Chap 13 Cultural influence

A cultural system consists of three functional areas:

• ecology, archeology, and ideology.

• social structure, race, and partisanship.

• ideology, environment, and social structure.

• ecology, social structure, and ideology.

Eleanor was working with an architect to design her home. She visited many show homes and noted that they all had a dining room, eat-in kitchen, and chairs at the kitchen island. Although Eleanor eats out a lot, she wanted to make sure she followed:

• with convention.

• the custom.

• the mores of the times.

• the culture.

Marika claims her culture is high in power distance. What best describes what she means?

• Her culture has a greater degree of societal inequalities.

• Her culture distances its powerful individuals from political power.

• Her culture puts a lot of effort into maintaining social norms.

• Her culture believes that power should be controlled so as to maintain stability.

Cross-culturally speaking, a society's tolerance for uncertainty and ambiguity is referred to as:

• individualism/collectivism.

• uncertainty avoidance.

• femininity/masculinity.

• power distance.

Cross-culturally speaking, the degree to which gender roles are clearly delineated is referred to as:

• individualism/collectivism.

• uncertainty avoidance.

• femininity/masculinity.

• power distance.

Cross-culturally speaking, the extent to which the welfare of the individual versus that of the group is valued is referred to as:

• individualism/collectivism.

• uncertainty avoidance.

• femininity/masculinity.

• power distance.

Where you stand in a crowded elevator is an example of a ________, while your reluctance to marry your first cousin is a ________.

• convention; custom

• custom; convention

• convention; more

• more; convention

J. P. Stevens always looks perfect in their business attire. The colours are always right for the season and prevailing style. All accessories are tasteful and carefully selected and don't distract from the overall look. With respect to crescive norms, which of the following forms of norms does J. P. seem to be adhering to with their "correctness"?

• enacted behaviour

• customs

• mores

• conventions

An ad that is based on the classic struggle between virtue and temptation draws on a(n):

• metaphysical equation

• parable

• myth

• allegory

Which of the following statements best describes what a myth is?

• A myth is a fiction that large numbers of people in a culture believe to be true.

• A myth is a story that people like because it separates those in the know from those who are not culturally aware.

• A myth is a story containing shared cultural symbolic meaning. The story may literally be true or false, but it conveys some cultural truth.

• A myth is an old story that has been around so long that everyone in a culture can relate to it through shared memories.