What is Cultural Identity?

Culture is "socially constructed," which means that humans made it up and it is not biologically predetermined.

• True

• False

When people discuss culture, they typically discuss...

• their own culture.

• another culture.

The authors suggest that culture is like an "invisible web" in that..

• we are trapped in the ways we behave.

• our own cultures are invisible to us.

Cultures are...

• static; they do not change.

• dynamic; they change

The "distributive model" suggest that...

• There is an equal distribution of cultures worldwide.

• Our personalities are shaped by our culture.

• Eventually, people will prefer a culture that matches their personality.

Each individual inherits some (but not all) of the cultural heritage of the group.

• True

• False

"Cultural heritage" is the newest term for "cultural inheritance"?

• True

• False

Which TWO groups do the authors reference in the text?

• Caribbean & Indian

• Moroccan & Chinese

Any one person can inherit or internality the entire cultural heritage.

• True, that is the case for people who grow up and and live in one place.

• False, cultural inheritance suggests that we inherit parts or our culture.

The title of the article is...

• What is Cultural Identity?

• What is Cultural Inheritance?

• What is Culture?