Benjamin Whorf investigated
A how ancient texts reveal the worldviews of early civilizations.
B how people learn a second language as adults.
C how the grammatical structures of a language influence thought.
D how pronunciations of certain words influence how a person sees the world.
E how a person's language and worldview change after a traumatic brain injury.
C
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a. cliché b. stylistic feature c. narrative event d. proverbial device
What do anthropologists call the feelings of alienation and helplessness that result from rapid immersion in a new and different culture?
a. Cross-cultural shock. b. Culture shock. c. Cultural entropy. d. Alienation orientation. e. Psychological solipsism.
U.S. plantation owners responded to the decline in native Hawaiian populations through infectious diseases by __________
A. creating indigenous preserves and reservations B. importing labor from China, Japan, and the Philippines C. providing universal health care D. relocating native Hawaiians to reservations in South Dakota
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A) Cities can arise in areas not suited to agriculture but suited to trade. B) Cities do not require intensive agriculture, but do require domestication of plants and animals. C) Successful cities have developed alongside all known types of subsistence economies. D) Cities can only develop on land that is suitable for complex agriculture.