Culture Answers

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between culture and the environment?A.Culture and the environment are unrelated.B.Cultures and environments influence one another.C.Cultures do not change environments.D.Environments cannot influence culture.

Which of the following is an example of cultural diffusion?A.the spread of soccer as a sport across countries B.the use of acupuncture in the United StatesC.releasing old traditions after moving to a new countryD.participating in the pop culture of one country while maintaining personal beliefs

Appropriation is best described as the process by which __________.A.two different cultures trade customsB.one aspect of a culture is spread to another groupC.two similar cultures merge and adopt common customsD.one culture adopts features from a nearby culture for its own benefit

When individuals go through the process of acculturation, they are likely to shed all the customs of their past culture.

Shaking hands is a cultural universal.

The dominant culture may or may not be aware of the different beliefs existing in a member of the subculture.

Which of the following statements reflect the difference between a subculture and a counterculture? A. The subculture has more control over member behaviors than a dominant culture. B. A counterculture is not necessarily opposed to the beliefs or practices of the dominant group like a subculture is. C. The dominant culture accepts the subculture as a part of its own culture but rejects the countercultures. D. Countercultures outnumber subcultures in the United States. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Cultural characteristics that are spread by the mass media, such as movies and television, are examples of cultural __________.A.diffusionB.assimilationC.appropriationD.accommodation

The average pace of life lived by Americans is considered slow paced.

If Culture A appropriates one of the customs of Culture B, what is the most likely outcome?A.Culture A will become indistinguishable from Culture B.B.Culture A will gain one custom, and Culture B will remain relatively unchanged.C.Culture B will gain one custom, and Culture A will remain relatively unchanged.D.Culture A will gain one custom, and Culture B will lose one custom.