CTEL 3
A cultural trait that exists across all cultures is referred to as - correct answer ✔✔universal
A cultural trait that is found in many societies but not all is often referred to as a - correct answer
✔✔generality
A cultural trait that is usually confined to one society or place is known as a - correct answer
✔✔particularity
Which of these examples could be considered a particularity? - correct answer ✔✔a family eating the
same exact meal every Tuesday night
3. Which of these statements would anthropologists DISAGREE with? - correct answer ✔✔There are no
cultural traits that span across the globe
Everyone is probably a little ethnocentric. Why is this? - correct answer ✔✔aside from their own culture,
people often have no frame of reference when encountering other cultures
What is cultural relativism? - correct answer ✔✔measuring behavior by how it is regarded in the
person's own culture
regarding one's own culture as superior - correct answer ✔✔Ethnocentrism is regarding one's own
culture as the standard by which other cultures are measured.
Why might ethnocentrism on a global scale lead to dehumanizing others? - correct answer ✔✔other
people may be treated as savage or morally corrupt
What is the greatest weakness of cultural relativism? - correct answer ✔✔there is no basis for
determining whether something in another culture is right or wrong
,How is inequalitarian pluralism defined? - correct answer ✔✔When a one culture dominates others
within a nation
Which of the following is NOT an example of inequalitarian pluralism? - correct answer ✔✔When
Europeans immigrated to the United States they were treated as equals (with the exception of the Irish)
because those cultures already existed in the US. Inequalitarian pluralism can also be found in the way
Mongols and Romans treated captured territory
Which of the following countries is a prime example of equalitarian pluralism? - correct answer ✔✔In
Switzerland, the culture is equalitarian by law. There are four national languages and every culture has
an equal voice based on the percentage of people represented by each culture. Also, jobs and
parliament seats are handed out equally.
How is pluralism defined? - correct answer ✔✔Maintaining many socially and culturally distinct
elements within a society
How can a society move toward a pluralism? - correct answer ✔✔By creating a dialogue in which all
people are heard
What are cultural biases? - correct answer ✔✔assumptions or judgments made about a person based on
their heritage
A culturally congruent teacher will show culturally relevant teacher traits such as _____. - correct answer
✔✔Understanding ones own culture is a culturally relevant teacher trait. Doing so helps you understand
biases that can get in the way of reaching students and will make you more culturally congruent.
Which phrase describes a culturally congruent teacher? - correct answer ✔✔A teacher who respects
students' cultures.
Which is an example of a culturally relevant teaching strategy? - correct answer ✔✔scaffolding
instruction
What do we call the study of the way humans and the environment interact? - correct answer
✔✔Cultural geography
, Khadija has noticed that cultures that live in deserts often wear loose clothing. If she marks on a map
cultures that favor loose clothing and places with high temperatures, she'll likely notice that those two
maps overlap. This is an example of _____. - correct answer ✔✔spatial association
Julia's culture places a premium on late life: older adults are revered and grandparents have much power
in the society. In fact, they often arrange the marriages of younger adults. The reverence of older adults
is a characteristic of Julia's culture, making it a culture _____. - correct answer ✔✔trait
In one large desert, there are two distinct cultural groups that share no identifiable cultural traits. Does
this desert constitute a culture region? Why or why not? - correct answer ✔✔No, because the cultural
groups don't share cultural traits.
Khalid and Mirza are from different cultures that are very similar. Their shared culture region is likely a
result of similar _____. - correct answer ✔✔environments
You observe an ingroup of students and notice that members of the group are diverse. This is an
example of _____. - correct answer ✔✔ingroup heterogeneity
Which of the following contributes to stereotypes? - correct answer ✔✔Outgroup homogeneity
Outgroup homogeneity is when _____. - correct answer ✔✔outgroup members are perceived as similar
Which of the following is an example of an outgroup? - correct answer ✔✔An American in Japan
What is material culture? - correct answer ✔✔The physical items produced by a culture.
What is culture? - correct answer ✔✔A set of patterns of human activity within a society.
What distinguishes high culture from low or folk culture? - correct answer ✔✔It is intentionally created
by an educated group.
