Chapter 2 Flashcards
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ consists of specific learned norms based on attitudes, values, and beliefs of a group Culture Doctrine Ethnology Civilization
Culture
Ethnocentricity can be defined as the ________.
scientific description of individual human societies
belief that one’s own ethnic group or culture is superior to that of others
merging of all ethnic practices into one homogeneous culture
systematic study of an ethnic group’s religious core
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 divergence
cultural diffusion
cultural literacy
Business people seeking to understand more about another culture in order to successfully conduct business within that culture would be best advised to do which of the following?
rely on stereotypes, which are based on averages, to gain an understanding of the culture
observe the behavior of people who have gained respect within that cultural environment
avoid cultural research studies because they perpetuate unjustified stereotypes and behaviors
memorize the cultural variations that are typically encountered in a specific cultural environment
observe the behavior of people who have gained respect within that cultural environment
Which of the following is defined as a group of people who share a unique
way of life within a larger, dominant culture?
monoculture
cultural universal
macroculture
subculture
subculture
Which of the following is a cultural component that implies gauging the beauty and appeal of artwork? Customs Mores Folkways Aesthetics
Aesthetics
It is most accurate to say that within most nations' borders, people largely share such essential attributes as \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. work attitudes; occupations education level; ethnicity lifestyles; education level values; language
values; language
Which of the following statements is true of attitudes?
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.
They are learned from role models.
Over the years, they become more rigid than values.
They are learned from role models.
A(n) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is anything that represents a culture's way of life, including gestures, material objects, traditions, and concepts. cultural baggage cultural trait social structure social status
cultural trait
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is increasing the pace of both cultural diffusion and cultural change. Globalization Fundamentalism Enculturation Collectivism
Globalization
Cultural change occurs when people integrate into their culture the gestures, material objects, traditions, or concepts of another culture through \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. social stratification cultural diffusion xenocentrism ethnocentrism
cultural diffusion
The French Government promotes the concept of ________ by building
museums and monuments to preserve the legacies of important events
and people.
Subculture
Popular culture
Monoculture
National culture
National culture
________ refers to the replacement of one culture’s traditions, folk
heroes, and artifacts with equivalents from another.
Social stratification
Cultural encoding
Social conditioning
Cultural imperialism
Cultural imperialism
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is a system in which a supervisor walks an employee through every step of an assignment or task, monitoring the results at each stage. Social mobility Situational management Situational attribution Social stratification
Situational management
Folk customs that spread by cultural diffusion to other regions develop into
Superstitions
Trash culture
Traditions
Popular customs
Popular customs
