Which of the following statements is correct regarding change processes across cultures

Out of the following statements which of them explains the difference between enculturation and acculturation as a part of Cross-Cultural Training? (A) Enculturation refer to the process of learning and adopting host cultural norms and acculturation is the process of learning our own native culture.(B) Enculturation is an anthropological term used for socialization like acculturation.(C) Both terms refer to the process of learning through social interaction.(D) Enculturation refers to the process of learning our own culture. and acculturation refers to the process of learning host cultural norms. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

  1. (A), (B), (C) only
  2. (B), (D) only
  3. (B), (C), (D) only
  4. (A), (B), (C) and (D) only

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : (B), (C), (D) only

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Cross-Cultural Training: 

The term "cross-cultural training" refers to training courses that develop awareness between people where a common cultural framework does not exist or is not recognized.

Which of the following statements is correct regarding change processes across cultures

Enculturation refers to the process of learning our own (native) culture, whereas, acculturation is the process of learning and adopting host cultural norms, values, and beliefs. Learning native cultural norms and values of a particular society are essential for an individual, to function in society.

Therefore, Enculturation is an anthropological term used for socialization like acculturation and both terms refer to the process of learning through social interaction.

Which of the following statements is correct regarding change processes across cultures

BASIS FOR COMPARISON

ENCULTURATION

ACCULTURATION

Meaning

Enculturation means the process of acquiring the rules, norms, values, customs, and guidelines of a culture in order to be a part of society.

Acculturation implies the process of transforming the cultural beliefs and customs of one's own culture, by adopting traits of a different culture.

What is it?

First and foremost familiarization process to the culture.

Subsequent familiarization with different cultures.

Process

Process of acquiring culture.

Process in which one's culture is subsumed in another's culture.

Culture

One culture

Two or more cultures

Essential for survival

Yes

No

Modification

It does not modify the existing cultural practices.

It modifies the existing cultural practice.

Results in assimilation

No

Yes

Therefore, option 3 is the right answer.

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1.  Which of the following statements regarding culture change is true?
a) Some cultures change while others are stagnant and do not change.
b) All Cultures are inherently predisposed to change and, at the same time, to resist change.
c) All cultures readily accept culture change. Only a few cultures resist it.
2.  Culture change can result from which of the following?
a) contact between societies
b) forces at work within a society
c) both of the above
3.  Culture loss:
a) is inevitable in all societies
b) occurs only when a society is in decline
c) occurs only when a society collapses and ceases to exist
4.  Within a society, processes that result in the resistance to change include:
a) habit
b) integration of culture traits
c) both of the above
5.  The movement of cultural objects and ideas from one culture to another is:
a) diffusion
b) transculturation
c) assimilation
6.  __________________ is what happens to an entire culture when alien traits diffuse in on a large scale and substantially replace traditional cultural patterns.
a) stimulus diffusion
b) acculturation
c) ethnocentrism
7.  The Cherokee Indian named Sequoyah created a unique writing system for his own people in 1821 after seeing English writing. This is as example of:
a) assimilation
b) simple diffusion
c) stimulus diffusion
8.  Cultures change as a result of:
a) changes in the environment in which a society exists
b) processes operating within a society but not as a result of processes operating between societies
c) both of the above
9.  Ethnocentrism usually:
a) breaks down barriers to culture change
b) has no effect on culture change
c) causes people to resist some forms of culture change

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