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People with experience in both Japan and the West indicate that: |
| | A) | Eye contact is much more common in Japan. |
| | B) | Smiling is less common in the West. |
| | C) | Hugging and touching is less common in Japan. |
| | D) | Holding the door for strangers is more common in Japan. |
| | E) | All of the above statements are true. |
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Societies are integrated and patterned through all of the following, except: |
| | A) | social patterns |
| | B) | core values |
| | C) | key symbols |
| | D) | economic forces |
| | E) | all of the above |
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Enculturation is: |
| | A) | the process by which culture is reduced |
| | B) | the process by which culture becomes adaptive |
| | C) | the process by which a child learns his or her culture |
| | D) | the process by which a culture is transformed |
| | E) | none of the above |
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Clifford Geertz characterizes culture as: |
| | A) | a process of enculturation |
| | B) | a biological necessity |
| | C) | biologically adaptive |
| | D) | a set of control mechanisms to govern behavior |
| | E) | only partially shared. |
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An example of a cultural trait that is acquired unconsciously is knowing: |
| | A) | when to say "thank-you" |
| | B) | when to take out the trash |
| | C) | how far to stand away from someone during a conversation |
| | D) | how to write a college essay |
| | E) | how to pronounce "anthropology" |
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The "psychic unity of man" implies that: |
| | A) | Regardless of their genes or physical appearance, people can learn any cultural tradition. |
| | B) | There are always changes in the process by which a child learns his or her culture. |
| | C) | Culture is transmitted unconsciously. |
| | D) | People use their cultural system to make judgments, define their world, shape behavior, and shape their perceptions. |
| | E) | All of the above statements are true. |
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We are most likely to agree and feel comfortable with: |
| | A) | people who are socially, economically, and culturally similar to ourselves |
| | B) | anthropologists |
| | C) | our parents |
| | D) | people with whom we share a "psychic unity" |
| | E) | people with whom we share linguistic symbols |
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A symbol is: |
| | A) | necessarily verbal |
| | B) | naturally connected to the object it signifies |
| | C) | universal to a culture |
| | D) | not necessary for culture |
| | E) | none of the above |
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A Brazilian might interpret the body space that an American maintains during a conversation as: |
| | A) | a sexual advance |
| | B) | hostile |
| | C) | unfriendly |
| | D) | warm |
| | E) | pensive |
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Examples of American core values include everything, except: |
| | A) | individualism |
| | B) | self-reliance |
| | C) | people should keep a certain distance between themselves during conversations. |
| | D) | work ethic |
| | E) | all of the above |
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According to the text, the "real culture" is: |
| | A) | the one best suited to a given environment |
| | B) | what people say they should do and what they say they do |
| | C) | contested |
| | D) | symbolic |
| | E) | what people actually do |
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An example of a level of culture is: |
| | A) | subculture |
| | B) | ideal culture |
| | C) | international culture |
| | D) | national culture |
| | E) | items "a", "c", and "d" |
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Cultural relativism is: |
| | A) | the tendency to view your own culture as superior and to apply your own culture's values to judge the behavior and beliefs of people in other cultures |
| | B) | the notion that groups have a right to preserve their culture |
| | C) | the argument that one culture should not be judged by the standards of another |
| | D) | the argument that there is a realm of justice and morality beyond and superior to particular countries, cultures, and religions |
| | E) | all of the above |
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Indigenous intellectual property rights include the notion that: |
| | A) | Indigenous groups should control who may know and use their collective knowledge and its applications. |
| | B) | Cultures are free to raise children as they see fit. |
| | C) | Human rights are inalienable. |
| | D) | There is a realm of justice and morality beyond countries, religions, and cultures. |
| | E) | None of the above statements included individual intellectual property rights. |
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Which of the following is not a mechanism of cultural change? |
| | A) | acculturation |
| | B) | globalization |
| | C) | independent invention |
| | D) | diffusion |
| | E) | enculturation |
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education