HDFS 2300 questions with complete
solutions graded A+
increases understanding of other cultural groups, we'll interact more sensitively, determines what's
universal/what's culturally specific, we'll learn more about our culture, learn better ways of doing things
- correct answer ✔✔why is it useful to study cultures from other families?
culture - correct answer ✔✔habits of thinking shared by a group of people
ethnicity - correct answer ✔✔the way people define themselves as a part of a group through similarities
in common ancestry and cultural heritage, includes: race, religion and national origin
biological heritage distinguishes ethnicity - correct answer ✔✔what is the difference between ethnicity
and culture?
sexual, reproduction, socialization, and economic - correct answer ✔✔Murdock's four functions that he
thought a family structure serves
Murdock - correct answer ✔✔defined family as: a social group characterized by common residence,
economic cooperation, and reproduction, it included adults of both sexes, at least two of whom maintain
a socially approved sexual relationship, and one or more children, own or adopted, of the sexually
cohabiting adults
like traditions and avoid change - correct answer ✔✔high on uncertainty avoidance
like change - correct answer ✔✔low on uncertainty avoidance
vertical collectivism - correct answer ✔✔what did Triandis say is good for the group?
, exosystem - correct answer ✔✔Jill visits her mother while Jill's son, Bill, is at school. Jill's mother says
that Jill is too strict with the boy. This causes Jill to interact with her son in a more tentative way. What
aspect of Bronfenbrenner's environmental systems does this example best reflect?
majority of parents say that love comes after marriage, majority of children say that love comes before
marriage - correct answer ✔✔How do parents are adolescent children who immigrate from India to
Canada feel about whether love comes before or after marriage?
masculine - correct answer ✔✔collectivist cultures are more _____________
family - correct answer ✔✔at least one adult and at least one child where the adult provides nurturant
socialization to the child
collectivist - correct answer ✔✔there are more traditional gender roles in _______________ countries
kissing and hugging - correct answer ✔✔is not a way of parental warmth expressed in asian culture
asian - correct answer ✔✔which culture expresses parental warmth through tone of voice, more
indirectly, norm is that one doesn't speak up and listens instead, if they don't do well at academics it's
blamed on lack of effort
collectivist - correct answer ✔✔this culture tends to be less economically developed
economically developed - correct answer ✔✔less _______________ ______________ tend to influence
families to have more traditional gender roles
high on femininity - correct answer ✔✔Maya lives in a country that has very similar gender roles for men
and women. The country also places a strong emphasis on relationships. Which of Hofstede's values best
describes this country?
Murdock economic - correct answer ✔✔providing physical needs of everyone in the family (shelter,
food)
solutions graded A+
increases understanding of other cultural groups, we'll interact more sensitively, determines what's
universal/what's culturally specific, we'll learn more about our culture, learn better ways of doing things
- correct answer ✔✔why is it useful to study cultures from other families?
culture - correct answer ✔✔habits of thinking shared by a group of people
ethnicity - correct answer ✔✔the way people define themselves as a part of a group through similarities
in common ancestry and cultural heritage, includes: race, religion and national origin
biological heritage distinguishes ethnicity - correct answer ✔✔what is the difference between ethnicity
and culture?
sexual, reproduction, socialization, and economic - correct answer ✔✔Murdock's four functions that he
thought a family structure serves
Murdock - correct answer ✔✔defined family as: a social group characterized by common residence,
economic cooperation, and reproduction, it included adults of both sexes, at least two of whom maintain
a socially approved sexual relationship, and one or more children, own or adopted, of the sexually
cohabiting adults
like traditions and avoid change - correct answer ✔✔high on uncertainty avoidance
like change - correct answer ✔✔low on uncertainty avoidance
vertical collectivism - correct answer ✔✔what did Triandis say is good for the group?
, exosystem - correct answer ✔✔Jill visits her mother while Jill's son, Bill, is at school. Jill's mother says
that Jill is too strict with the boy. This causes Jill to interact with her son in a more tentative way. What
aspect of Bronfenbrenner's environmental systems does this example best reflect?
majority of parents say that love comes after marriage, majority of children say that love comes before
marriage - correct answer ✔✔How do parents are adolescent children who immigrate from India to
Canada feel about whether love comes before or after marriage?
masculine - correct answer ✔✔collectivist cultures are more _____________
family - correct answer ✔✔at least one adult and at least one child where the adult provides nurturant
socialization to the child
collectivist - correct answer ✔✔there are more traditional gender roles in _______________ countries
kissing and hugging - correct answer ✔✔is not a way of parental warmth expressed in asian culture
asian - correct answer ✔✔which culture expresses parental warmth through tone of voice, more
indirectly, norm is that one doesn't speak up and listens instead, if they don't do well at academics it's
blamed on lack of effort
collectivist - correct answer ✔✔this culture tends to be less economically developed
economically developed - correct answer ✔✔less _______________ ______________ tend to influence
families to have more traditional gender roles
high on femininity - correct answer ✔✔Maya lives in a country that has very similar gender roles for men
and women. The country also places a strong emphasis on relationships. Which of Hofstede's values best
describes this country?
Murdock economic - correct answer ✔✔providing physical needs of everyone in the family (shelter,
food)
