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The Study of Human Behavior
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A family where parents, children, and other relatives all live together.
Polygamy
Nuclear
Extended
Mixed
2
Ethnocentrism
is judging other cultures by your own standards or values.
False
True
3
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
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Cultural Diffusion is...
the objects produced by a society
the movement of cultural traits from one society to another
a person's principles or standards of behavior
the process of learning a culture
5
Having more than one spouse
Monogamy
Totalitarian
Patriarchal
Polygamy
6
Mother is the head of the family
Matriarchal
Monogamy
Polygamy
Patriarchal
7
Capitalism, an economic system where individuals choose what to produce and how to produce
Mixed
Market
Traditional
Command
8
Political and economic system whereby the means of production are owned by the whole community
Socialism
Democratic
Command
Mixed
9
What is extremely important in one culture may be highly unimportant in another.
True
False
10
What is the best method for gathering data as a cultural anthropologist?
collecting bones
fieldwork
reading books on a particular culture
experimenting in a lab
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Eating certain animals is forbidden in some religions.
False
True
12
The most important means to adapt in today's world is...
genetic predisposition
culture
opposable thumb
bi-pedalism
13
Socialization is...
the process of learning a culture
needs that are common to all cultures
the movement of cultural traits from one society to another
a human group that has the same culture
14
What makes human communication unique?
far more complex to understand abstract or complicated ideas
involved with only one of five senses
dependent upon herdity
able to convey a message to others
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Values
play no role in determining the culture of a people.
False
True
16
The term meaning to respect the different ways that people live their lives is...
chauvinism
ethnocentrism
cultural relativism
forced conformity
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Cultural universals are hard to determine because every society is different
True
False
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Cultural Universals are...
usual ways or patterns of behavior of the grouop
the total man-made way of living
for a common purpose, help govern behaviors and expectations
needs common to all cultures
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One example of a cultural universal is...
the family
man convicted of murder is sentenced to life in prison
baptizing a child
marriage of a couple in a public ceremony
20
Artifacts are...
for a common purpose, help govern behavior and expectations
a human group that has the same culture
a specific group within society
the objects produced by a society
21
Economic system that's agricultural or H&G; economic decisions based on custom
Traditional
Market
Command
Mixed
22
Cultural anthropology focuses on...
Racial differences
fossils
human behavior
human physical evolution
23
Social Institutions are...
a person's principles or standards of behaviors
usual ways of patterns of behavior for the group
a specific group within society
for a common purpose, help govern behavior and expectations
24
Power resides in a body of citizens that vote, power exercised by elected officials
Democratic
Republic
Totalitarian
Socialism
25
Family consisting of just parents and children
Monogamy
Extended
Polygamy
Nuclear
26
Culture is...
the total man-made way of living
objects produced by a society
a person's principles or standards
a specific group within society
27
The processes used to transmit culture from one generation to the next are...
all of these
observation
direct teaching
children imitate elders
28
Values are...
needs that are common to all cultures, present and past
a person's principles or standards of behaviors
for a common purpose, help govern behavior and expectations
the total man-made way of living
29
Customs are...
a human group that has the same culture
usual ways or patterns of behavior for the group
the total man-made way of living
needs that are common to all cultures, present and past
30
innate behavior; reactions
command
instinct
republic
nuclear
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Belief systems are...
objects produced by a society
patterns that try to understand the meaning of life
the total man-made way of living
the process of learning culture
32
All cultures have...
permanent officials
leaders selected by birth
some type of political system
elected officials
33
Term that defines the introduction of aluminum pots and steel tools to a primitive culture is..
Cultural Diffusion
Cultural Universals
Cultural Artifacts
Linguistics
34
Economic system where a central authority, like a government, makes all decisions
Traditional
Command
Market
Mixed
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Any system of people or things ranked one above another is a...
Matriarchy
Social Mobility
Patriarchy
Hierarchy
