A high school lunchroom is surveyed about who in the school is thought to be the most intelligent. Answers indicate that thinner students got more votes for intelligence than heavier students. What is this an example of?

A. counter culture
B. cultural inconsistency
C. material culture
D. cultural relativism


Answer: B

Sociology

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