Understanding Culture Quiz

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What is culture defined as?

A specific language spoken by a group of people

A body of learned behaviors shared by individuals within a society (correct)

A collection of genetic traits within a community

A set of physical objects passed down through generations

Which of the following is an example of material culture?

Norms

Jewelries (correct)

Folklores

Attitudes

What do symbols in culture include?

Cultural values, norms, material objects

Gestures, language, values, norms, sanctions (correct)

Folkways, mores, attitudes, beliefs

Folklife, norms, attitudes, languages

What is the function of language in culture?

Allows complex, shared, goal-directed behavior Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe something to which people attach meaning and use to communicate in culture?

Symbols Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an element of culture?

Belief System Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following represents the nonmaterial culture?

Beliefs Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to the socially accepted conventional standards of behavior and moral judgment within a culture?

Mores Signup and view all the answers

What type of culture includes items like jewelries, arts, weapons, and clothing?

Material culture Signup and view all the answers

What cultural element encompasses social expectations, rules, and customs governing behavior?

Folkways Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe a religious group that is highly bureaucratized and may have national and international headquarters directing local congregations?

Church Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to a new or different religion whose teachings and practices put it at odds with the dominant culture and religion?

Cult Signup and view all the answers

What are the three elements in defining religion as discussed in the text?

Beliefs, rituals, and practices Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe a religious group larger than a cult, whose members still feel tension between their views and the prevailing beliefs and values of the broader society?

Sect Signup and view all the answers

What does religion provide as a bridge that allows humans to approach the divine, the universal life force that encompasses and transcends the world?

Rituals and practices Signup and view all the answers

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