Chapter 1 Quiz

A  Globalization has hindered interaction and interconnection between people from diverse cultures.

B  Globalization is deeply rooted in European colonization and Western imperialism.

C  Globalization has created greater equality and access to resources for all.

D  Globalization has slowed down due to advances in communication and transportation technologies.

A  Sybil wants to persuade people from other cultures that her way of living is better and superior.

B  Sybil is willing and interested in finding out about cultures that are different from her own.

C  Sybil idealizes other cultures

D  Sybil knows what is right and wrong and uses these standards to evaluate others who come from cultures different from her own.

A  refers to the gap between female and male culture.

B  proposes that individuals of different genders, races, ages, ethnic groups, languages, and cultural groups cannot get along.

C  demonstrates how an ethnocentric view is sometimes useful and necessary.

D  claims that the social groups to which we belong shape what we know and how we view the world.

A  mentality

B  collectivity

C  individuality

D  positionality

A  People from nondominant groups are typically less aware of their identity.

B  People from the dominant culture are very clear about their identity.

C  Cultural identity is always subjective and individual based.

D  Our cultural identity is shaped by our cultural experiences and social locations.

A  all of these answers

B  The export of television programs and programs for economic gain

C  The commodification of hip-hop culture

D  The commodification of local cultural practices as tourist attractions

A  Globalization approach

B  Semiotic approach

C  Anthropologic approach

D  Cultural studies approach

A  Semiotic approach

B  Globalization approach

C  Anthropologic approach

D  Cultural Studies approach

A  ensures power is shared equally by all members of society.

B  operates when the goals, ideas, and interests of the middle class are normalized and institutionalized.

C  is defined as domination through consent by Antonio Gramsci.

D  is dominance with the explicit use of force and forms of coercion.

A  culture is creative and artistic

B  culture is a means for achieving social, economic, and cultural goals.

C  culture is not shared by everyone, but contested and negotiated.

D  culture is a shared system of meaning.

A  who the very first members of a culture were

B  how meanings assigned to a symbol are negotiated and contested.

C  how a group of people use symbols to create a shared meaning.

D  how culture is used as a resource for economic development and social change.