In his study of Navajo music, McAllester found that it reflected the overall culture in all of the following ways EXCEPT

A. a general Navajo liberalism extended to music.
B. a general Navajo stress on proper form applied to music.
C. a general Navajo belief in the right way to sing a song.
D. a general Navajo stress on individualism extended to music.
E. a general distaste among the Navajo for foreign music.


Answer: A

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