Question 1

Culture influences biological processes.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The integration of a culture means that:

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A)   all of the cultural parts are tightly connected to all other cultural parts.
B)   cultural parts are somewhat interconnected with one another.
C)   members of two different subcultures attend school together and thereby learn to adapt to culture.
D)   a culture is exactly like the body of a living organism.
E)   it is impossible to distinguish any area of culture from another area.

Question 3

Which statement about the concept of culture is not true?

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A)   Culture is symbolic.
B)   Culture is learned.
C)   Culture is always changing.
D)   Culture is genetically-based.
E)   Culture is adaptive.

Question 4

Items of material culture are more likely to be diffused than ideas and beliefs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Give examples of variations in cultural attitudes concerning male and female attractiveness.

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Question 6

The anthropological attitude that a society's customs and ideas should be viewed in the context of that society's culture is called:

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A)   ethnocentrism.
B)   cultural relativism.
C)   cultural constraint.
D)   cultural diffusion.
E)   cultural innovation.

Question 7

The process by which people acquire their own culture is:

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A)   called enculturation.
B)   genetically based.
C)   more rapid in industrialized societies than in less technologically developed ones.
D)   slowest in industrialized societies and most rapid in less technologically developed ones.
E)   called pluralism and results in pluralistic societies.

Question 8

In situations of cultural diffusion:

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A)   the two cultures do not exchange every cultural item.
B)   one culture borrows and the other one does not.
C)   it is the stronger culture which borrows, or steals, from the other.
D)   the recipient culture does not have a choice regarding the item exchanged.
E)   it is common for the two cultures to merge and become integrated.

Question 9

In the 21ˢᵗ century,Americans are no longer the only nationality with the reputation of being insensitive tourists when traveling abroad.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

One of the most important technological changes that took place in the United States was the mass use of television during the 1950s.How has the introduction of that one new gadget influenced or changed other parts of American culture,such as politics,education,religion,and family life?

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The introduction of television in the 19...

Question 11

Dr.Edward T.Hall's model of monochronic vs.polychronic cultures is based on the cultural variable of:

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A)   color.
B)   spirituality.
C)   time.
D)   money.
E)   power.

Question 12

Some people in the world have tattoos,use scarification or wear bones in their noses because:

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A)   they don't understand the harm they do to their bodies.
B)   they have a distorted concept of beauty.
C)   they do it as part of their religious practice.
D)   their culture tells them that it looks good.
E)   it is used as a status symbol to attract sexual partners.

Question 13

The central concept in anthropology is the concept of:

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A)   distribution.
B)   power.
C)   culture.
D)   artifacts.

Question 14

Conversational distance varies between cultures.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

There are an estimated 5,000 cultural groups in existence today.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Write an essay illustrating how the concept of "culture influencing biological processes" has affected American culture.Use personal examples,if you choose.

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Question 17

What is culture shock?

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Culture shock is a form of psy...

Question 18

In the last decade there has been a reduction in the extent to which Americans alter their appearance through plastic surgery.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The process by which a child learns his or her own culture requires many years of formal schooling.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The American Anthropological Association has taken the official position that humans are born with a built-in culture.

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A) True 
 B)False

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The anthropological attitude that a society's customs and ideas should be viewed in the context of that society's culture is called:

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Culture influences biological processes.

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Which statement about the concept of culture is not true?

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