Contact between cultures transforms people’s lives. Over time, a new cultural form that combines elements of other cultures may emerge. This process is referred to as:
A. Diffusion.
B. Convergence.
C. Colonialism.
D. hybridization.
D. hybridization.
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Some people argue that multiculturalism appeals more to low status groups than to high status groups. Which of the following theoretical perspectives does this view best represent?
A. Hierarchy hypothesis. B. Low status benefit theory. C. Ideological asymmetry hypothesis. D. Advantage–threat theory.
A public controversy is a difference of opinion that:
w. affects large numbers of people. x. requires that we make one or more decisions. y. has implications for the whole community, perhaps even the nation or the world. z. has been ignored by the vast majority of people. A) w., x, & y. B) w., y., & z. C) x., y., & z. D) w., x. & z.
Special occasion speeches are sensitive to
a. community needs and expectations. b. persuading an audience. c. the speaker's expectations. d. creating cognitive dissonance.
According to Deborah Tannen, when men and women talk,
A) men listen and women lecture. B) the speaker is positioned as the inferior person. C) men give fewer listening cues than do women. D) women are more likely to seek to punch holes in the speaker’s position.