3.1 - What is Culture?

In a school project, Sophia, Oliver, and Luna are asked to define culture. Which of the following definitions best describes culture?

• The physical objects and structures of a society

• The ideas, attitudes, and beliefs of a society

• The patterns or traits that are globally common to all societies

• The process of evaluating and judging another culture based on one's own cultural norms

What is an example of material culture?

• Language

• Customs

• Clothing

• Humor

What is an example of nonmaterial culture?

• Metro passes

• Buses

• Subway cars

• Attitudes and beliefs

What are cultural universals?

• Patterns or traits that are globally common to all societies

• The physical objects and structures of a society

• The ideas, attitudes, and beliefs of a society

• The process of evaluating and judging another culture based on one's own cultural norms

What is ethnocentrism?

• Patterns or traits that are globally common to all societies

• The physical objects and structures of a society

• The process of evaluating and judging another culture based on one's own cultural norms

• The ideas, attitudes, and beliefs of a society

During a class discussion, Kai, Emma, and Mia are discussing the concept of cultural relativism. What does cultural relativism mean?

• The process of evaluating and judging another culture based on one's own cultural norms

• Patterns or traits that are globally common to all societies

• The physical objects and structures of a society

• The ideas, attitudes, and beliefs of a society

What is an example of cultural imperialism?

• The deliberate imposition of one's own cultural values on another culture

• The physical objects and structures of a society

• The ideas, attitudes, and beliefs of a society

• Patterns or traits that are globally common to all societies

What is culture shock?

• The process of evaluating and judging another culture based on one's own cultural norms

• The physical objects and structures of a society

• The feelings of disorientation and frustration when encountering a new culture

• The ideas, attitudes, and beliefs of a society

What is a cultural universal related to family?

• Language

• Customs

• Funeral rites

• Regulation of sexual reproduction and care of children

What did anthropologist George Murdock study?

• Systems of kinship

• Language

• Customs

• Humor