Understanding Culture 1st Quarter (Quarterly)

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Which factor primarily influences the behaviors, values, customs, and traditions of a community?

  • Social structures
  • Climate
  • Economy
  • Geographical setting (correct)

What are some tools commonly possessed by inhabitants in mountainous areas?

  • Computers, printers, scanners
  • Shovels, bolo, saw (correct)
  • Pencils, pens, erasers
  • Hammers, screwdrivers, wrenches

What is one visible distinction between the residents of Baguio City and the lowlanders?

  • Religious beliefs
  • Language spoken
  • Clothing worn (correct)
  • Type of food consumed

What is enculturation?

<p>The learning of cultural norms and characteristics (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of acculturation?

<p>To maintain one's own culture while interacting with other cultures (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a factor that contributes to cultural diversity?

<p>Different geographical settings (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary factor that influences the kind of profession pursued by the inhabitants of a community?

<p>Geographical setting (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of enculturation?

<p>To acquire characteristics and norms of a culture (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between enculturation and acculturation?

<p>Enculturation is essential for survival, while acculturation is not (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary factor that determines the clothes people wear?

<p>Climate (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary factor that contributes to cultural diversity in the Philippines?

<p>The geographical setting of the inhabitants (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of enculturation?

<p>To acquire the characteristics and norms of a culture (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between enculturation and acculturation?

<p>Enculturation is the acquisition of characteristics and norms, while acculturation is the adaptation to or borrowing of traits (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one visible distinction between the residents of Baguio City and the lowlanders?

<p>The kind of clothes they wear (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary factor that influences the kind of profession pursued by the inhabitants of a community?

<p>The geographical setting of the community (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which ancient civilization invented cuneiform writing?

<p>Sumerians (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What material was used to make the marks in cuneiform writing?

<p>Clay (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which civilization followed the Sumerians in using clay tablets for writing?

<p>Akkadians (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is cultural relativism?

<p>Understanding a culture based on its own values (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is ethnocentrism?

<p>Judging another culture based on one's own values (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which ancient civilization is credited with inventing cuneiform writing?

<p>Sumerians (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is cultural relativism?

<p>The belief that a person's beliefs, values, and practices should be understood based on their own culture. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is ethnocentrism?

<p>The practice of evaluating other people based on one's own culture. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of anthropology?

<p>Understanding different societies from their own perspective. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between enculturation and acculturation?

<p>Enculturation refers to adopting a new culture, while acculturation refers to the process of losing one's culture. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which ancient civilization is credited with inventing cuneiform writing?

<p>Sumerians (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of anthropology?

<p>Understanding different societies on their own terms (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between enculturation and acculturation?

<p>Enculturation refers to learning one's own culture, while acculturation refers to learning another culture (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is ethnocentrism?

<p>Evaluating other people from one's own perspective (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is cultural relativism?

<p>The idea that a person's beliefs, values, and practices should be understood based on their own culture (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one common Filipino trait that is highly valued?

<p>Hiya (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of close-knit family ties in the Philippines?

<p>It generates unity among Filipinos (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to express gratitude for someone's assistance?

<p>Utang na loob (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the negative consequence of not giving 'grease money' to government workers?

<p>Unattended documents (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of the Filipino trait 'hiya'?

<p>To regulate one's actions towards others (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one common Filipino trait that is highly valued?

<p>Hospitality (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to express gratitude for someone's assistance?

<p>Utang na loob (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the negative consequence of not giving 'grease money' to government workers?

<p>Delayed processing of documents (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one reason for the strong influence of close family ties in the Philippines?

<p>Preserving family integrity (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of the Filipino value 'Hiya'?

<p>Sense of shame or social conscience (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the Filipino value of 'utang na loob'?

<p>Paying off debts in cash or kind for services rendered (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary reason for the prevalence of nepotism in the Philippine government?

<p>Filipino close family ties (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the negative consequence of not giving 'grease money' to government workers?

<p>Unattended or delayed processing of your documents (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary meaning of the Filipino trait 'hiya'?

