Which of the following was studied by Sapir and Whorf?
A. the influence of language on thought
B. the interaction of thought and surface structure
C. the influence of deep structure on semantic domains
D. the influence of culture on language
E. the influence of deep structure on surface structure
Answer: A
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a. the emergence of a new ethnic group. b. the disappearance of an ethnic group. c. the physical decimation of an ethnic group. d. The term ethnogenesis may be used in any of these ways.
On the basis of his student's negative experience in a Barbadian village, Gmelch concludes in "Nice Girls Don't Talk to Rastas" that
a. it is difficult for U.S. women to find acceptance in Barbadian communities because people there think they are morally "loose." b. American students unconsciously look down on Barbadians and are unable to hide their sense of superiority. c. a great barrier to student research in places like Barbados is that local people view students as tourists. d. U.S. students assume that Barbadian communities are homogeneous and fail to appreciate the social dynamics found in small face-to-face communities.
The behaviors, attitudes, and ideas formed through interaction with others describes which characteristic of culture?
a. shared b. Learned c. Integrated d. Adaptive
A universal societal need for culture transmission leads to some form of a ___________ in all societies
a. social control system b. system of marriage and family c. system of supernatural belief d. formal educational system e. system of communication