Understanding Culture: Beliefs, Values, and Material Objects
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of culture according to the text?

  • Culture is rigid (correct)
  • Culture is learned
  • Culture is shared
  • Culture is symbolic

    • What is the term used in the text to describe the belief that one's own culture is superior to others?

  • Cultural relativism
  • Xenocentrism
  • Social control
  • Ethnocentrism (correct)

    • Which of the following is NOT a level of culture?

  • Ideal and normative (correct)
  • International and local
  • Elite and popular
  • Mainstream, sub-culture and counterculture

    • Which of the following is NOT one of the processes that can cause change within a culture according to the text?

    <p>Acculturation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text state is the difference between 'invention' and 'discovery' as processes of cultural change?

    <p>Invention creates new cultural elements, while discovery involves recognizing something already in existence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of 'folkways'?

    <p>Folkways are strictly enforced by the society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key distinction between material and non-material culture according to the passage?

    <p>Material culture is tangible and non-material culture is intangible</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of culture according to the passage?

    <p>To provide a framework for human behavior and values</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT identified as a key component of culture in the passage?

    <p>Taboos</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the passage, which of the following is a distinguishing feature of values in a culture?

    <p>Values are evaluations and judgments from the standpoint of culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the distinction between mores and other types of norms according to the passage?

    <p>Mores have great moral significance and are supported by punishment, while other norms do not</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best summarizes the relationship between culture and human nature according to the passage?

    <p>Culture shapes and influences what we commonly describe as 'human nature'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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