<p>Being ashamed of doing evil (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of 'hiya' as a Filipino trait?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which function of language is used to reason out or clarify a problem or an argument?

<p>Language as Logic (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which function of language is used not only to state or report something but also to perform what is being said?

<p>Language as Performative (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which function of language is used to evoke laughter?

<p>Language as Ludic or Comical (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which function of language is used to enhance one’s social relationship through greetings and other social amenities?

<p>Language as Ceremonial (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which function of language is a combination of two or more functions of language?

<p>Language as Complex (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which function of language is used to evoke laughter?

<p>Language as Ludic or Comical (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of the Filipino trait 'hiya'?

<p>To enhance social relationships (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which ancient civilization is credited with inventing cuneiform writing?

<p>Mesopotamian civilization (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between enculturation and acculturation?

<p>Enculturation refers to the process of learning one's own culture, while acculturation refers to the process of learning a new culture. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is ethnocentrism?

<p>The belief that one's own culture is superior to others (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which function of language is used to enhance one's social relationship through greetings and other social amenities?

<p>Language as Ceremonial (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which function of language is used to evoke laughter?

<p>Language as Ludic or Comical (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which function of language is used to reason out or clarify a problem or an argument?

<p>Language as Logic (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which function of language is a combination of two or more functions of language?

<p>Language as Complex (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary factor that has prevented the resolution of graft cases among some government officials?

<p>Language as Performative (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who rejected the theory influenced by Darwin in favor of historical particularism?

<p>Boas (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What method of research did Bronislaw Kasper Malinowski develop based on his field study?

<p>Participant observation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In anthropology, what is the basic unit of analysis according to the structural-functionalist paradigm?

<p>Social structures (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the most important method in anthropology that involves lengthy fieldwork in a particular social setting?

<p>Participant observation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the practice of writing about people called in anthropology?

<p>Ethnography (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which anthropologist rejected the theory influenced by Darwin in favor of historical particularism?

<p>Franz Boas (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who developed the method of participant observation in social science research?

<p>Bronislaw Kasper Malinowski (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which anthropologist advocated the study of abstract principles that govern social change?

<p>Alfred Reginald Radcliffe-Brown (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which anthropologist saw individuals as a mere product of social structures?

<p>Alfred Reginald Radcliffe-Brown (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the basic unit of analysis for anthropology according to the structural-functionalist paradigm?

<p>Social structures (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which anthropologist is known for advocating cultural relativism and the complexity of all cultures?

<p>Malinowski (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the method of social science research that requires anthropologists to participate and blend with the way of life of a given group of people?

<p>Participant observation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is considered as one of the most influential ethnographers in the 20th century?

<p>Malinowski (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which anthropologist advocated the study of abstract principles that govern social change and saw individuals as a mere product of social structures?

<p>Radcliffe-Brown (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the structural-functionalist paradigm, what is the basic unit of analysis for anthropology and social sciences?

<p>Social structures (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between culture and society?

<p>Culture and society are inseparable (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role does culture play in society, according to the text?

<p>Culture sustains the needs of society (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does society mold itself with culture, according to the text?

<p>Society requires culture to create itself (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to society without culture, according to the text?

<p>Society becomes a mob (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the text define society and culture?

<p>Society refers to individuals, culture refers to ways of living (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between culture and society?

<p>Culture and society co-exist and are inseparable (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of culture in establishing discipline in a society?

<p>Culture helps regulate diverse ways of living in society (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does society mold itself with culture?

<p>Society requires culture to create itself and embody itself (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to society without culture?

<p>Society turns against one another and creates anarchy (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In simple words, what does society refer to?

<p>Society refers to the people (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between culture and society?

<p>Culture and society are inseparable from each other (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role does culture play in establishing discipline in a society?

<p>Culture helps regulate the diverse way of living in society (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does society relate to culture according to the text?

<p>Society is a product of culture (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to society without culture according to the text?

<p>Society becomes a mob (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of culture in society according to the text?

<p>To regulate the diverse way of living (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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