Comparing culture to a system implies that:
a. A change in one part of culture will result in changes in other parts of culture.
b. Culture is a means to an end.
c. Each cultural pattern has the same meaning for every individual.
d. A culture has no immediate relationship to its natural environment.
e. No part of culture can work unless every part of culture works.
A
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As a result of prolonged first-hand contact between societies A and B, which of the following is least likely to occur?
a. The cultures of A and B might fuse, becoming a single culture with elements of both. b. Society A might retain its distinctive culture, but lose its autonomy and come to survive as a subculture, such as a caste or ethnic group. c. Society A might be wiped out by society B, with only a few scattered refugees living as members of the dominant society. d. Societies A and B would each retain their distinctive cultures living side by side in peace, harmony, and prosperity. e. Society B might be entirely destroyed by society A.
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When did a worldwide shift toward the commercial use of coins and money began?
a. about 10,000 years ago b. about 100,000 years ago c. about 20,000 years ago d. about 2,000 years ago