8.2 Intro to culture video

What is the definition of culture?

• The shared practices, technologies, behaviors, and attitudes passed down by a society over time.

• The unique traditions and customs of a specific ethnic group.

• The artistic expressions and historical records of a civilization.

• The economic and political systems that govern a population.

In the cultural iceberg analogy, which of the following represents an invisible aspect of culture, found below the surface?

• Language

• Clothing

• Cultural norms

• Land-use patterns

Food preference is a cultural trait.

• true

• false

The long-lot settlement pattern observed in France, Canada, and the Northern United States is an example of which cultural trait?

• Food preferences

• Architecture

• Land use

• Language

An individual who evaluates another culture based on that culture's own standards, rather than their personal cultural assumptions, is demonstrating which attitude?

• Ethnocentrism

• Cultural relativism

• Cultural diffusion

• Cultural assimilation