Multiple choice

1. Tight cultures have: (Points : 5) 

many norms

few rules

fewer conceptions of “correct” behavior

b and c are correct

2. Which of the following is not one of the similarities between Eastern and Western religious traditions? (Points : 5) 

possess or revere sacred writings

include rituals and approved practices

are monotheistic, asserting there is only one God

provide answers to questions such as life, death, and suffering

3. A sense of historical continuity and a larger existence in the collectivity of the group is an element of: (Points : 5) 

cultural identity

collective identity

globalization

none of the above

4. Acculturation refers to: (Points : 5) 

the acquisition of new cultural practices in wide ranging areas including the learning of a new language

the unlearning of at least some of the old cultural elements

the reinforcement of existing cultural values

the elimination of existing cultural values