Interpretive scholars view culture as shared and learned and tend to focus on the:

A. heterogeneity of cultural groups.
B. often conflictual nature of cultural boundaries.
C. role of perception in cultural patterns.
D. contextual patterns of communication behavior.


Answer: D

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