Conceptualizing Culture in Anthropology and Sociology
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What is a common attribute of most definitions of culture?

  • Learned (correct)
  • Instinctual
  • Inherited
  • Genetic

    • How is culture defined in the text?

  • A collective genetic makeup
  • A shared way of life of a group of people (correct)
  • An instinctual behavior
  • An individual's personal experience

    • What is the main reason why the Iroquois were savage fighters according to the text?

  • Genetic predisposition
  • Cultural training (correct)
  • Subcultural experience
  • Heredity

    • According to Stewart and Glynn, what leaves a mark on an individual?

    <p>Growing up in a specific culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is culture seen as a major interest in anthropology and sociology?

    <p>To understand human behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do anthropologists often refer to as 'Made in the USA,' 'Made in France,' or 'Made in Germany'?

    <p>Personality stamps from culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Edward B. Tylor, how did he define culture?

    <p>As that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did Bronislaw Malinowski define culture?

    <p>As the cumulative creation of man</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Clyde Kluckhohn define culture as?

    <p>A way of thinking, feeling, believing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Linton (1940), what does culture consist of?

    <p>The sum total of knowledge, attitudes and habitual behavior patterns shared and transmitted by the members of a particular society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Edward B. Tylor consider to be part of culture?

    <p>'Capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'The medium through which man achieves his ends' would directly relate to which definition of culture?

    <p>'The cumulative creation of man'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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