Question 1

Learned behavior is exhibited to some degree by most, if not all,​

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A)  ​mammals
B)  ​animals
C)  ​animals and plants
D)  ​reptilesE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Although one's sex is biologically determined, one's __________ is socially constructed.​

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Question 3

Human survival is dependent on culture.​

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The economic foundation of a society is called its:​

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A)  ​infrastructure
B)  ​superstructure
C)  ​social structure
D)  ​interstructureE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

Nation-states routinely wish to settle pastoral nomads for all of the following reasons except:​

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A)  ​to exert political authority over them
B)  ​to tax the nomads for their animals and land use
C)  ​to encourage them to raise surplus animals
D)  ​to allow them to have a voice in leading the countryE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 6

Kapauku culture defines the caring of pigs as (male/female) _______________work.​

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Question 7

Culture is considered to be all of the following except:​

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A)  ​integrated
B)  ​based on symbols
C)  ​static
D)  ​sharedE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 8

Culture exclusively concerns observable data.​

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The complex of ideas, activities, and technologies that enable people to survive and even thrive in their environment is called _______________________.​

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cultural a...

Question 10

Which of the following groups is facing the most critical cultural crisis at this time of the nation-state due to environmental change?​

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A)  ​loggers in the Pacific Northwest, United States
B)  ​nomadic herders in the Sahara, Africa
C)  ​miners in Bolivia and Chile
D)  ​stock market analysts in London, EnglandE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

To ensure group survival, each person must:​

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A)  ​learn to postpone certain immediate personal satisfactions
B)  ​maximize acquisition of all material artifacts possible
C)  ​suppress biological needs until they are completely controlled
D)  ​become highly trained in global technology to be competitive worldwideE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

The staple food item for Kapauku pigs is:​

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A)  ​sweet potatoes
B)  ​corn
C)  ​hay
D)  ​milletE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

In 2013, what percentages of cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical procedures were performed on women in the United States?​

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A)  ​100
B)  ​90
C)  ​65
D)  ​50E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

Members of a society share a __________.​

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Question 15

A society in which two or more ethnic groups are politically organized into one territorial state is a/an:​

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A)  ​organic society
B)  ​subculture
C)  ​ethnic society
D)  ​pluralistic societyE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Apes in captivity, as opposed to those in the wild, do not have culture.​

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

George Esber did work to design more culturally adaptive house structures with the ________________ Indians.​

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Question 18

A distinctive set of standards and behavior patterns by which a group within a larger society operates is a _______________.​

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Question 19

Canela Indians do not have a sexual code.​

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Ethnocentrism is best defined as:​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​the belief that you should suspend judgment when learning a new culture
B)  ​the belief that your own culture is better than another
C)  ​the belief that your ethnic group should be first among subcultures
D)  ​the practice of ethnicity within a state societyE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Exam 8: The Characteristics of Culture

Apes in captivity, as opposed to those in the wild, do not have culture.​

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Ethnocentrism is best defined as:​

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George Esber did work to design more culturally adaptive house structures with the ________________ Indians.​

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The staple food item for Kapauku pigs is:​

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Members of a society share a __________.​

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Learned behavior is exhibited to some degree by most, if not all,​

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To ensure group survival, each person must:​

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Culture is considered to be all of the following except:​

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Although one's sex is biologically determined, one's __________ is socially constructed.​

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Culture exclusively concerns observable data.​

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Kapauku culture defines the caring of pigs as (male/female) _______________work.​

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A society in which two or more ethnic groups are politically organized into one territorial state is a/an:​

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Nation-states routinely wish to settle pastoral nomads for all of the following reasons except:​

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Canela Indians do not have a sexual code.​

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The economic foundation of a society is called its:​

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Human survival is dependent on culture.​

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In 2013, what percentages of cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical procedures were performed on women in the United States?​

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A distinctive set of standards and behavior patterns by which a group within a larger society operates is a _______________.​

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The complex of ideas, activities, and technologies that enable people to survive and even thrive in their environment is called _______________________.​

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Which of the following groups is facing the most critical cultural crisis at this time of the nation-state due to environmental change?​

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Ethnocentrism is best defined as:

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George Esber did work to design more culturally adaptive house structures with the ________________ Indians.

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Members of a society share a __________.

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Learned behavior is exhibited to some degree by most, if not all,

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To ensure group survival, each person must:

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Culture is considered to be all of the following except:

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Although one's sex is biologically determined, one's __________ is socially constructed.

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Culture exclusively concerns observable data.

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Kapauku culture defines the caring of pigs as (male/female) _______________work.

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A society in which two or more ethnic groups are politically organized into one territorial state is a/an:

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Nation-states routinely wish to settle pastoral nomads for all of the following reasons except:

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Canela Indians do not have a sexual code.

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The economic foundation of a society is called its:

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Human survival is dependent on culture.

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In 2013, what percentages of cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical procedures were performed on women in the United States?

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A distinctive set of standards and behavior patterns by which a group within a larger society operates is a _______________.

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