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?

    <p>Allows complex, shared, goal-directed behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

    Which of the following is an element of culture?

    <p>Belief System</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following represents the nonmaterial culture?

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

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

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

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

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

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

    <p>Folkways</p> 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?

    <p>Church</p> 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?

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

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

    <p>Beliefs, rituals, and practices</p> 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?

    <p>Sect</p> 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?

    <p>Rituals and practices</p> Signup and view all the answers

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