Question 1

Why does this chapter on culture include a section that describes similarities and differences between humans and apes, our closest relatives?

Accepted Answer

A) to emphasize culture's evolutionary basis 
B) to better define culture as a capacity that distinguishes members of the zoological family hominidae from anatomically modern humans 
C) to stress that there is no such thing as human nature 
D) to promote the study of primatology, which has nothing to do with human culture 
E) to illustrate how evolution is just a theory 
A) to emphasize culture's evolutionary basis 
B) to better define culture as a capacity that distinguishes members of the zoological family hominidae from anatomically modern humans 
C) to stress that there is no such thing as human nature 
D) to promote the study of primatology, which has nothing to do with human culture 
E) to illustrate how evolution is just a theory A

Question 2

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. A

Question 3

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  False

Question 4

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 5

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 6

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 7

The human capacity for culture has an evolutionary basis that extends back at least 2.6 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 an 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 an 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 8

The tendency to view one's own culture as superior and to use one's own standards and values in judging others is called

Accepted Answer

A) patriotism. 
B) ethnocentrism. 
C) moral relativism. 
D) cultural relativism. 
E) illiteracy. 
A) patriotism. 
B) ethnocentrism. 
C) moral relativism. 
D) cultural relativism. 
E) illiteracy.

Question 9

What does it mean to say that humans use culture instrumentally?

Accepted Answer

A) People use culture to fulfill their basic biological needs for food, drink, shelter, comfort, and reproduction. 
B) People use culture to develop artistic endeavors, including musical instruments and visual arts. 
C) People use culture to advance civilization. 
D) Culture is a human construct. 
E) Culture is instrumental in the creation of societies. 
A) People use culture to fulfill their basic biological needs for food, drink, shelter, comfort, and reproduction. 
B) People use culture to develop artistic endeavors, including musical instruments and visual arts. 
C) People use culture to advance civilization. 
D) Culture is a human construct. 
E) Culture is instrumental in the creation of societies.

Question 10

Cultural particularities are unique to certain cultures, while cultural generalities are common to several (but not all) cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What do anthropologists mean when they say culture is shared?

Accepted Answer

A) Culture is an attribute of particular individuals. 
B) Culture is an attribute of individuals as members of groups. 
C) Culture is what ensures that all people raised in the same society have the same opinions. 
D) Culture is universally regarded as more important than the concept of the individual. 
E) Passive enculturation is accomplished by more than one person. 
A) Culture is an attribute of particular individuals. 
B) Culture is an attribute of individuals as members of groups. 
C) Culture is what ensures that all people raised in the same society have the same opinions. 
D) Culture is universally regarded as more important than the concept of the individual. 
E) Passive enculturation is accomplished by more than one person.

Question 12

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 13

Which of the following is a cultural generality?

Accepted Answer

A) exogamy 
B) the use of fire 
C) the incest taboo 
D) the use of symbols 
E) the nuclear family 
A) exogamy 
B) the use of fire 
C) the incest taboo 
D) the use of symbols 
E) the nuclear family

Question 14

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 15

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 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Once an individual has been enculturated, that person must adhere to the cultural rules that govern that culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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 20

Culture is transmitted by both formal and informal instruction, but not by observation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Why does this chapter on culture include a section that describes similarities and differences between humans and apes, our closest relatives?

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

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

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 cultural particularities?

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

The human capacity for culture has an evolutionary basis that extends back at least 2.6 million years.This date corresponds to

The tendency to view one's own culture as superior and to use one's own standards and values in judging others is called

What does it mean to say that humans use culture instrumentally?

Cultural particularities are unique to certain cultures, while cultural generalities are common to several (but not all) cultures.

What do anthropologists mean when they say culture is shared?

Which of the following statements about culture is NOT true?

Which of the following is a cultural generality?

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

How are cultural rights different from human rights?

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

Once an individual has been enculturated, that person must adhere to the cultural rules that govern that culture.

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

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

Culture is transmitted by both formal and informal instruction, but not by observation.

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

Why does this chapter on culture include a section that describes similarities and differences between humans and apes, our closest relatives?

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

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

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 cultural particularities?

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

The human capacity for culture has an evolutionary basis that extends back at least 2.6 million years.This date corresponds to

The tendency to view one's own culture as superior and to use one's own standards and values in judging others is called

What does it mean to say that humans use culture instrumentally?

Cultural particularities are unique to certain cultures, while cultural generalities are common to several (but not all) cultures.

What do anthropologists mean when they say culture is shared?

Which of the following statements about culture is NOT true?

Which of the following is a cultural generality?

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

How are cultural rights different from human rights?

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

Once an individual has been enculturated, that person must adhere to the cultural rules that govern that culture.

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

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

Culture is transmitted by both formal and informal instruction, but not by observation.

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