Deck 14: Political Culture: Sex and Agriculture, Getting Rucked Explains It All

Question 1

Which of the following is not an example of the application of culture to the pursuit of political goals?

A)the Russian Bolshoi Ballet's world tours during the Cold War
B)the use of the "Rape of Kuwait" as a justification for the first Gulf War
C)the use of the Olympics to bridge rifts among nations
D)the U.S.traveling version of Cirque du Soleil during World War II

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following statements about culture is false?

A)Political scientists do not have a definitive answer for how to factor culture into the study of politics.
B)Culture has a significant influence on politics.
C)Culture alone determines what is possible in a given nation.
D)Culture is the set of values that a group shares.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The text suggests that the haka could explain which of the following?

A)why the indigenous culture receives respect in New Zealand
B)why the national soccer team is so popular in New Zealand
C)why New Zealanders disregard cultural ownership
D)why culture really does not work as an explanation for political phenomena

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following statements about cultural ownership is false?

A)Culture has value.
B)When it comes to cultural ownership,it is always very clear what should be protected.
C)Groups are often forced to engage the Western legal tradition in order to prevent the exploitation of their traditional cultures.
D)The idea of owning things that are treasured by their communities is sometimes foreign to the cultures of groups seeking protection.

Question 5

Which of the following are those individuals from whom the group learns the political culture?

A)agents of political socialization
B)political actors
C)culture warriors
D)socializing directors

Question 6

In discussing why things are the way things are in New Zealand,which of the following aspects,aside from culture,does the text emphasize?

A)geography
B)electoral system
C)influence of the United Nations charter
D)financial resources

Question 7

In the text,a discussion of the names of U.S.sports teams is used to examine which of the following concepts?

A)agents of political socialization
B)the influence of geography on political behavior
C)xenophobia
D)cultural ownership

Question 8

Subcultures represent ______.

A)collectives of individuals between states
B)the political culture found on a submarine
C)smaller cultures within the main political culture
D)the political culture found within subway tunnel people

Question 9

The bro'Town example shows that ______.

A)it is hard for television to capture political culture
B)culture is the set of conflicts that a group shares
C)there are important cultural differences even between two English-speaking societies
D)there is no political culture in New Zealand

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT an example of an agent of political socialization?

A)a political science professor
B)Barack Obama
C)a religious leader
D)yourself

Question 11

Which of the following is not one of the cultural effects that result from New Zealand's isolation?

A)New Zealand has strict immigration laws.
B)Kiwis frown on other New Zealanders who travel overseas.
C)Most cars in New Zealand are older than the cars in other places around the world.
D)There is no sense in New Zealand that anyone feels that it is necessary to engage directly most of the major issues that arise in world politics.

Question 12

Of the following,which best describes New Zealand's position with regard to U.S.foreign policy?

A)New Zealand most closely resembles Great Britain in its unyielding willingness to support U.S.foreign policy decisions.
B)New Zealand simply ignores what the United States does and pretends that the United States does not even exist.
C)New Zealand believes it has a moral obligation to defy the United States when the United States acts geostrategically at the expense of democratic and liberal ideals.
D)New Zealand is more closely aligned with China than it is with the United States.

Question 13

Which of the following is the problem with using culture to explain political phenomena?

A)Such an explanation is seductively simple and seems to cover everything,but in truth culture is neither simple nor universal.
B)Culture never seems to work as an explanation for political phenomena.
C)John Kenneth Galbraith demonstrated that culture has a minimal impact in contrast to the power of feminism as an explanation.
D)Because culture is defined so precisely,it is difficult to find enough examples of it to allow an accurate measurement of its effects.

Question 14

Which political theorist wrote The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism,in which he emphasized that culture is a central determining factor in politics,society,and economics?

A)Karl Marx
B)Immanuel Kant
C)Max Weber
D)Maori

Question 15

The process by which a group teaches the shared social context to the members of society is referred to as ______.

A)political processes
B)political socialization
C)political indoctrination
D)political brainwashing

Question 16

Which of the following is offered in the Novel Approach to Politics text as an alternative to culture to explain why New Zealand's TV programming is more sexually permissive than that in the United States?

A)New Zealand was originally a French colony.
B)New Zealanders learn about sex at an earlier age.
C)Cable television has been more readily available in the United States.
D)Broadcast television in the United States is actually more permissive than it is in New ZealanD.

Question 17

What alternative explanation does Van Belle offer for the differences between New Zealand and the United States?

A)Market
B)Geopolitical
C)Conservatism
D)Liberalism

Question 18

As an example of geography determining a country's political culture,which of the following does New Zealand strictly enforce?

A)immigration laws
B)fishing regulations
C)air traffic laws
D)boating regulations

Question 19

Which of the following is not true about political culture?

A)Culture can affect a nation's approach to policy choices.
B)Politicians can use culture as a powerful tool to achieve political ends.
C)Culture becomes an issue as countries struggle to deal with the issue of cultural ownership.
D)Culture can explain nearly all the differences among nations.

Question 20

The set of values that a group shares is,in terms of implicit and explicit beliefs,practices,and expectations,referred to as ______.

A)political culture
B)political ideology
C)political values
D)political beliefs

Question 21

Subcultures are smaller cultures within the main political culture.

Question 22

Explain how a nation can use sports to create a sense of national identity.Provide examples of nations that have used this technique.

Question 23

The culture of isolation does not affect attitudes toward material possessions.

Question 24

New Zealand is a medium-sized market.

Question 25

Culture is constantly used to define or justify policy.

Question 26

New Zealand's more liberal political culture has a profound influence on the nation's broadcast standards.

Question 27

Define the term agent of political socialization and provide three examples of such agents.

Question 28

The text presents extensive discussion of New Zealand in comparison with the United States in regard to political culture.Can all these differences be attributed to political culture? Explain how other factors might have effects.

Question 29

According to the author,ownership of culture must be established in the legal system to prevent someone else from doing so.

Question 30

What factor limits New Zealand's lack of cable television infrastructure?

A)geography
B)economics
C)philosophy
D)politics

Question 31

Culture does not have a significant influence on politics.

Question 32

Define the term subculture and identify three subcultures in our society explaining why they are (would be)considered a subculture.

Question 33

Which one of the following does not limit our ability to use culture as an explanation for everything political?

A)Culture doesn't always account for change.
B)Culture offers a universal explanation.
C)Not everything is attributable to culture.
D)Using culture as an explanation is politically incorrect.

Question 34

Parents are an example of agents of political socialization.

Question 35

Culture offers a universal explanation.

Question 36

Culture is the set of intangible values that a group shares.

Question 37

The current debate over NFL team names,such as Redskins,with Native Americans is an example of cultural ownership.

Question 38

The All Blacks are an indispensable part of the heart of New Zealand.

Question 39

Explain why one should be cautious about explaining political phenomena solely in terms of political culture.

Question 40

Political socialization is the process by which the group teaches the shared context to the members of society.