How does the everyday usage of the term “culture” differ from its academic definition?
A) The academic definition reflects traits that are only possessed by a segment of the population.
B) The common usage deals only with patterns that have been passed down for generations.
C) The common usage reflects a desirable quality that can be acquired.
D) The academic definition is narrower than the common usage.
C) The common usage reflects a desirable quality that can be acquired.
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Advances in technology enable archaeologists to gather evidence that is not visible to the naked eye. One example of such microscopic evidence is the study of
A. phytoliths, microscopic organic remains of common early plant domesticates. B. starch grains that solidify into crystals and therefore do not decay. C. microanthropometric remains. D. microstratigraphic layers. E. phytoliths, microscopic crystals found in many plants that are inorganic and do not decay, which means that they can reveal which plants were present at a given site even when no other plant remains survive.
In "The Case of an American Gypsy," Sutherland notes that the young Gypsy man she helped to defend in court refused to eat jail food, as a protest for not being allowed to call his relatives
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The economic incorporation of different parts of the world into a system based on capitalism, not politics, defines
a. world system. b. cultural diffusion. c. cultural hybridization. d. multiculturalism.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. A director undertakes and completes his or her artistic functions and then moves on to the managerial functions. 2. Coaching actors is the primary job of the director. 3. All visual details have significance on a stage. 4. Audiences need less stimulation as time passes in the performance.