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 slowed down due to advances in communication and transportation technologies.

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

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

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

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

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

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

D  refers to the gap between female and male culture.

A  collectivity

B  mentality

C  positionality

D  individuality

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

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

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

D  Cultural identity is always subjective and individual based.

A  all of these answers

B  The commodification of hip-hop culture

C  The export of television programs and programs for economic gain

D  The commodification of local cultural practices as tourist attractions

A  Semiotic approach

B  Anthropologic approach

C  Globalization approach

D  Cultural studies approach

A  Cultural Studies approach

B  Semiotic approach

C  Anthropologic approach

D  Globalization approach

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

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

C  is defined as domination through consent by Antonio Gramsci.

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

A  culture is creative and artistic

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

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

D  culture is a shared system of meaning.

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

B  who the very first members of a culture were

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

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