According to the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly __________ of people who spoke a language other than English at home also spoke English well
a. 25 percent
b. 90 percent
c. 78 percent
d. 60 percent
Answer: d
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A. They are concerned more with performance than with competence. B. They look at society and at language. C. They are concerned with linguistic change. D. They focus on surface structure. E. They are more interested in the rules that govern language than the actual use of language in everyday life.
Lewis Henry Morgan is well known for his work League of the Iroquois, considered anthropology's earliest ethnography. This and others of his works illustrate his view of unilinear evolutionism, which is that
A. cultural diversity was actually a sign of the slowing down of cultural evolution. B. all societies are on some path toward civilization, but the exact paths vary. C. natural selection acts simultaneously on the biological and cultural aspects of human life. D. only the better and more civilized societies could survive. E. there is one line or path through which all societies have to evolve, and this path involves specific stages that cannot be skipped, ending at the final stage of civilization.
How can you best describe multigenerational households?
a. In a multigenerational household, there are three or more generations. b. In a multigenerational household, the grandparent is the primary wage earner. c. In a multigenerational household, there is a generation gap between the spouses. d. A multigenerational household contains a maximum of two generations. e. A multigenerational household combines more than two families that are not related by blood.
National boundaries no longer restrict forces influencing production and consumption.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)