UK and US Culture Overview Quiz

Elements of Culture

• The elements of culture include ways of life, but do not include biology.
• A way of life is defined as a culture by social scientists.

Learning Culture

• People generally learn a culture through enculturation, a process where people, especially children, learn their society's culture.
• Enculturation is the process by which people, especially children, learn their society's culture.

Inquiring about Culture

• Examples of questions one may ask to learn about a culture include what people eat, how they dress, and what they value.
• Asking about the number of people in a particular society is not an example of a question one may ask to learn about a culture.

Culture's Impact

• A culture produces a sense of shared identity among most people in a particular society.
• Culture shapes the way its members satisfy human needs by providing a common way of fulfilling them.

Characteristics of Culture

• One of the main characteristics of culture is that it is learned.
• Culture teaches people how to eat, for example, by influencing the choice of foods, preparation methods, and eating customs.

Essential Elements of Culture

• An essential element of culture is the ability to think abstractly, which distinguishes human abilities related to culture from those of other animals.

Civilizations vs. Cultures

• A civilization differs from a culture in that it is a complex, urbanized culture with a high level of organization and technology.
• Civilizations are distinguished from other cultures by their high level of organization and technology.

Test your knowledge on the culture, history, and political systems of the United Kingdom and the United States. This quiz covers topics such as the definition of culture, brief history of Britain and the US, the British and American political systems, and cultural issues related to identity and diversity.