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What is the process by which an individual learns the rules and values of one’s culture?
What is the process by which an individual learns the rules and values of one’s culture?
- Enculturation (correct)
- Biological transmission
- Social isolation
- Genetic inheritance
What is unique and crucial to humans in terms of cultural learning?
What is unique and crucial to humans in terms of cultural learning?
- Imitative behavior
- Instinctual reactions
- Symbolic thought (correct)
- Genetic encoding
What distinguishes human beings from other animals in terms of cultural learning?
What distinguishes human beings from other animals in terms of cultural learning?
- Social isolation
- Genetic transmission of culture
- Instinctual behavior patterns
- Capacity to use symbols (correct)
What is the term used for the human ability to give arbitrary meaning to things or events?
What is the term used for the human ability to give arbitrary meaning to things or events?
Which term refers to the sum total of human creation that directs human social life?
Which term refers to the sum total of human creation that directs human social life?
Why do human beings heavily rely on behavior patterns that are learned?
Why do human beings heavily rely on behavior patterns that are learned?
What is the main characteristic of culture according to the text?
What is the main characteristic of culture according to the text?
How does enculturation unify people?
How does enculturation unify people?
Why do people in the United States sometimes have trouble understanding the power of culture?
Why do people in the United States sometimes have trouble understanding the power of culture?
Why must cultural guidelines be shared by members of a society?
Why must cultural guidelines be shared by members of a society?
What distinguishes a cultural element from other shared elements among a group of people?
What distinguishes a cultural element from other shared elements among a group of people?
How does the text describe the human capacity to learn cultural traditions?
How does the text describe the human capacity to learn cultural traditions?
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