A cultural trait that exists across all cultures is referred to as - correct answer ✔✔universal
A cultural trait that is found in many societies but not all is often referred to as a - correct answer
✔✔generality
A cultural trait that is usually confined to one society or place is known as a - correct answer
✔✔particularity
Which of these examples could be considered a particularity? - correct answer ✔✔a family eating the
same exact meal every Tuesday night
3. Which of these statements would anthropologists DISAGREE with? - correct answer ✔✔There are no
cultural traits that span across the globe
Everyone is probably a little ethnocentric. Why is this? - correct answer ✔✔aside from their own culture,
people often have no frame of reference when encountering other cultures
What is cultural relativism? - correct answer ✔✔measuring behavior by how it is regarded in the
person's own culture
regarding one's own culture as superior - correct answer ✔✔Ethnocentrism is regarding one's own
culture as the standard by which other cultures are measured.
Why might ethnocentrism on a global scale lead to dehumanizing others? - correct answer ✔✔other
people may be treated as savage or morally corrupt
What is the greatest weakness of cultural relativism? - correct answer ✔✔there is no basis for
determining whether something in another culture is right or wrong
,How is inequalitarian pluralism defined? - correct answer ✔✔When a one culture dominates others
within a nation
Which of the following is NOT an example of inequalitarian pluralism? - correct answer ✔✔When
Europeans immigrated to the United States they were treated as equals (with the exception of the Irish)
because those cultures already existed in the US. Inequalitarian pluralism can also be found in the way
Mongols and Romans treated captured territory
Which of the following countries is a prime example of equalitarian pluralism? - correct answer ✔✔In
Switzerland, the culture is equalitarian by law. There are four national languages and every culture has
an equal voice based on the percentage of people represented by each culture. Also, jobs and
parliament seats are handed out equally.
How is pluralism defined? - correct answer ✔✔Maintaining many socially and culturally distinct
elements within a society
How can a society move toward a pluralism? - correct answer ✔✔By creating a dialogue in which all
people are heard
What are cultural biases? - correct answer ✔✔assumptions or judgments made about a person based on
their heritage
A culturally congruent teacher will show culturally relevant teacher traits such as _____. - correct answer
✔✔Understanding ones own culture is a culturally relevant teacher trait. Doing so helps you understand
biases that can get in the way of reaching students and will make you more culturally congruent.
Which phrase describes a culturally congruent teacher? - correct answer ✔✔A teacher who respects
students' cultures.
Which is an example of a culturally relevant teaching strategy? - correct answer ✔✔scaffolding
instruction
What do we call the study of the way humans and the environment interact? - correct answer
✔✔Cultural geography
, Khadija has noticed that cultures that live in deserts often wear loose clothing. If she marks on a map
cultures that favor loose clothing and places with high temperatures, she'll likely notice that those two
maps overlap. This is an example of _____. - correct answer ✔✔spatial association
Julia's culture places a premium on late life: older adults are revered and grandparents have much power
in the society. In fact, they often arrange the marriages of younger adults. The reverence of older adults
is a characteristic of Julia's culture, making it a culture _____. - correct answer ✔✔trait
In one large desert, there are two distinct cultural groups that share no identifiable cultural traits. Does
this desert constitute a culture region? Why or why not? - correct answer ✔✔No, because the cultural
groups don't share cultural traits.
Khalid and Mirza are from different cultures that are very similar. Their shared culture region is likely a
result of similar _____. - correct answer ✔✔environments
You observe an ingroup of students and notice that members of the group are diverse. This is an
example of _____. - correct answer ✔✔ingroup heterogeneity
Which of the following contributes to stereotypes? - correct answer ✔✔Outgroup homogeneity
Outgroup homogeneity is when _____. - correct answer ✔✔outgroup members are perceived as similar
Which of the following is an example of an outgroup? - correct answer ✔✔An American in Japan
What is material culture? - correct answer ✔✔The physical items produced by a culture.
What is culture? - correct answer ✔✔A set of patterns of human activity within a society.
What distinguishes high culture from low or folk culture? - correct answer ✔✔It is intentionally created
by an educated group.
