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?

Growing up in a specific culture (C) Signup and view all the answers

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

To understand human behavior (B) Signup and view all the answers

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

Personality stamps from culture (B) Signup and view all the answers

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

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 (B) Signup and view all the answers

How did Bronislaw Malinowski define culture?

As the cumulative creation of man (C) Signup and view all the answers

What did Clyde Kluckhohn define culture as?

A way of thinking, feeling, believing (B) Signup and view all the answers

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

The sum total of knowledge, attitudes and habitual behavior patterns shared and transmitted by the members of a particular society (C) Signup and view all the answers