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The Study of Human Behavior
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Eating certain animals is forbidden in some religions.
True
False
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Cultural Diffusion is...
the process of learning a culture
a person's principles or standards of behavior
the movement of cultural traits from one society to another
the objects produced by a society
3
What is the best method for gathering data as a cultural anthropologist?
experimenting in a lab
fieldwork
reading books on a particular culture
collecting bones
4
Social Institutions are...
a specific group within society
usual ways of patterns of behavior for the group
for a common purpose, help govern behavior and expectations
a person's principles or standards of behaviors
5
Ethnocentrism
is judging other cultures by your own standards or values.
False
True
6
Political and economic system whereby the means of production are owned by the whole community
Socialism
Mixed
Command
Democratic
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Economic system that's agricultural or H&G; economic decisions based on custom
Market
Mixed
Traditional
Command
8
Term that defines the introduction of aluminum pots and steel tools to a primitive culture is..
Cultural Universals
Cultural Diffusion
Linguistics
Cultural Artifacts
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What is extremely important in one culture may be highly unimportant in another.
True
False
10
Values
play no role in determining the culture of a people.
False
True
11
Customs are...
usual ways or patterns of behavior for the group
needs that are common to all cultures, present and past
a human group that has the same culture
the total man-made way of living
12
A family where parents, children, and other relatives all live together.
Nuclear
Polygamy
Mixed
Extended
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One example of a cultural universal is...
the family
marriage of a couple in a public ceremony
man convicted of murder is sentenced to life in prison
baptizing a child
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Family consisting of just parents and children
Extended
Monogamy
Polygamy
Nuclear
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Cultural Universals are...
usual ways or patterns of behavior of the grouop
needs common to all cultures
the total man-made way of living
for a common purpose, help govern behaviors and expectations
16
Values are...
a person's principles or standards of behaviors
for a common purpose, help govern behavior and expectations
the total man-made way of living
needs that are common to all cultures, present and past
17
The most important means to adapt in today's world is...
opposable thumb
culture
bi-pedalism
genetic predisposition
18
Capitalism, an economic system where individuals choose what to produce and how to produce
Mixed
Traditional
Market
Command
19
Belief systems are...
objects produced by a society
patterns that try to understand the meaning of life
the process of learning culture
the total man-made way of living
20
Power resides in a body of citizens that vote, power exercised by elected officials
Socialism
Democratic
Totalitarian
Republic
21
Mother is the head of the family
Matriarchal
Monogamy
Polygamy
Patriarchal
22
The term meaning to respect the different ways that people live their lives is...
chauvinism
forced conformity
cultural relativism
ethnocentrism
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Economic system where a central authority, like a government, makes all decisions
Mixed
Market
Traditional
Command
24
Socialization is...
the movement of cultural traits from one society to another
needs that are common to all cultures
a human group that has the same culture
the process of learning a culture
25
Having more than one spouse
Polygamy
Monogamy
Patriarchal
Totalitarian
26
Cultural anthropology focuses on...
fossils
human physical evolution
human behavior
Racial differences
27
Culture is...
objects produced by a society
the total man-made way of living
a specific group within society
a person's principles or standards
28
Any system of people or things ranked one above another is a...
Hierarchy
Matriarchy
Social Mobility
Patriarchy
29
Artifacts are...
a human group that has the same culture
a specific group within society
for a common purpose, help govern behavior and expectations
the objects produced by a society
30
innate behavior; reactions
republic
command
nuclear
instinct
31
What makes human communication unique?
involved with only one of five senses
far more complex to understand abstract or complicated ideas
able to convey a message to others
dependent upon herdity
32
Society is...
a human group that has the same culture
the process of learning culture
the total man-made way of living
usual ways or patterns of behavior for the group
33
The processes used to transmit culture from one generation to the next are...
observation
children imitate elders
direct teaching
all of these
34
Cultural universals are hard to determine because every society is different
False
True
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All cultures have...
permanent officials
some type of political system
leaders selected by birth
elected officials
