Unit 3 Culture Review

The frequent repetition of an act, to the extent that it becomes characteristic of a group of people, is a

• Custom
• Popular Culture
• Habit
• Taboo

Jeans provide a good example of material culture that is adopted by a number of different societies. They are also an example of

• punk culture
• popular culture
• folk culture
• white-collar culture

Typically, popular culture

• originates in a number of locations at the same time.
• reflects the characteristics of a distinctive physical environment.
• experiences frequent changes through time and space.
• is practiced by small homogeneous groups.

The global diffusion of popular culture may threaten folk culture by

• being less responsive to the diversity of local environments.
• threatening local environments through the diffusion of information by technology.
• serving as a catalyst for the advancement of folk culture.
• being more responsive to the diversity of local environments.

Folk songs are more likely than popular songs to

• tell a story about life-cycle events, work, or natural disasters
• be considered examples of culture.
• feature instruments and styles of performance associated with dance clubs. 
• be transmitted in written form.

The spatial distribution of soccer during the twentieth century is an example of

• folk culture
• habit
• popular culture
• taboo

A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom is a

• folk culture
• habit
• popular culture
• taboo

A taboo against pork is a characteristic of

• Judaism and Islam.
• Judaism and Buddhism.
• Christianity and Buddhism.
• Christianity and Hinduism.

The world's 3 major monotheistic religions originated from...

• East Asia
• Southwest Asia
• Eastern Europe
• Africa

A repetitive act performed by an individual is a

• custom
• popular culture
• habit
• taboo