Which theory claims that language shapes what its speaker can perceive or understand?
a. functional values theory
b. material culture
c. cultural diffusion
d. cultural relativism
e. Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
E
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a. has expanded to every city in the United States. b. has fallen out of favor, with some projects even being torn down. c. has been constructed mostly in the suburbs. d. has been converted to upscale shopping malls.
In 2005, _____ percent of the U.S. population lived below the federal poverty level of $19,971 for a family of four
a. 30 b. 22 c. 18.5 d. 12.6
Which of the following has been used as an indicator of the degree of assimilation in a society?
a. the number of minority group members attending elite colleges b. the number of minority group members holding political office c. the rate at which minority group members are accepted into private clubs d. the rate of racial intermarriage in a society
Huge empires—such as the Roman Empire that included tens of millions of people and several million square miles—were based on agrarian technology
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.