UCSP Activity 2

What is the most accurate definition of culture?

• The laws of a nation
• A shared way of life, including beliefs and behaviors
• A political system
• Natural surroundings

Which of the following is a material culture trait?

• Language
• Religion
• Clothing
• Values

What is enculturation?

• The process of learning norms from another country
• The process of learning one own culture
• Migration to another culture
• Losing cultural identity

Cultural relativism means:

• Judging others by your culture
• Understanding a culture in its own context
• Promoting a dominant culture
• Banning traditional practices

Ethnocentrism is the belief that:

• All cultures are equal
• Culture should be preserved
• One‚Äôs own culture is superior
• Culture is always changing

Which is not an element of culture?

• Religion
• Art
• Gravity
• Language

What does cultural diffusion refer to?

• Erasing cultural practices
• The spreading of culture traits
• Creating isolated groups
• Restricting cultural beliefs

Norms are:

• Cultural punishments
• Accepted behaviors in a society
• Personal habits
• Random traditions

Folkways are:

• Strict laws
• Strongly enforced taboos
• Everyday customs with little moral significance
• Illegal practices

Which of the following is a symbol in culture?

• Traffic light
• War
• A mountain
• Internet