The fact that there is no direct relationship between words and their meanings means that symbols are ______.
a. cultural
b. concrete
c. arbitrary
d. abstract
c. arbitrary
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A) illustration B) general purpose C) thesis D) specific purpose
After-dinner speeches and comic monologues have the general purpose to
a. inform. b. persuade. c. entertain. d. inspire.
The term ________ refers to the ability of southern and eastern European immigrants to "blend" into the general U.S. population.
A. heterogeneity B. assimilable C. global village D. self-reflexivity
What term does Sociologist Erving Goffman use to describe the way we alter our behaviors, appearance, and manners to shape others' impressions of who we are?
a. "Actor.". b. "Impersonation c. "Ego.". d. "Identity management.".