Test # 2

Question 1

Economic System

Answer 1

The way in which the products that meet the material needs of the people are produced, distributed, and consumed.

Question 2

Political System

Answer 2

The governing system of the country, which can be based on dictatorship, inherited rights, elected procedures, consensus, or conquest.

Question 3

Education System

Answer 3

May be formal, informal, or a combination of the two.

Question 4

Marriage and Family Systems

Answer 4

Are made up of attitudes, beliefs, and practices related to marriage and the family that are held by people in a particular culture.

Question 5

Nuclear Family

Answer 5

Father, Mother, and children.

Question 6

Extended Family

Answer 6

Grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousins.

Question 7

Polygyny

Answer 7

One many with many wives.

Question 8

Polyandry

Answer 8

One woman with many husbands.

Question 9

Monogamy

Answer 9

One husband and a wife.

Question 10

Serial Monogamy

Answer 10

A number of different monogamous marriages.

Question 11

Patriarchal

Answer 11

Father oriented.

Question 12

Matriarchal

Answer 12

Mother oriented.

Question 13

Values

Answer 13

Social principles, goals, or standards accepted by persons in a culture.

Question 14

U.S. Values

Answer 14

Are not shared by people in other cultures, we claim that all persons are equal and that no person is superior to another but is not, we are informal and tend to dress casual, we value time and directness, we do not place a great emphasis on history.

Question 15

Semantics

Answer 15

The study of the meaning of words; it involves the way behavior is influenced by the use of words and nonverbal methods to communicate.

Question 16

Attribution

Answer 16

The ability to look at social behavior from another culture’s view.

Question 17

Perception

Answer 17

The learned meaning of sensory images, may involve learning a new reaction to an old learned stimulus.

Question 18

Attitudes

Answer 18

Our likes (or affinities) and dislikes (or aversions) to certain people, objects, or situations.

Question 19

Work Attitudes

Answer 19

How people of a culture view work.

Question 20

Work

Answer 20

Mental or physical activities directed to socially productive accomplishments.

Question 21

Work Ethic

Answer 21

Hard work is applauded and rewarded, although failure to work is viewed negatively and with disdain.

Question 22

Ethical Universalism

Answer 22

Belief that certain values are universal across cultures regardless of race, gender, culture, and religion.

Question 23

Ethical Relativism

Answer 23

Adopts the moral code of whatever country in which it is operating.

Question 24

Ethical Standards

Answer 24

Are subject to change, even within a culture.

Question 25

Religious Influences

Answer 25

Have an impact on when and how business is conducted in international settings.

Question 26

Individualism

Answer 26

The attitude of valuing ourselves as separate individuals with responsibility for our own destinies and our own actions.

Question 27

Collectivism

Answer 27

Emphasizes common interests, conformity, cooperation, and interdependence.