Comprehensive Final Exam

Question 1

What are Hidalgo’s Three Levels of Culture?

Answer 1

Concrete, Behavioral, and Symbolic

Question 2

Please describe the “Concrete” level in Hidalgo’s Three Levels of Culture

Answer 2

This is the most tangible of all the levels and includes things like clothing, music, food, and games.

Question 3

Please describe the “Behavioral” level in Hidalgo’s Three Levels of Culture

Answer 3

This includes social roles, languages, and how we approach nonverbal communication

Question 4

Please describe the “Symbolic” level in Hidalgo’s Three Levels of Culture

Answer 4

This includes value systems, customs, spirituality, religion, worldview, and beliefs

Question 5

What is Purkey’s Spiral (Self-Concept Theory)?

Answer 5

Representation of our beliefs that we hold of ourselves, spiral is made up of smaller spirals. This includes positive and negative views of ourselves. Self-concept includes what we’ve learned of ourselves, how we’ve organized it in ourselves, and how dynamic ourselves can be

Question 6

What are the two types of privilege?

Answer 6

Unearned entitlements and unearned advantage

Question 7

What is unearned entitlements?

Answer 7

These are things of value that everyone should have

Question 8

What are unearned advantages?

Answer 8

Unearned entitlements that are restricted to particular groups of people

Question 9

What is a worldview?

Answer 9

This is the experiences that we have combined with influences such as family, society, culture, education, spirituality, etc.

Question 10

What is encapsulation?

Answer 10

People are either totally unaware, don’t pay attention to, or outright reject the views of other cultures to where they act like there’s only one right culture/worldview

Question 11

What is acculturation?

Answer 11

Integrating other NEW cultural aspects into your own

Question 12

What is encapsulation?

Answer 12

Someone becoming part of a new cultural group

Question 13

What is the difference between spirituality and religion?

Answer 13

Spirituality is internal feelings while religion is a structured organization

Question 14

What are the 5 Pillars of Islam?

Answer 14

1. Fasting
2. Prayer
3. Pilgrimage
4. Confession of Faith
5. Charity

Question 15

What is meritocracy?

Answer 15

When groups of people progress based on their abilities and talents instead of their class, wealth, or privilege