Exam 3: Culture

The culture of our times has been through much fragmentation and reconfiguration.What is this situation characteristic of?

Human survival is based on the capacity to create general ideas that are not linked to specific or particular instances.What are these ideas called?

According to the textbook, why are personal terms of endearment that people invent in intimate relationships not an element of culture?

The fact that a Canadian-born English speaker can understand this sentence illustrates the power of which of the following?

Language influences people's experiences and the ways they see the world.

Many have argued that educational curricula should present a more balanced picture of Canadian society by reflecting Canada's ethnic and racial diversity.What does this perspective advocate?

Which of the following terms refers to the capacity to create a complex social life by establishing norms?

Reviewers of recent James Bond films have observed that they contain so many product placements that "a licence to sell" is now central to 007.Why do manufacturers use product placement?

Which of the following is an example of a folkway?

Which of the following exemplified the global trend toward homogeneity?

Shelley is carrying a large heavy box out of class, while the people ahead of her exit the classroom and allow the door to slam in her face.What cultural rule are they breaking?

The textbook notes that culture is not just a process that provides us with opportunities to exercise our freedom.What else is it?

Which of the following refers to the judging of another culture by the standards of one's own?

Human capacity for cooperation is to norms as the capacity for production is to which of the following?

Which of the following are Canadians more likely than Americans to favour?

What is culture?

Which of the following events have contributed to the fragmentation of culture?

Multiculturalists claim that national unity is important for reducing racial and ethnic inequality in Canada.

When First Nations groups in Canada began to assert their rights to cultural sovereignty and establish land claims, what process were they engaging in?

Define a rite of passage and use an example from your personal life to illustrate this concept.