Thus, to a great extent, culture consists of a network of symbolic codes that enhance values, beliefs, worldviews, and ideologies within a society, Humans go to a great length to create symbols that provide meaning for individuals and groups. These symbolic meanings are a powerful source of cultural diversity.
52.What is the main idea of this selection?
A.Hairstyles and dress codes identify political beliefs in diverse societies.
B.The Rastafarian movement symbolized a religious and political commitment.
C.Symbols provide meaning and a satisfaction of biological needs in society.
D.Hairstyles and dress codes can be important symbols of cultural diversity in different societies.
53.The author uses the examples of the Scottish tartan, the motorcycle jacket, and the Islamic veil to show .
A.the political power of dress codes in different societies
B.the diversity of clothing styles throughout the world
C.dress codes that symbolize different ethnic and religious groups
D.the resistance to change of culturally different groups
54.The author suggests that the young people wearing jeans in the 1960s wore “power suits” in the 1980s because .
A.styles changed B.the American government changed
C.their attitudes and goals changed D.both outfits symbolized rebellion
55.All of the following are true of the Rastafarians EXCEPT .
A.they believe that Emperor Haile Selassie was the black Messiah
B.they are the original natives of Jamaica
C.they are a religious group with political commitments
D.they formed as a result of harsh living conditions in Jamaica
55.The Rastafarian movement began .
A.at the beginning of the nineteenth century
B.around the middle of the twentieth century
C.before European slave traders arrived
D.in the early eighteenth century
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