Understanding Culture and Its Elements

What is the term for the shared beliefs, values, and practices of a group of people?

• Ethnocentrism

• Cultural relativism

• Culture

• Cultural realm

Which of the following best describes cultural traits?

• Physical objects created by humans

• Characteristics shared by members of a culture

• Laws and regulations of a society

• Religious beliefs of a group

Which term refers to physical objects created by humans?

• Artifacts

• Sociofacts

• Mentifacts

• Cultural norms

Social institutions and patterns of social interactions are examples of:

• Artifacts

• Sociofacts

• Mentifacts

• Cultural taboos

Beliefs, values, and ideas of a culture are known as:

• Artifacts

• Sociofacts

• Mentifacts

• Cultural norms

Which of the following is an example of an artifact?

• A religious belief

• A family structure

• A pottery vessel

• A moral value

Expected behaviors within a culture are called:

• Cultural traits

• Cultural norms

• Cultural taboos

• Cultural realms

Actions or behaviors that are strongly discouraged or forbidden in a culture are known as:

• Cultural norms

• Cultural taboos

• Cultural traits

• Cultural hearths

The belief that one's own culture is superior to others is called:

• Cultural relativism

• Ethnocentrism

• Possibilism

• Environmental determinism

The practice of understanding and evaluating other cultures based on their own standards is:

• Ethnocentrism

• Cultural relativism

• Environmental determinism

• Possibilism