Question 1

The tendency to judge other cultures without trying to grasp the reasons behind their customs is what anthropologists refer to as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   ethnocentrism
B)   acculturation
C)   cultural relativism
D)   diffusionE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 2

What is the conceptual opposite of ethnocentrism?

Accepted Answer

A)   the glorification of other cultures
B)   an understanding of the nuances of other cultures
C)   thinking your own culture is better than others
D)   believing that all cultures are essentially the sameE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 3

An adaptive custom is one that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   enhances survival and reproduction
B)   changes with other cultural fluctuations
C)   persists over several generations
D)   was learned from other culturesE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

Often,in the aftermath of violent events such as depopulation,relocation,enslavement,and genocide by dominant powers,deprived peoples have created new cultures in a process called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   ethnogenesis
B)   diasporization
C)   acculturation
D)   diffusionE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

How did early evolutionists tend to think of Western cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)   They viewed Western cultures as being at the most progressive stage of evolution.
B)   They believed they were lacking in important knowledge that other cultures already possessed.
C)   They were extremely relativistic in their thinking, seeing all cultures as morally equivalent.
D)   There was a rift between ethnocentric and relativistic evolutionists at the time.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 6

Sequoya's idea to create a writing system for the Cherokee,after encountering written English,is an example of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   stimulus diffusion
B)   innovation
C)   acculturation
D)   discoveryE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

In what areas of American culture have the most drastic changes of cultural norms taken place in the last generation?

Accepted Answer

A)   sex and marriage
B)   economics
C)   religious practices
D)   our educational systemE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

What does the concept of cultural integration mean?

Accepted Answer

A)   Various subgroups in the society work together.
B)   Cultural elements are constant.
C)   Cultural traits that are maladaptive can be made to work with adaptive traits.
D)   Cultural elements are a fairly eclectic assortment.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

Do you believe that cultural relativism prevents anthropologists from finding fault with another culture's practices or from trying to make social change? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Which of the following behaviors would most likely be subject to direct cultural constraints in American society?

Accepted Answer

A)   choosing to wear nothing
B)   a young man's attempt to kiss his girlfriend
C)   a woman carrying her child in a soft basket hung from her head
D)   dancing in the street before going to workE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Which of the following describes the form of culture change known as diffusion?

Accepted Answer

A)   Many of the foods we eat, such as pasta and chicken, were introduced to us through contact with different cultures around the world.
B)   James Hargreaves developed the spinning jenny to increase the efficiency of textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution.
C)   Your parents teach you the proper way to speak to your elders.
D)   Medical experiments and discoveries lead to the cure for an epidemic disease such as polio.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Which important tenet of anthropology was first championed by Franz Boas to challenge the attitude that Western culture was inherently superior to others?

Accepted Answer

A)   cultural relativism
B)   participant-observation
C)   ethnocentrism
D)   evolutionismE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Which of the following is a basic pattern of diffusion?

Accepted Answer

A)   intermediate contact
B)   invention
C)   historical interaction
D)   discoveryE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

How do anthropologists deal with the range of individual behaviors they meet when trying to describe a culture?

Accepted Answer

A)   They use the variations to define acceptable limits of behavior.
B)   They ignore all but the most common few variations.
C)   They describe all possible variations instead of looking for patterns.
D)   They focus on the most unusual variations and the people involved in them.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Why is hair color not considered a cultural trait?

Accepted Answer

A)   Hair color may be shared by most members of a culture, but it is not a learned trait.
B)   There are many different colors of hair within one culture.
C)   People learn which hair colors are preferred, but they cannot change their hair color.
D)   Hair color is neither learned nor shared throughout the culture.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Exam 9: Culture and Culture Change

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An adaptive custom is one that __________.

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Which of the following describes the form of culture change known as diffusion?

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Which of the following behaviors would most likely be subject to direct cultural constraints in American society?

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What does the concept of cultural integration mean?

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Often,in the aftermath of violent events such as depopulation,relocation,enslavement,and genocide by dominant powers,deprived peoples have created new cultures in a process called __________.

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Which of the following is a basic pattern of diffusion?

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Which important tenet of anthropology was first championed by Franz Boas to challenge the attitude that Western culture was inherently superior to others?

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Do you believe that cultural relativism prevents anthropologists from finding fault with another culture's practices or from trying to make social change? Why or why not?

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How did early evolutionists tend to think of Western cultures?

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