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Understanding the Concept of Culture in Anthropology and Sociology

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According to Edward B. Tylor, culture can be defined as:

The sum total of knowledge, attitudes, and habitual behavior patterns (correct)

A cumulative creation of man

A way of thinking, feeling, and believing

The group's knowledge stored up for future use

Bronislaw Malinowski viewed culture as:

A cumulative creation of man (correct)

A way of thinking, feeling, believing

The sum total of knowledge shared by a society

The group's knowledge stored up for future use

How did Clyde Kluckhohn define culture?

A complex whole including art and law

As a way of thinking, feeling, and believing (correct)

As the sum total of knowledge and behavioral patterns

The handiwork of man

What is one facet revealed by representative definitions of culture?

Culture as a way of thinking, feeling, and believing Signup and view all the answers

Anthropologists have been precise and consistent in their usage of the concept of culture. (True/False)

False Signup and view all the answers

Which discipline highly relies on the concept of culture?

Anthropology Signup and view all the answers

What did Edward B. Tylor consider culture to be?

A complex whole encompassing various aspects like knowledge, belief, and customs Signup and view all the answers

Which anthropologist saw culture as 'the handiwork of man' and the medium through which he achieves his goals?

Bronislaw Malinowski Signup and view all the answers

How did Bronislaw Malinowski view culture?

As a dynamic creation of individuals in a society Signup and view all the answers

Which aspect of culture did Clyde Kluckhohn emphasize in his definition?

The group's collective ways of thinking, feeling, and believing Signup and view all the answers

What was Alfred L. Kroeber's main focus when defining culture?

The shared knowledge, attitudes, and habitual behavior patterns within a society Signup and view all the answers

In what ways have anthropologists been inconsistent with their usage of the concept of culture?

Their definitions of culture are often vague and imprecise Signup and view all the answers