Understanding Culture 1st Quarter (Periodical)
45 Questions
0 Views

Choose a study mode

Play Quiz
Study Flashcards
Spaced Repetition
Chat to lesson

Podcast

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

Which factor contributes to cultural diversity among different regions in the Philippines?

  • The economy of the people
  • The geographical setting (correct)
  • The kind of clothes worn by the residents
  • The needs of the people

    • What is enculturation?

  • The learning of how to keep your culture while interacting with other cultures
  • The process of adapting to or borrowing traits from another culture
  • The absence of prior knowledge about a culture
  • The gradual acquisition of the characteristics and norms of a culture or group by a person (correct)

    • What is acculturation?

  • The absence of prior knowledge about a culture
  • The learning of how to keep your culture while interacting with other cultures
  • The process of adapting to or borrowing traits from another culture (correct)
  • The gradual acquisition of the characteristics and norms of a culture or group by a person

    • What determines the kind of profession commonly pursued by the inhabitants?

    <p>Their environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What determines the clothes people wear?

    <p>The climate they have</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Language</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary determinant of the clothes people wear?

    <p>Climate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which tool is NOT mentioned as being possessed by inhabitants in the mountainous area?

    <p>Fishing net</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of enculturation?

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

    What is the purpose of acculturation?

    <p>To adapt to or borrow traits from another culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Language</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary determinant of the clothes people wear?

    <p>Climate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which tool is NOT mentioned as being possessed by inhabitants in the mountainous area?

    <p>Axe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of enculturation?

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

    What is the purpose of acculturation?

    <p>To adapt to or borrow traits from another culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which ancient civilization invented cuneiform writing?

    <p>Sumerians</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What material was commonly used for writing in cuneiform?

    <p>Clay</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the name of the writing system used by the Akkadians?

    <p>Cuneiform</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is cultural relativism?

    <p>The understanding of a culture based on its own values and practices</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is ethnocentrism?

    <p>The belief in the superiority of one's own culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which ancient civilization invented cuneiform writing?

    <p>Sumerian</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for evaluating other people from one's own perspective and judging them based on one's own cultural values and standards?

    <p>Ethnocentrism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the opposite of cultural relativism?

    <p>Ethnocentrism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of cultural relativism?

    <p>To understand and appreciate different cultures on their own terms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary determinant of the clothes people wear?

    <p>Climate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which ancient civilization invented cuneiform writing?

    <p>Sumerians</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the opposite of cultural relativism?

    <p>Ethnocentrism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary determinant of the clothes people wear?

    <p>Climate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What determines the kind of profession commonly pursued by the inhabitants?

    <p>Geographical location</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What material was commonly used for writing in cuneiform?

    <p>Clay</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the key characteristics of Filipino culture mentioned in the text?

    <p>Strong family ties</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Filipino value of 'hiya' refer to?

    <p>Sense of shame</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one possible reason for feeling 'hiya' in Filipino culture?

    <p>Fear of being ridiculed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe expressing gratitude in Filipino culture?

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

    What is one possible negative consequence of close family ties in Filipino culture?

    <p>Nepotism in the government</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a characteristic of Filipino culture mentioned in the text?

    <p>Preference for extended family ties</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one possible negative consequence of close family ties in Filipino culture?

    <p>Proliferation of nepotism in the government</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Filipino value of 'hiya' primarily concerned with?

    <p>Acting in accordance with social norms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the act of paying off indebtedness to government workers in the Philippines?

    <p>Grease money</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of 'utang na loob' in Filipino culture?

    <p>To express gratitude</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one possible negative consequence of the Filipino value of 'hiya'?

    <p>It can cause individuals to prioritize others' opinions over their own</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one possible reason for the prevalence of nepotism in the Filipino government?

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

    What is the primary purpose of the Filipino value of 'utang na loob'?

    <p>To express gratitude</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the saying 'blood is thicker than water' in Filipino culture?

    <p>It emphasizes the importance of family loyalty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one possible consequence of the Filipino value of close family ties?

    <p>The proliferation of nepotism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    More Like This

    Use Quizgecko on...
    Browser
    Open
    Browser
    Browser