Week 3

Question 1

Elements of culture

Answer 1

Language
religion
values and attitudes
education
social organization
technology and material culture
law and politics
aesthetics

Question 2

parts of material culture

Answer 2

technology
economics

Question 3

parts of social institutions

Answer 3

family
education
political structures
the media

Question 4

part of human and the universe

Answer 4

belief systems

Question 5

parts of aesthetics

Answer 5

graphic and plastic arts
folklore
music, drama and dance

Question 6

Types of cultural knowledge

Answer 6

Factual knowledge
interpretive knowledge

Question 7

Straightforward fact about culture

Answer 7

Factual knowledge

Question 8

The ability to understand and to appreciate fully the nuances of different cultural traits and patterns

Answer 8

Interpretive knowledge

Question 9

It is a responsible effort to learn from others culture always in the quest for better solutions to a society’s particular problem

Answer 9

Cultural borrowing

Question 10

It involves marketing products similar to one’s already in the market in a manner as congruent as possible with existing cultural norms thereby minimizing resistance

Answer 10

Cultural congruence

Question 11

Being attuned to the nuances of culture so that a new culture can be viewed objectively evaluated and appreciated

Answer 11

Cultural sensitivity

Question 12

Are the core principles and ideals upon which an entire community exist

Answer 12

Cultural values

Question 13

Four dimensions in cultural values

Answer 13

Individualism index
power distance index
uncertainty avoidance index
masculinity or feminity index

Question 14

It refers to the preference of behavior that promotes one self-interest

Answer 14

Individualism index

Question 15

It focuses on self orientation

Answer 15

Individualism index

Question 16

It measures the tolerance of social inequality that is power inequality between superiors and subordinates within a social system

Answer 16

Power distance index

Question 17

It focuses on authority orientation

Answer 17

Power distance index

Question 18

It measures the tolerance of uncertainty and ambiguity among members of a society

Answer 18

Uncertainty avoidance index

Question 19

It focuses on risk orientation

Answer 19

Uncertainty avoidance index

Question 20

It focuses on assertiveness and achievement

Answer 20

Masculinity or femininity index

Question 21

Determinants of today’s demand for various categories of products

Answer 21

Current population
rural or urban population shifts
rates of growth
age level
population control

Question 22

Prerequisite to population control

Answer 22

Adequate income
higher literacy levels
education for women
universal access to healthcare
family planning
improve nutrition

Question 23

It is the most important deterrent to population control

Answer 23

Cultural attitudes

Question 24

The trend of increasing population in the developing world will have a profound effect on the state of world business and world economic conditions such as

Answer 24

Substantial shift from rural to urban areas
declining birth rates in the industrialized world
global population ageing