Traditions play an important role in all aspects of cultural change? however, among those listed below, they are most
significant in:
a. diffusion.
b. syncretism.
c. accommodation.
d. assimilation.
e. modernization.
ANSWER: c
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The study of sounds used in speech is
A. historical linguistics. B. sociolinguistics. C. phonology. D. morphology. E. ebonics.
In 1600 you find yourself in England watching a performance in which an actor wears an elegant outfit made of rich fabric but otherwise much like those worn by some in the audience. The actor also wears a crown and stands in front of a flag of France
You conclude, correctly, that: a. the actor represents a wealthy Englishman. b. the actor represents a wealthy Frenchman c. the actor represents the king of England d. the actor represents the king of France e. the actor is appearing in a production that is hopelessly muddled.
When a member of a group diverges from acceptable standards, or norms, of social behavior, he/she may be ridiculed, arrested, or otherwise pressured into conformity through what Emile Durkheim referred to as __________.
A) cultural relativism B) cultural constraints C) cultural penalties D) ethnocentrism
A generative grammar relies takes ___________________ as a given
a. linguistic relativity b. the difficulty of translating from one language to another c. the importance of correct or "proper" speech d. a connection between abstract ideas and sentence structure