Question 1

Indigenous cultures are at the mercy of the forces of globalization, as they can do nothing to stop threats to their cultural identity, autonomy, and livelihood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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 3

Although rap music originated in the United States, it is now popular all over the world. Which of the following mechanisms of cultural change is responsible for this?

Accepted Answer

A)  acculturation 
B)  enculturation 
C)  independent invention 
D)  colonization 
E)  diffusion 
A)  acculturation 
B)  enculturation 
C)  independent invention 
D)  colonization 
E)  diffusion

Question 4

What are cultural particularities?

Accepted Answer

A)  traits isolated from other traits in the same culture 
B)  traits unique to a given culture, not shared with others 
C)  different levels of culture 
D)  the most general aspect of culture patterns 
E)  cultural traits of individuals rather than groups 
A)  traits isolated from other traits in the same culture 
B)  traits unique to a given culture, not shared with others 
C)  different levels of culture 
D)  the most general aspect of culture patterns 
E)  cultural traits of individuals rather than groups

Question 5

Cultures are integrated, patterned systems in which a change in one part often leads to changes in other parts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Anthropologists agree that cultural learning is uniquely elaborated among humans and that all humans have culture. They also accept a doctrine designated in the 19th century as the "psychic unity of man." What does this doctrine mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Although women and men both share the emotional and intellectual capacities for culture, at a population level there is less variability in these capacities among men than among women. 
B)  Although individuals differ in their emotional and intellectual capacities, all human populations have equivalent capacities for culture. 
C)  Although an individual's genetic endowment does not affect that person's ability to learn cultural traditions, it does affect his or her capacity to change culture creatively. 
D)  Although human populations differ in their emotional and intellectual capacities, all individuals have equivalent capacities for culture. 
E)  Both mental abilities and disabilities are evenly distributed among individuals of all cultures. 
A)  Although women and men both share the emotional and intellectual capacities for culture, at a population level there is less variability in these capacities among men than among women. 
B)  Although individuals differ in their emotional and intellectual capacities, all human populations have equivalent capacities for culture. 
C)  Although an individual's genetic endowment does not affect that person's ability to learn cultural traditions, it does affect his or her capacity to change culture creatively. 
D)  Although human populations differ in their emotional and intellectual capacities, all individuals have equivalent capacities for culture. 
E)  Both mental abilities and disabilities are evenly distributed among individuals of all cultures.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Diffusion plays an important role in spreading cultural traits around the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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 10

How are cultural rights different from human rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  Human rights are real, whereas cultural rights are just perceived. 
B)  The United Nations protects human rights but not cultural rights. 
C)  Cultural rights are vested in groups, not in individuals. 
D)  Cultural rights are more clear-cut than human rights. 
E)  The term cultural rights is a politically correct synonym for human rights. 
A)  Human rights are real, whereas cultural rights are just perceived. 
B)  The United Nations protects human rights but not cultural rights. 
C)  Cultural rights are vested in groups, not in individuals. 
D)  Cultural rights are more clear-cut than human rights. 
E)  The term cultural rights is a politically correct synonym for human rights.

Question 11

Methodological relativism does not preclude making moral judgments or taking action.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Hunting is a distinctive human activity not shared with the apes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Practice theory recognizes that the study of anthropology takes a lot of practice before resulting in accurate descriptions of a culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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 15

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 16

In many countries, use of the English language reflects a colonial history and is thus a consequence of forced diffusion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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 18

Although there are many different levels of culture, an individual can participate in only one level at a time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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 20

What are the different kinds of learning? On which kind(s) of learning is culture based? How is culture transmitted across generations?

Accepted Answer

There are several different kinds of lea

Exam 2: Culture

Indigenous cultures are at the mercy of the forces of globalization, as they can do nothing to stop threats to their cultural identity, autonomy, and livelihood.

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

Although rap music originated in the United States, it is now popular all over the world. Which of the following mechanisms of cultural change is responsible for this?

What are cultural particularities?

Cultures are integrated, patterned systems in which a change in one part often leads to changes in other parts.

Anthropologists agree that cultural learning is uniquely elaborated among humans and that all humans have culture. They also accept a doctrine designated in the 19th century as the "psychic unity of man." What does this doctrine mean?

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

Diffusion plays an important role in spreading cultural traits around the world.

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.

How are cultural rights different from human rights?

Methodological relativism does not preclude making moral judgments or taking action.

Hunting is a distinctive human activity not shared with the apes.

Practice theory recognizes that the study of anthropology takes a lot of practice before resulting in accurate descriptions of a culture.

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?

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

In many countries, use of the English language reflects a colonial history and is thus a consequence of forced diffusion.

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

Although there are many different levels of culture, an individual can participate in only one level at a time.

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

What are the different kinds of learning? On which kind(s) of learning is culture based? How is culture transmitted across generations?

What Is Anthropology

Applying Anthropology

Doing Archaeology and Biological Anthropology

Evolution and Genetics

Human Variation and Adaptation

The Primates

Early Hominins

Archaic Homo

The Origin and Spread of Modern Humans

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Method and Theory in Cultural 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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Anthropologists agree that cultural learning is uniquely elaborated among humans and that all humans have culture. They also accept a doctrine designated in the 19^th century as the "psychic unity of man." What does this doctrine mean?