HSC 380 QUIZ QUESTIONS COMPLETE
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
\.A cognitive definition of culture focuses on which of the following? -
ANSWERS -Shared patterns of interpretation among a group or society
\.A symbolic definition of culture focuses on which of the following? -
ANSWERS -the integration of behavior and meaning as a kind of ongoing text
\.A materialist definition of culture focuses on which of the following? -
ANSWERS -A shared system of beliefs that lead to economic practices and
technologies.
\.An ideological definition of culture focuses on which of the following? -
ANSWERS -Culture as a system of belief and practice in support of a particular
structure of power.
\.A linguistic definition of culture focuses on which of the following? -
ANSWERS -The idea that language is a structure that shapes shared patterns of
thought and interpretation.
,\.Saying that culture is connected to the social ecology of a particular society
refers to which of the following? - ANSWERS -Cultural patterns interact with
individual, group, community, societal and political-economic levels.
\.Most definitions of culture include which of the following concepts (CHECK ALL
THAT APPLY)? - ANSWERS -Culture is learned and shared among a group of
people
Culture integrates multiple aspects of society
Culture refers to the degree to which people in a society know about art and
literature
\.Which of the following are good examples of the biocultural nature of human
beings? - ANSWERS -Cultural groups categorize some biological matter as
edible and some as not edible, and the categorizations vary across cultures
Cultural groups categorize biological symptoms in different ways
\.True or False? The term biocultural refers to the way in which culture shapes
how we interpret and react to our biologic selves. - ANSWERS -True
\.Culture may include concepts of appropriate body image, and these may be
gendered. Yet with some exceptions, most cultures value thinner body profiles for
females. - ANSWERS -False
, \.Factors that may affect and individual's calculations concerning the risk to life or
health of a given behavior include: - ANSWERS -All of these
\.In considering whether to insist on using condoms while engaged in sex work, a
person might decide that the risk of losing income because customers refuse to
use them is more urgent than the possibility of contracting an STD. This is an
example of (a): - ANSWERS -Relative risk
\.During the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of population subgroups opposed
efforts to prevent the spread of the virus because: - ANSWERS -All of these
\.True or False? Rites of passage in different societies, cultures and subcultures
may involve some risk to health, but successfully completing the rite is often
viewed as more important than the risks. - ANSWERS -True
\.True or False? Members of a given subculture may all choose to engage in the
same risky behavior because they believe it is an integral part of being a member,
and that to not do so would put their standing with their peers in jeopardy. -
ANSWERS -False
\.Formative research is conducted to: - ANSWERS -All of these
\.Among other things, program evaluations are conducted in order to: -
ANSWERS -Assess whether the program was implemented as planned and to
what extent it met its expected goals and identify ways in which the program
could be improved in future rounds of implementation
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
\.A cognitive definition of culture focuses on which of the following? -
ANSWERS -Shared patterns of interpretation among a group or society
\.A symbolic definition of culture focuses on which of the following? -
ANSWERS -the integration of behavior and meaning as a kind of ongoing text
\.A materialist definition of culture focuses on which of the following? -
ANSWERS -A shared system of beliefs that lead to economic practices and
technologies.
\.An ideological definition of culture focuses on which of the following? -
ANSWERS -Culture as a system of belief and practice in support of a particular
structure of power.
\.A linguistic definition of culture focuses on which of the following? -
ANSWERS -The idea that language is a structure that shapes shared patterns of
thought and interpretation.
,\.Saying that culture is connected to the social ecology of a particular society
refers to which of the following? - ANSWERS -Cultural patterns interact with
individual, group, community, societal and political-economic levels.
\.Most definitions of culture include which of the following concepts (CHECK ALL
THAT APPLY)? - ANSWERS -Culture is learned and shared among a group of
people
Culture integrates multiple aspects of society
Culture refers to the degree to which people in a society know about art and
literature
\.Which of the following are good examples of the biocultural nature of human
beings? - ANSWERS -Cultural groups categorize some biological matter as
edible and some as not edible, and the categorizations vary across cultures
Cultural groups categorize biological symptoms in different ways
\.True or False? The term biocultural refers to the way in which culture shapes
how we interpret and react to our biologic selves. - ANSWERS -True
\.Culture may include concepts of appropriate body image, and these may be
gendered. Yet with some exceptions, most cultures value thinner body profiles for
females. - ANSWERS -False
, \.Factors that may affect and individual's calculations concerning the risk to life or
health of a given behavior include: - ANSWERS -All of these
\.In considering whether to insist on using condoms while engaged in sex work, a
person might decide that the risk of losing income because customers refuse to
use them is more urgent than the possibility of contracting an STD. This is an
example of (a): - ANSWERS -Relative risk
\.During the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of population subgroups opposed
efforts to prevent the spread of the virus because: - ANSWERS -All of these
\.True or False? Rites of passage in different societies, cultures and subcultures
may involve some risk to health, but successfully completing the rite is often
viewed as more important than the risks. - ANSWERS -True
\.True or False? Members of a given subculture may all choose to engage in the
same risky behavior because they believe it is an integral part of being a member,
and that to not do so would put their standing with their peers in jeopardy. -
ANSWERS -False
\.Formative research is conducted to: - ANSWERS -All of these
\.Among other things, program evaluations are conducted in order to: -
ANSWERS -Assess whether the program was implemented as planned and to
what extent it met its expected goals and identify ways in which the program
could be improved in future rounds of implementation
