Topic 2 - Culture 202602

Which of the following is NOT the characteristic of culture?

• Culture is cumulative

• Culture is shared

• Culture is learned

• Culture is regressive

Which of the following is NOT true about culture?

• Culture is socially constructed

• Culture tends to vary from one society to another

• Culture makes our lives more difficult and unbearable

• Culture provides a set of guidelines for us to follow in our daily lives

Without _, humans cannot communicate effectively, and human culture will not flourish.

• Norm

• Value

• Technology

• Language

By practicing _, Shanti listened patiently to Hassan's explanation on the religious meaning of fasting during Ramadhan before she informed Hassan about the fasting practice according to Hinduism.

• Cultural Universal

• Cultural Relativism

• Ethnocentrism

• Counterculture

Janice observes that all countries have its own national anthem. This is known as _.

• Cultural Universal

• Cultural Relativism

• Ethnocentrism

• Counterculture

Mr Damon smiles at fellow passengers who are on board of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) during peak hours. Mr. Damon's behaviour can be referred as _.

• value

• folkways

• taboo

• sanction

The Gawai Dayak is a celebration for the Dayak community. The celebration starts on the 31 May of every year with a ceremony called antu rua, a ritual to cast away evil spirits. In the evening, another ceremony called miring (offerings) takes place accompanied by gendang rayah (ritual music). Dinner is then served and all those present are expected to talk and mingle. At midnight, a procession is performed to welcome the god of fertility called Ngalu Petara up and down the longhouse. The chief of longhouse then will lead the drinking of wine called tuak.

The only material culture found in this passage is _.

• Tuak

• Miring

• Antu Rua

• Gendang rayah

Which of the following are the stages of cultural development?

I. Language

II. Discovery

III. Invention

IV. Norms

• II and III

• II and IV

• I and IV

• I and III

Culture lag refers to the _ of maladjustment when the non-material culture is still struggling to adapt to the new material conditions. For example when the elderly struggles to use a modern device such as the smartphone to communicate.

OPTION:

feeling
expression
period

(a)  

Maintaining a good relationship and interaction with the neighbours illustrates the concept of _ that describes informal norms that govern everyday behaviours but are not strictly enforced. 

OPTION:

mores | folkways | taboo

(a)