Study Questions
1. Explain the anthropological concept of culture. Support your discussion with examples from your own experiences.
2. Discuss how an understanding of the concept of culture can be useful
when one is engaged in international business or travel. Cite specific examples from other assigned course readings.
3. “Your culture is what makes you a stranger when you are away from
home.” Discuss this statement with reference to an assigned reading or your own personal experience. Select two specific components of the culture concept and relate them to this statement and the other reading or your experience.
4. Why do anthropologists argue that race is a social construct and that
there are no biological races in the human species?
