Question 1

Culture is a source of human freedom because

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A)  culture does not guide behavior.
B)  all culture changes very quickly.
C)  as cultural creatures, humans make and remake the world for themselves.
D)  All of these are correct.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Culture refers to the values, beliefs, behavior, and material things that form a way of life.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

For at least 12,000 years, humans have used culture as a strategy for survival.
REMEMBER;

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 5

Which of the following statements about technology is true?

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A)  Nations with more advanced technology are always superior to nations with less advanced technology.
B)  Advanced technology improves life in some ways, but it also threatens life in other ways.
C)  Access to technology is evenly distributed across any society's population.
D)  All of these are correct.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Standards by which people who share culture define what is desirable, good, and beautiful are called

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A)  folkways.
B)  norms.
C)  mores.
D)  values.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 7

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)  All of these are correct.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 8

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

An act of kindness, such as opening the door for an elderly man, illustrates conforming to

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A)  mores.
B)  taboos.
C)  folkways.
D)  proscriptive norms.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Wrong-doing, such as an adult forcing a child to engage in sexual activity, is an example of violating cultural

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A)  mores.
B)  symbols.
C)  folkways.
D)  control.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 11

The language widely spoken by people in more nations of the world than any other is

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A)  Spanish.
B)  Chinese.
C)  English.
D)  Hindi.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

If you were to attend a New York Ballet performance, 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) A) and C)

Question 13

How do cultural values differ in low-income nations and in high-income nations? What reasons can you provide for this difference?

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Question 14

The chapter opening story of the diversity initiative at Charles Schwab & Co.shows us that

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A)  various minorities respond to the same advertising in exactly the same way.
B)  Asian American immigrants prefer English to their native language when they are doing business.
C)  learning more about cultural diversity can help a company boost sales.
D)  All of these are correct.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Most people in the United States share the value that everyone should not only have equality of opportunity, but also equality in all aspects of social standing.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What is the term for the application of cultural knowledge to the task of living in an environment?

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A)  real culture
B)  ideal culture
C)  cultural transmission
D)  technologyE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

The United States is the most _______ of all countries.

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A)  multicultural
B)  culturally uniform
C)  slowly changing
D)  nonmaterialE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

What difference is found in cultural values when comparing low-income nations and high-income nations? Explain this pattern.

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Question 19

Other than English, which is the most widely-spoken language in the United States?

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A)  French
B)  Spanish
C)  German
D)  ChineseE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

Symbols allow people to make sense of their surroundings.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Culture

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

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Which of the following statements about technology is true?

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Culture is a source of human freedom because

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If you were to attend a New York Ballet performance, you would be experiencing

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Culture refers to the values, beliefs, behavior, and material things that form a way of life.

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How do cultural values differ in low-income nations and in high-income nations? What reasons can you provide for this difference?

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For at least 12,000 years, humans have used culture as a strategy for survival. REMEMBER;

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Symbols allow people to make sense of their surroundings.

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

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Standards by which people who share culture define what is desirable, good, and beautiful are called

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