Unit 4.1: Ethics and Culture

Question 1

the complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, law morals, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society

a. ethics
b. culture
c. moral character
d. moral development

Answer 1

culture

Question 2

also refers to an appreciation of good literature, music, art and food

a. ethics
b. culture
c. moral character
d. moral development

Answer 2

culture

Question 3

Culture as a colony of bacteria or other microorganisms growing in a nutrient medium in a laboratory Petri dish

a. culture for a biologist
b. culture for anthropologists and other behavioral scientists

Answer 3

culture for a biologist

Question 4

Culture as the full range of learned human behavior patterns.

a. culture for a biologist
b. culture for anthropologists and other behavioral scientists

Answer 4

culture for anthropologists and other behavioral scientists

Question 5

T/F:

Culture as a powerful human tool for survival, but it is a fragile phenomenon.

Answer 5

true

Question 6

T/F:

Culture does not change and is always maintained.

Answer 6

false
(It is constantly changing and is easily lost because it exists only in our minds.)

Question 7

Determine the core layer of culture:

Its base are values, and this knowledge is useful in addressing problems rooted in cultural difference.

a. visible culture
b. unseen culture
c. deep culture

Answer 7

a. visible culture

Question 8

Determine the core layer of culture:

assumptions

a. visible culture
b. unseen culture
c. deep culture

Answer 8

b. unseen culture

Question 9

Determine the core layer of culture:

have the values (value of society, values that the group of people share)

a. visible culture
b. unseen culture
c. deep culture

Answer 9

c. deep culture

Question 10

Determine the layer of culture:

the body of cultural traditions that distinguish your specific society

a. first layer
b. second layer
c. third layer

Answer 10

a. first layer

Question 11

Determine the layer of culture:

subculture

a. first layer
b. second layer
c. third layer

Answer 11

b. second layer

Question 12

Determine the layer of culture:

shared language, shared traditions, and beliefs

a. first layer
b. second layer
c. third layer

Answer 12

a. first layer

Question 13

Determine the layer of culture:

Occurs in a complex, diverse societies in which people have come from many different parts of the world, they often retain much of their original cultural traditions.

a. first layer
b. second layer
c. third layer

Answer 13

b. second layer

Question 14

T/F:

As the cultural differences between members of a subculture and the dominant national culture blur and eventually disappear, the subculture ceases to exist except as a group of people who claim a common ancestry.

Answer 14

true

Question 15

Determine the layer of culture:

cultural universalis

a. first layer
b. second layer
c. third layer

Answer 15

c. third layer

Question 16

Determine the layer of culture:

How Ilocanos and Visayans celebrate fiesta

a. first layer
b. second layer
c. third layer

Answer 16

a. first layer

Question 17

Determine the layer of culture:

communicating with a verbal language using a limited set of sounds and grammatical rules, and using age and gender to classify people

a. first layer
b. second layer
c. third layer

Answer 17

c. third layer

Question 18

T/F:

Language, politics, and values make sense even if they are not transmitted or communicated with others.

Answer 18

false

Question 19

T/F:

Cultures necessitate people.

Answer 19

true

Question 20

Which of these is/are example/s of universal cultural traits of human beings?

a. Communicating with a verbal language, using limited set of sounds and grammatical rules.
b. Using age and gender to classify people
c. both a& b
d. none of the above

Answer 20

both a & b

Question 21

Odd one out:

examples of universal cultural traits of human beings

a. classifying people based on marriage and descent relationships and having kinship terms to refer to them
b. raising children in some sort of family setting
c. eating with chopsticks
d. having rules to guide and regulate sexual behavior

Answer 21

c. eating with chopsticks
(not universal)

Question 22

Odd one out:

examples of universal cultural traits of human beings

a. celebrating specific holidays
b. distinguishing between good and bad behavior
c. having body ornamentation
d. making jokes and playing games
e. having Art
f. having leadership roles and models for implementation of community decisions.

Answer 22

a. celebrating specific holidays
(not universal)

Question 23

Determine which is the strength and weakness:

pakikipagkapwa-tao
extreme personalism

Answer 23

pakikipagkapwa-tao: strength
extreme personalism: weakness

Question 24

Determine which is the strength and weakness:

extreme family centeredness
family solidarity

Answer 24

extreme family centeredness: weakness
family solidarity: strength

Question 25

# Determine which is the strength and weakness: lack of discipline joy and humor

Answer 25

lack of discipline: weakness joy and humor: strength

Question 26

# Determine which is the strength and weakness: passivity and lack of initiative flexibility, adaptability, and creativity

Answer 26

passivity and lack of initiative: weakness flexibility, adaptability, and creativity: strength

Question 27

# Determine which is the strength and weakness: hard work and industry colonial mentality

Answer 27

hard work and industry: strength colonial mentality: weakness

Question 28

# Determine which is the strength and weakness: gender specific values stereotyping: role-gender assignment

Answer 28

gender specific values: strength stereotyping: role-gender assignment: weakness

Question 28

# Determine which is the strength and weakness: lavishness, outright display of generosity hospitality

Answer 28

lavishness, outright display of generosity: weakness hospitality: strength

Question 29

# Determine which is the strength and weakness: resiliency lack of self-analysis and self-reflection

Answer 29

resiliency: strength lack of self-analysis and self-reflection: weakness

Question 30

# T/F: For Asians, in individual (I) there is only one person. For westerners, the individual (I) is part of a family and family is part of the individual (I).

Answer 30

false; ## Footnote For Westerners, in individual (I) there is only one person. For Asians, the individual (I) is part of a family and family is part of the individual (I).

Question 31

# Determine which is the strength and weakness: faith and religiosity kanya-kanya syndrome

Answer 31

faith and religiosity: strength kanya-kanya syndrome: weakness

Question 32

# T/F: For Asians: Time and place are the same; they are part of the individual.

Answer 32

true

Question 33

# T/F: Time is cyclical, similar to Hinduism: you do not get born, you live and go the afterlife since for them it's cyclical.

Answer 33

true

Question 34

# Enumerate: the concept of time for Asians (circle with layers)

Answer 34

inner to outer: I family community country

Question 35

an extension of the family (barangay, bario) because the family members usually do not go far; they stay within the __________; hence making the family part of it

Answer 35

community

Question 36

Identify if Asian or Western Culture: Collectivistic

Answer 36

Asian Culture

Question 37

Identify if Asian or Western Culture: Individualistic

Answer 37

Western Culture

Question 38

Identify if Asian or Western Culture: Willing to take risks

Answer 38

Western Culture

Question 39

Identify if Asian or Western Culture: Risk avoidance

Answer 39

Asian Culture

Question 40

Identify if Asian or Western Culture: Men do not compete directly against women and vice versa

Answer 40

Asian CUlture

Question 41

Identify if Asian or Western Culture: Gender-free competition

Answer 41

Western Culture

Question 42

Identify if Asian or Western Culture: Attitude: holistic views

Answer 42

Asian Culture

Question 43

Identify if Asian or Western Culture: Attitude: analytical and detailed

Answer 43

Western Culture

Question 44

Identify if Asian or Western Culture: Suppresses one's opinion

Answer 44

Asian Culture

Question 45

Identify if Asian or Western Culture: Expresses one's opinion freely

Answer 45

Western Culture

Question 46

Identify if Asian or Western Culture: Time orientation: linear

Answer 46

Western Culture

Question 47

Identify if Asian or Western Culture: Time orientation: cyclical

Answer 47

Asian Culture