Culture is taught by the explanations people receive for the natural and human events around them. This process is an example of how culture

A) is a set of shared perceptions.
B) involves beliefs, values, norms, and social practices
C) is learned.
D) affects behavior.


C

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"The freedom of expression in this country gives the right to anybody to openly express his or her anti-American views if they have any." The use of "anti" in the statement is an example of which system in the English language?

a) Lexicon b) Semantics c) Grammar d) Phonology

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According to your text, identity is described as

A. one's biologically determined role in society. B. one's culturally determined role in society. C. societally imposed and having nothing to do with biology. D. the sum total of answers to the "Who am I?" question.

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Studies of gender depiction in children's textbooks reveal that

A. equal numbers of women and men appear in texts, but the depiction of women is significantly more negative than the depiction of men. B. while fewer numbers of women appear in texts than men, the roles of women are more in line with realistic female roles in society than in times past. C. even though the images of women in children's textbooks are negative, no evidence has emerged that those depictions reinforce sex-based stereotypes. D. the number of male depictions still exceeds that of female depictions and the negative images of women reinforce sex-based stereotypes.

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When planning your main points, you should consider which aspects of your topic are best covered in the public, oral mode. Your speech should be used to ____.

A. transmit routine information B. discuss a specialized problem of a small portion of the audience C. indulge the speaker's ego D. read a list of statistics E. None of these answers would be important to discuss in a public speech

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