Question 1

Cultural relativism is a core value of American society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Indigenous peoples can do nothing to counter threats to their cultural identity, autonomy, and livelihood posed by globalization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The process by which children learn culture is known as

Accepted Answer

A) acculturation. 
B) cultural transmission. 
C) enculturation. 
D) ethnoabsorption. 
E) diffusion. 
A) acculturation. 
B) cultural transmission. 
C) enculturation. 
D) ethnoabsorption. 
E) diffusion.

Question 4

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) 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) Enculturation is accomplished by more than one person.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Cultural learning is commonly found among nonhuman animals that live in groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What mechanism of cultural change is responsible for pidgin English?

Accepted Answer

A) Enculturation 
B) Acculturation 
C) Independent invention 
D) Migration 
E) Diffusion 
A) Enculturation 
B) Acculturation 
C) Independent invention 
D) Migration 
E) Diffusion

Question 8

Researchers have observed Japanese macaques making and using "termiting" sticks in the wild.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Culture is transmitted in society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What are the different kinds of learning? On which kind of learning does culture depend?

Accepted Answer

Different kinds of learning can be broad

Question 11

What is globalization? What forces are driving it? How is globalization affecting local peoples, and how are they responding?

Accepted Answer

Globalization refers to the increasing i

Question 12

Which of the following traits is unique to humans?

Accepted Answer

A) Social life 
B) Tool use 
C) Meat eating 
D) Food sharing 
E) Kinship 
A) Social life 
B) Tool use 
C) Meat eating 
D) Food sharing 
E) Kinship

Question 13

Although rap music began 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 14

The emergence of agriculture in at least seven different regions of the world is an example of

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 15

Which of the following is a cultural universal?

Accepted Answer

A) Hypodescent 
B) Hyperdescent 
C) Bifurcate merging kinship terminologies 
D) Transhumance 
E) Some kind of family 
A) Hypodescent 
B) Hyperdescent 
C) Bifurcate merging kinship terminologies 
D) Transhumance 
E) Some kind of family

Question 16

People in a given culture differ very little in terms of their ideas, values, goals, and beliefs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Culture is transmitted genetically.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What is the term for processes that are causing nations and people to be increasingly interlinked and mutually dependent?

Accepted Answer

A) Acculturation 
B) Diffusion 
C) Globalization 
D) Enculturation 
E) Independent invention 
A) Acculturation 
B) Diffusion 
C) Globalization 
D) Enculturation 
E) Independent invention

Question 19

By definition, a symbol has an intrinsic and natural link to the thing it signifies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What kinds of people do anthropologists consider to be "cultured"?

Accepted Answer

A) Educated people 
B) Key cultural consultants 
C) Ethnocentric people 
D) Culturally sensitive people 
E) All people 
A) Educated people 
B) Key cultural consultants 
C) Ethnocentric people 
D) Culturally sensitive people 
E) All people

Cultural relativism is a core value of American society.

Indigenous peoples can do nothing to counter threats to their cultural identity, autonomy, and livelihood posed by globalization.

The process by which children learn culture is known as

What do anthropologists mean when they say culture is shared?

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

Cultural learning is commonly found among nonhuman animals that live in groups.

What mechanism of cultural change is responsible for pidgin English?

Researchers have observed Japanese macaques making and using "termiting" sticks in the wild.

Culture is transmitted in society.

What are the different kinds of learning? On which kind of learning does culture depend?

What is globalization? What forces are driving it? How is globalization affecting local peoples, and how are they responding?

Which of the following traits is unique to humans?

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

The emergence of agriculture in at least seven different regions of the world is an example of

Which of the following is a cultural universal?

People in a given culture differ very little in terms of their ideas, values, goals, and beliefs.

Culture is transmitted genetically.

What is the term for processes that are causing nations and people to be increasingly interlinked and mutually dependent?

By definition, a symbol has an intrinsic and natural link to the thing it signifies.

What kinds of people do anthropologists consider to be "cultured"?

What Is Anthropology

Doing Anthropology

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

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Exam 2: Culture

Cultural relativism is a core value of American society.

Indigenous peoples can do nothing to counter threats to their cultural identity, autonomy, and livelihood posed by globalization.

The process by which children learn culture is known as

What do anthropologists mean when they say culture is shared?

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

Cultural learning is commonly found among nonhuman animals that live in groups.

What mechanism of cultural change is responsible for pidgin English?

Researchers have observed Japanese macaques making and using "termiting" sticks in the wild.

Culture is transmitted in society.

What are the different kinds of learning? On which kind of learning does culture depend?

What is globalization? What forces are driving it? How is globalization affecting local peoples, and how are they responding?

Which of the following traits is unique to humans?

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

The emergence of agriculture in at least seven different regions of the world is an example of

Which of the following is a cultural universal?

People in a given culture differ very little in terms of their ideas, values, goals, and beliefs.

Culture is transmitted genetically.

What is the term for processes that are causing nations and people to be increasingly interlinked and mutually dependent?

By definition, a symbol has an intrinsic and natural link to the thing it signifies.

What kinds of people do anthropologists consider to be "cultured"?

What Is Anthropology

Doing Anthropology

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters