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Hint	Answer	% Correct
One society’s attempt to kill all members of a particular culture to cause culture death.	genocide	84%
A society run by a select group of wealthy individuals.	oligarchy	84%
A system in which one culture lays claim to foreign land and then represses and asserts domination over the native culture.	colonialism	81%
Distress caused by an individual’s inability to quickly adapt to a new culture, or by a large discrepancy between one’s cultural values and their surrounding environment.	culture shock	81%
Behaviors that are deemed appropriate and typical by society.	norms	81%
The belief that one’s culture is superior to others.	ethnocentrism	79%
A religious group that follows a prophet and does not adhere to the values of their larger society.	cult	77%
A rigid societal hierarchy in which one’s ascribed status indicates what rights and privileges they can enjoy and whom they can socialize with.	caste system	74%
Formative events that occur at transition points in one’s life.	rites of passage	74%
A smaller group within a larger culture that shares their own cultural attributes.	subculture	72%
A large band led by a headsman and joined by common interest and need.	tribe	72%
Societal status that one receives at birth.	ascribed status	65%
A societal status that one acquires by virtue of having demonstrated positive or negative behaviors.	achieved status	63%
The scientific study of a particular culture.	ethnography	63%
Recurring traditions in a society that reinforce social norms.	rituals	63%
Unofficial law that is part of the cultural tradition and upheld as strictly as a written law.	common law	60%
The process by which a smaller, minority culture adopts the cultural attributes of a larger, majority culture, effectively blending in.	assimilation	58%
A group’s shared behavior and beliefs that are learned, patterned, adaptive, and symbolic.	culture	58%
The process that occurs when one culture adopts traits and traditions from another culture without fully adopting the other culture.	acculturation	47%
A culture primarily defined by kinship and family, not social hierarchy.	band	44%
The scientific study of the characteristics of various peoples and the differences and relationships between them.	ethnology	44%
The process by which one learns the rules, norms, and expectations of their society by interacting with peers.	socialization	44%
Behavior that deviates from a culture’s norms and accepted values.	crime	35%
Becoming acclimated to one’s native culture through observation, experience and instruction.	enculturation	30%
The process of an individual adopting a new culture.	transculturation	5%