Unit 3 quiz
Which anthropologist proposed that culture was a complex system of symbols and that through studying the structure and binary opposites of these symbols, one could determine the patterns and thoughts of members of that culture?
Claude Lévi-Strauss
Dreams become cultural when which of the following occur?
all of these (members of a culture interpret and share the meaning of their dreams, a shaman or priest uses dreams to legitimize their power to communicate with the gods, or dreams become the foundation of myths and stories that are passed on to future generations)
The text discusses four paradoxes pertaining to culture. Paradox #2 proposes that culture is both __________________________.
bounded and mobile
The selling of cultural artifacts obtained illegally is an example of what?
cultural appropriation
Which term is defined as the way humans develop culture as an adaptation to various environments?
cultural ecology
Actors and actresses have a cultural role as they work in their occupation. When a performer is on stage in front of an audience, this is BEST described as a _________________.
cultural frame of practice
Which term describes a common belief, practice, or behavior associated with a sociocultural role?
cultural norm
Shared values, ideas, technologies, adaptation to the environment, and belief systems are best defined as what?
culture
Which event does NOT meet the criteria for being considered a rite of passage?
going to work every day
What is meant by the phrase the homeyness of culture?
It refers to the idea that culture is what is familiar and what feels like home.
Which of the following does NOT define or describe symbolism in a culture?
a repeated action or practice with routine activities and associated meaning
How did anthropologists in the 19th century use Charles Darwin's theory of evolution to understand culture?
the belief that primitive cultures evolve to more complex cultures
Which of the following BEST defines or describes social structure?
the framework according to which society is organized, with practices that are subject to change
What does not meet the criteria for culture established by British anthropologist E. B. Tylor?
the process of dreaming
Cultural anthropologist Clifford Geertz used the example of winking and blinking to illustrate important aspects of culture. According to Geertz, which of these is an aspect of culture?
winking but not blinking
Bronislaw Malinowski proposed that the function of culture is to _________________.
meet basic needs to survive
Which of the following is NOT considered an example of material culture?
seashells found on a beach
Anthropologist Arnold van Gennep identified three stages in what he called rites of passage. These stages are known as separation, in-between, and _____________.
transition
