This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: Anthropologist Clifford Geertz defined culture as ideas based on cultural learning and symbols. For ... (Read 39 times)

jlmhmf

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 552
Anthropologist Clifford Geertz defined culture as ideas based on cultural learning and symbols. For anthropologist Leslie White, culture originated when our ancestors acquired the ability to use symbols. What is a symbol?
 
  A. a distinctive or unique cultural trait, pattern, or integration that can be translated into other cultures
  B. any element within a culture that distinguishes it from other cultures, precisely because it is difficult to translate
  C. something verbal or nonverbal within a particular language or culture that comes to stand for something else, with no necessary or natural connection to the thing for which it stands
  D. a linguistic sign within a particular language that comes to stand for something else in another language
  E. something verbal or nonverbal with a non-arbitrary association with what it symbolizes

Question 2

People in the United States sometimes have trouble understanding the power of culture because of the value that American culture places on the idea of the individual. Yet in American culture,
 
  A. individualism is a distinctive commercial value, a feature of capitalist culture shared only by the business elite.
  B. the cult of individualism is truly shared only by the country's atheist minority.
  C. individualism is a distinctive shared value, a feature of culture.
  D. individualism is a distinctive shared value, a result of genetic enculturation.
  E. individualism is something people talk about but don't practice, because it is not really part of their culture.



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

jomama

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 346
Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C





 

Did you know?

Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.

Did you know?

The senior population grows every year. Seniors older than 65 years of age now comprise more than 13% of the total population. However, women outlive men. In the 85-and-over age group, there are only 45 men to every 100 women.

Did you know?

Most fungi that pathogenically affect humans live in soil. If a person is not healthy, has an open wound, or is immunocompromised, a fungal infection can be very aggressive.

Did you know?

The average human gut is home to perhaps 500 to 1,000 different species of bacteria.

Did you know?

In most climates, 8 to 10 glasses of water per day is recommended for adults. The best indicator for adequate fluid intake is frequent, clear urination.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library