Civilization and Intercultural Communication: Religion and Identity
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What is the distinguishing characteristic of ethnicity?

  • Economic status
  • Geographic region
  • Social class
  • Accent (correct)

Which term refers to a subdivision within a dominant culture based on factors like region, ethnicity, or social class?

  • Microculture
  • Co-culture
  • Subculture (correct)
  • Subgroup

What do values represent within a culture?

  • Real or imaginary behavior models
  • Feelings about what is good or bad (correct)
  • Essential collective activities
  • Open for discussion beliefs

Which group of people share the same descent, heritage, and distinctive culture passed on through generations?

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

What is the key distinguishing factor of a subculture?

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

What type of group is bound together by a shared symbol system, behaviors, and values?

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

Which term refers to a relatively complete set of values and behavior patterns existing within a dominant culture?

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

What percentage of the UAE population constitutes South Asians?

<p>59.4% (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In intercultural communication, which concept suggests that no one culture is inherently superior to another?

<p>Co-culture (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do microcultures provide their members with, according to the text?

<p>A complete set of values and behavior patterns (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does a culture's approach to gender reflect its values?

<p>It reveals much about the culture's values (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the classifications made by Swedish scientist Carolus Linnaeus regarding humans?

<p>Africanus, Americanus, Asiaticus, and Europeanus (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the text suggest about the sociological definition of race?

<p>It is socially unstable and determined by society (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are indicators of race influenced according to the text?

<p>By recent adaptation to climate and diet (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the text suggest about skin color and superiority?

<p>Skin color has no impact on superiority (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which concept was used in the 19th century to categorize races as primitive or advanced?

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

What did genetic studies in the 20th century reveal about race?

<p>No single gene defines race (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Taylor in the 19th century, what were the developmental stages leading to civilization?

<p>Savagery, barbarism, Western civilization (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In terms of civilizations, what did Huntington emphasize in the 20th century?

<p>Cultural diversity within civilizations (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which task in defining identity includes concepts like religion, national identity, class, gender, race, and civilization?

<p>Task 1b (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes a position in a society's hierarchy based on income, education, occupation, or neighborhood?

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

In Emirati society, which group is known as Al-Muwateneen?

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

Which group in Emirati society is represented by increasing numbers of professionals who have benefitted from free state education?

<p>The new middle class (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In Emirati society, what category do the top professionals and technocrats with international contracts fall into?

<p>Merchant class (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What group in Emirati society includes low-paid semi-skilled and unskilled workers, primarily Asian?

<p>Low-income groups (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Religion has been a source of human identity and conflict primarily because it __________.

<p>regulates how individuals live their lives differently based on religious beliefs (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What historical event highlighted conflicts related to religion, specifically between Roman Catholics and Protestants in the 16th century?

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

In the context of national identity, what significant change occurred in the 18th century with regard to identity formation?

<p>Class identity superseded religious identity in several parts of the world (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What perspective suggests that class is determined by skill, education, wealth, power, and prestige?

<p>Weber's consideration of skill and education (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the text describe the relationship between class and identity?

<p>Class can be influenced by skill, education, wealth, power, and prestige (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What regulates identity according to the text?

<p>Religion, National identity, Class, Gender, Race (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is considered one of the six sources of human identity and conflict?

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

What is one of the ways to look at identity according to the text?

<p>Through examples of cultural confusion (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the basic concepts of culture?

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

What does Antonio Damasio suggest about identity in the text?

<p>Identity is transferred from one generation to another (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some ways that social networks regulate human life according to the text?

<p>Through providing insights about the past (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is not mentioned as one of the six sources of human identity and conflict?

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

What does shared ancestry from one group in Africa indicate according to the text?

<p>'Shared ancestry' implies a common origin for all humans (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are two basic concepts intertwined with culture?

<p>'Communication' and 'Verbal' (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the text suggest are some forms of regulators for social networks of human life?

<p>Religion, National Identity, Class, Gender (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to a group bound together by a shared symbol system, behaviors, and values, and can be used interchangeably with 'subculture'?

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

In terms of cultural diversity, what does a subgroup within a dominant culture provide its members with?

<p>Relatively complete values and patterns of behavior (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following types of cultural groups presents challenges to establishing mutuality as described in the text?

<p>Co-culture (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term describes a culture within a culture that suggests no one culture is inherently superior to another?

<p>Co-culture (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of ethnic groups, which term represents a subdivision within a dominant culture based on shared values and behaviors?

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

What concept is described as a subdivision within a dominant culture based on factors like region, ethnicity, or social class?

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

Which term refers to a shared ancestry, heritage, and distinctive culture passed on through generations?

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

Which concept suggests that individuals interact with individuals or groups of another identity?

<p>Co-culture (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes a subculture from a dominant culture?

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

Which factor is NOT typically considered a distinguishing characteristic of ethnicity?

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

How does a co-culture differ from a subculture?

<p>Degree of integration within the dominant culture (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of cultural diversity, what role do rituals play?

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

How do ethnic groups maintain their distinctive cultures over generations?

<p>Transmission of customs and traditions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a distinguishing characteristic of a subculture?

<p>Distinct values and behavior patterns (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term best describes a subdivision within a dominant culture based on factors like region, ethnicity, or social class?

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

What concept in intercultural communication suggests that no culture is inherently superior to another?

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

How does the text describe ethnic groups?

<p>Passing down distinctive culture through generations (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do subcultures provide their members with, according to the text?

<p>A shared symbol system and unique values (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the text suggest about the relationship between subcultures and dominant cultures?

<p>Subcultures may challenge or adapt values and norms of dominant cultures. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do ethnic groups differ from co-cultures?

<p>Ethnic groups share a common cultural heritage, while co-cultures are based on proximity only. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In terms of cultural diversity, what is a distinguishing characteristic of ethnic groups?

<p>Ethnic groups maintain a distinct identity within the larger society. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do co-cultures contribute to cultural diversity according to the text?

<p>Co-cultures introduce new perspectives and practices into the larger society. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes ethnicity from race in the context of identity formation?

<p>Race is solely based on physical characteristics, while ethnicity encompasses cultural heritage. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What historical event mentioned in the text highlighted conflicts related to religion, specifically between Roman Catholics and Protestants in the 16th century?

<p>The Crusades (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In Emirati society, which group includes low-paid semi-skilled and unskilled workers, primarily Asian?

<p>Al-Ajam (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which concept, mentioned in the text, suggests that no one culture is inherently superior to another?

<p>Cultural Relativism (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was an important change in the 18th century regarding identity formation, according to the text?

<p>National identity superseded religious identity (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to a subdivision within a dominant culture based on factors like region, ethnicity, or social class?

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

What term refers to a subdivision within a dominant culture based on shared values, behaviors, and traditions?

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

Which term describes a culture within a culture, emphasizing equality among all cultures?

<p>Co-culture (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of cultural diversity, what type of groups pose challenges to achieving mutual understanding?

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

What type of group is bound together by a shared symbol system, behaviors, and values?

<p>Co-culture (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to a subset within a dominant culture categorized by factors such as ethnicity or region?

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

What type of group represents a unique cultural entity within a larger dominant culture?

<p>Co-culture (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term best describes a group within a dominant culture that shares common values and traditions?

<p>Co-culture (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

"Intragroup culture" refers to:

<p>&quot;Shared values among individuals in a group&quot; (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

"Cultural subgroup" typically denotes:

<p>&quot;A subset within the dominant culture&quot; (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term describes smaller cultural groups within a larger society that present challenges to unity?

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

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