Understanding Culture
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What does culture encompass?

  • Material elements only
  • Cultural artifacts only
  • Symbolic elements only
  • Both material and symbolic elements (correct)
  • How is culture transmitted from one generation to the next?

  • Through individual experiences only
  • Through both formal and informal means (correct)
  • Through formal education only
  • Through genetic inheritance
  • What role does culture play in shaping one's worldview?

  • Culture has no impact on one's worldview
  • Culture acts as a lens through which one views the world (correct)
  • Culture only affects material possessions
  • Culture only influences language skills
  • What does the term 'ethnocentrism' refer to?

    <p>Using one's own culture as a standard to evaluate another group or individual</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are people often unaware of the process of learning their own culture?

    <p>Because they learn it so slowly and incrementally</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of culture in shaping one's worldview?

    <p>To act as a lens through which one views the world</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is meant by 'material culture?"

    <p>The objects associated with a cultural group, such as tools, machines, utensils, buildings and artwork</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it difficult to clearly see our own culture?

    <p>Because we learn it so slowly and incrementally</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the symbolic aspects of culture?

    <p>Ideas associated with a cultural group and forms of communication</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of signs in symbolic culture?

    <p>Conveying information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of a formal norm?

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

    What is the purpose of sanctions in maintaining social order?

    <p>To reinforce conformity to norms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who argues that behavioral traits can be explained by genetics in the Nature vs. Nurture Debate?

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

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