In situations of cultural diffusion:
a. the two cultures do not exchange every cultural item.
b. one culture borrows and the other one does not.
c. it is the stronger culture which borrows, or steals, from the other.
d. the recipient culture does not have a choice regarding the item exchanged.
e. it is common for the two cultures to merge and become integrated.
ANS: A
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