturation is NOT true?

The human capacity for culture has an evolutionary basis that extends back at least 2.5 million years. This date corresponds to

Culture

According to Leslie White, culture is dependent upon the ability to create and use symbols.

What Is Anthropology

Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology

Applying Anthropology

Language and Communication

Ethnicity and Race

Making a Living

Political Systems

Gender

Families, Kinship, and Descent

Marriage

Religion

Arts, Media, and Sports

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

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Exam 2: Culture

All of the following are evidence of the tendency to view culture as a process EXCEPT

What process is most responsible for the existence of international culture?

How has this chapter challenged your understanding of the concept of human nature?

Which of the following LEAST explains the existence of cultural generalities?

Human rights are seen as inalienable. This means that

People in the United States sometimes have trouble understanding the power of culture because of the value that American culture places on the idea of the individual. Yet in American culture

What are ethnocentrism and cultural relativism, and how do they affect the work of anthropologists? How do they influence your own life in an increasingly diverse society?

People have to eat, but culture teaches us what, when, and how to do so. This is an example of how

What does it mean to say that there are levels of culture? What are they? How do cultural traits extend to a broader geographic area?

Culture helps us define the world in which we live, to express feelings and ideas, and to guide our behavior and perceptions.

Which of the following statements about culture is NOT true?

Many human traits reflect the fact that our primate ancestors lived in trees. These traits include all of the following EXCEPT

While cultural abilities have a biological basis, they do not have an evolutionary basis.

Only people living in the industrialized, capitalist countries of Europe and the United States are ethnocentric.

Anthropology is characterized by a methodological rather than moral relativism; in order to understand another culture fully, anthropologists try to understand its members' beliefs and motivations.

Agency refers to the actions that individuals take, both alone and in groups, in forming and transforming culture. Describe examples in your own life that illustrate the relationship between agency and culture.

Which of the following statements about enculturation is NOT true?

The human capacity for culture has an evolutionary basis that extends back at least 2.5 million years. This date corresponds to

Culture

According to Leslie White, culture is dependent upon the ability to create and use symbols.

What Is Anthropology

Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology

Applying Anthropology

Language and Communication

Ethnicity and Race

Making a Living

Political Systems

Gender

Families, Kinship, and Descent

Marriage

Religion

Arts, Media, and Sports

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters