Which of the following statements is a distinction between culture and society?

A. Society rests more upon certain features of human biology than does culture.
B. Culture is the result of higher education, whereas society is shared by all people.
C. People share society with other animals, but culture is distinctly human.
D. Culture is genetically programmed, whereas society is transmitted through social learning.
E. People attain culture through international travel, but society is the social environment of their native land.


Answer: C

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