Understanding Culture: Definitions and Characteristics
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What does culture encompass according to the text?

  • Language, religion, arts, and institutions (correct)
  • Rituals, arts, and material objects
  • Only language and rituals
  • Beliefs and institutions only

    • How does culture resemble an iceberg?

  • In the manner of its creation by multiple groups
  • In the fact that it lacks defined boundaries
  • In the way it is constantly changing
  • In the presence of visible and invisible aspects (correct)

    • What does the term 'cultura' from Latin mean?

  • To create
  • To cultivate (correct)
  • To contest
  • To communicate

    • How do sociologists define culture?

    <p>As shared values, beliefs, language, and practices</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what way can cultures be understood?

    <p>As competing and interacting symbolic structures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does culture consist of according to sociologists?

    <p>Values, beliefs, language, practices, and shared material objects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does culture include according to the text?

    <p>Values, beliefs, language, practices, and material objects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do cultures interact with each other according to the text?

    <p>By competing for dominance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What analogy is used to describe the visible and invisible aspects of culture in the text?

    <p>An iceberg with a visible and invisible section</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what way does culture resemble an iceberg according to the text?

    <p>They both have hidden parts difficult to understand</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the etymological origin of the term 'culture'?

    <p>'Cultura' from Latin, meaning 'to cultivate'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is true about culture?

    <p>Culture can be understood as systems of symbols and meanings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do values, beliefs, language, communication systems, and practices collectively form according to sociologists?

    <p>'Culture'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is culture compared to an iceberg in the text?

    <p>To illustrate the unseen depth and complexity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What aspect of culture is compared to the visible part of an iceberg?

    <p>Material objects</p> Signup and view all the answers

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