BMW is a brand of automobile that is associated with speed and luxury, while Volvo is associated with a great safety record. What does this tell us about culture?
A. Material, cultural objects derive meaning from the way they are categorized, relative to other objects in the same category.
B. Material culture and symbolic culture are distinct and separate.
C. There is a clear line between material and nonmaterial culture.
D. Material culture is highly individualized.
Answer: A
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a. 1930s b. 1940s c. 1950s d. 1960s e. 1970s
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A. That it is outdated as a method of producing data. B. That it is a dialog in which a view of social reality is constructed by the interviewer and interviewee. C. That the interviewee (respondent) is likely to impose his or her own frames on the situation. D. That new recording technologies are considered essential for accurate data collection. E. That the interviewer is coercing the respondent to answer in pre-coded categories.
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a. there is much less to learn during adulthood b. childhood socialization is fairly complete? there is little left for adulthood c. family is more involved in adult socialization than in childhood socialization d. adult socialization involves greater freedom of choice than does childhood socialization
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