Review Quiz for Chapter 2

Which of the following terms is defined as the set of values, beliefs, rules, and institutions held by a specific group of people?

• law

• philosophy

• culture

• science

Ethnocentricity can be defined as the ________.

• scientific description of individual human societies

• systematic study of an ethnic group's religious core

• merging of all ethnic practices into one homogeneous culture

• belief that one's own ethnic group or culture is superior to that of others

Detailed knowledge about a culture that enables people to work happily and effectively within it is called ________.

• cultural literacy

• cultural imperialism

• cultural diffusion

• cultural divergence

Which of the following is defined as a group of people who share a unique way of life within a larger, dominant culture?

• macroculture

• subculture

• cultural universal

• monoculture

Which of the following is a cultural component that implies gauging the beauty and appeal of artwork?

• customs

• mores

• folkways

• aesthetics

Which of the following terms is used to refer to the ideas, beliefs, and customs to which people are emotionally attached?

• attitudes

• memetics

• aesthetics

• values

Which of the following terms is used to refer to the positive or negative evaluations, feelings, and tendencies that individuals harbor toward objects or concepts?

• customs

• attitudes

• traditions

• values

Which of the following statements is true of attitudes?

• Over the years, they become more rigid than values.

• They are learned from role models.

• Because they're formed within a cultural context, they mirror the attitudes of surrounding countries.

• They are developed only for the most important aspects of life.

A(n) ________ is anything that represents a culture's way of life, including gestures, material objects, traditions, and concepts.

• social structure

• social status

• cultural baggage

• cultural trait

________ is increasing the pace of both cultural diffusion and cultural change.

• Collectivism

• Enculturation

• Fundamentalism

• Globalization