If the U.S. Congress passed strict laws that banned the sale of cigarettes anywhere in the country, it would create serious problems for cigarette manufacturers, retailers, tobacco growers, tobacco farm workers, truckers, and many other employees in the cigarette industry. Each of these groups would probably oppose this legislation because they are examples of:

A. nonmaterial culture.
B. luddites.
C. vested interests.
D. culture lag.


Answer: C

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