Culture

Question 1

What is culture?

Answer 1

Culture for anthropologists, is the different ways in which humans express themselves through their identity.

Question 2

What is the cultural iceberg?

Answer 2

The cultural iceberg is an analogy that compares culture to an iceberg, and also where you can see if certain aspects are visible or invisible.

Question 3

How many sections does a cultural iceberg have?

Answer 3

2

Question 4

What is the visible aspect of a cultural iceberg?

Answer 4

Visible aspects of the cultural iceberg are above water and basically anything you can visibly see with your eyes.

Question 5

What are some examples of visible aspects of a cultural iceberg?

Answer 5

Food, literature, dress, arts, and language.

Question 6

What is the invisible aspect of a cultural iceberg?

Answer 6

Invisible aspects of a cultural iceberg are underwater, and things that aren’t really visible.

Question 7

What are some examples of invisible aspects of a cultural iceberg?

Answer 7

Values, morals, perspectives, and societal norms.

Question 8

Is music visible or invisible?

Answer 8

Visible

Question 9

Are festivals visible or invisible?

Answer 9

Visible

Question 10

Are religious beliefs visible or invisible?

Answer 10

Visible

Question 11

Are games visible or invisible?

Answer 11

Visible

Question 12

Are “ways of raising children” visible or invisible?

Answer 12

Invisible

Question 13

Are “ideas of beauty” visible or invisible?

Answer 13

Invisible

Question 14

Are flags visible or invisible?

Answer 14

Visible

Question 15

Are gender roles visible or invisible?

Answer 15

Invisible

Question 16

How are some ways culture can be expressed?

Answer 16

Celebrations, arts, traditions, food, architecture, and clothing.

Question 17

What are some factors that affect culture?

Answer 17

Environment, system of governance, time period, and technological innovation are some factors that affect culture.

Question 18

What is multiculturalism?

Answer 18

Multiculturalism describes a society where there are several ethnic groups, of that society.

Question 19

What is the cause of multiculturalism?

Answer 19

Societies have become multicultural because of migration.

Question 20

How can conflict threaten culture?

Answer 20

Discrimination, wars, terrorist attacks, and genocide are some conflicts that can threated culture.