Question 1

Among all forms of life, humans stand out as the only species that

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A)   relies on culture to ensure survival.
B)   has patterned ways of living.
C)   has biological instincts.
D)   makes use of tools.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

The theoretical approach that highlights the link between culture and social inequality is the

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A)   structural-functional approach.
B)   social-conflict approach.
C)   symbolic-interaction approach.
D)   sociobiology approach.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Cultural change is set in motion in three general ways. What are they?

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A)   invention, discovery, and diffusion
B)   invasion, invention, and experiment
C)   immigration, imagination, and innovation
D)   adaptation, integration, and immigrationE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Canada has a popular culture but not a high culture.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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-What makes Canadians and Americans different?

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Question 6

Low-income countries have cultures that value which of the following?

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A)   economic survival
B)   equal standing for women and men
C)   self-expression
D)   secular practicesE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

Hockey fans, homeless people, computer nerds, and jazz musicians all display _____ patterns.

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A)   high cultural
B)   popular cultural
C)   virtual cultural
D)   subculturalE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

People around the world have much the same outward appearance, wearing the same clothing and bodily decoration.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Most people participate in numerous subcultures without necessarily becoming very committed to any of them.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

_____________ described the difference between folkways and mores.

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A)   Emile Durkheim
B)   William Graham Sumner
C)   Harriett Martineau
D)   George Herbert MeadE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 11

The term Homo sapiens, the name of our species, comes from Latin meaning

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A)   "person of culture."
B)   "thinking person."
C)   "one who walks upright."
D)   "person who evolves."E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

What basic view of culture underlies the social-conflict approach? Explain.

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Question 13

Which theoretical approach is linked to the philosophical doctrine of materialism?

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A)   the structural-functional approach
B)   the social-conflict approach
C)   the symbolic-interaction approach
D)   the sociobiology approachE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

What is the difference between material and nonmaterial culture?

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Question 15

Culture forces us to choose as we make and remake a world for ourselves

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

If you were to attend the opera, you would be experiencing

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A)   high culture.
B)   popular culture.
C)   cultural transmission.
D)   virtual culture.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 17

Cultural integration refers to the fact that

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A)   Canadian society contains many cultural patterns.
B)   European cultural patterns dominate Canadian society.
C)   change in one cultural pattern is usually linked to changes in others.
D)   everyone in Canada shares most cultural values.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

Eurocentrism refers to the dominance of European cultural patterns.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Technology refers to knowledge people use to make a way of life in their surroundings.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What does the sociobiology approach tell us about human culture? Explain.

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