Ethnographic comparisons of apologies in Japan and Western societies show __________
a. a more explicit recognition of people’s effects on each other in Japan
b. a more explicit recognition of people’s effects on each other in Western societies
c. almost exactly the same use of apology in both places
d. fewer cases of acceptance of apologies in Japan
Answer: a
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