Languages are the cornerstone of culture because:

they are essential for communication and the transmission of traditions.

they are only used for writing literature.

they have no impact on cultural identity.

they are not related to cultural practices.

What do children learn through the family according to the passage?

How they are expected to act and what to believe.

How to solve mathematical problems.

The history of their country in detail.

How to cook traditional dishes.

What is a nuclear family?

A nuclear family consists of a wife, husband, and children. This is a typical family in an industrial society (US).

A nuclear family includes grandparents, parents, and children living together.

A nuclear family is a group of unrelated individuals living together.

A nuclear family consists only of siblings.

What is an extended family?

An extended family consists of several generations living in one household, working and living together: grandparents, aunts and uncles, cousins. Respect for elders is strong.

An extended family is a group of friends living together in a city apartment.

An extended family is a family that only includes parents and their children.

An extended family is a group of unrelated people who share a hobby.

What do social classes rank people in order of?

Status, depending on what is important to the culture (money, job, education, ancestry, etc.)

What are rules of behavior?

Enforced ideas of right and wrong, which can be customs, traditions, rules, or written laws.

Which of the following is an example of breaking a norm?

Facing away from the door in the elevator

Which of the following is an example of breaking a more?

Facing away from the door in the elevator

What does 'Divergence' mean in the context of cultures?

When cultures become more dissimilar from one another

When cultures become more similar to one another

What is assimilation?

Shedding the old way to be just like everyone else

Modifying yourself to meet the 'new' culture

A Japanese person moving to America and wearing jeans

Which of the following is an example of assimilation?

Native Americans in the US forced to cut their hair and wear 'western clothes'

A Japanese person moving to America and wearing jeans

Which of the following best describes acculturation?

Modifying yourself to meet the 'new' culture

Shedding the old way to be just like everyone else

What is Folk Culture?

The old way of doing things that is non-changing and preserved in places where the population is not dense.

Culture that is always changing and found in cities.

Modern culture that is popular worldwide.

Culture that is only found in schools.

Name one example of a Traditional Culture activity mentioned in the text.

Sending Christmas cards, putting out lights, or hanging stockings at Christmas time.