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