All of the following forces cause linguistic diversity to diminish over time EXCEPT:
A) nation-states insisting that all official business be conducted in an official language.
B) media exposure becoming global.
C) languages and language communities tending to change constantly.
D) global trade favoring very specific languages.
E) immigrants abandoning their languages in order to adapt socially.
C
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A) the "pioneer refugee" is the male head of household B) they have spent extended time in relocation camps C) the culture of their destination area resembles the one they left D) they are relocated to a warm climate
In the United States today, same-sex marriage is
A. not legal but same-sex couples receive the same federal rights and benefits as any legally married couple. B. guaranteed under the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. C. legal due to recognition under state law. D. legal under federal law but not constitutionally guaranteed. E. not federally recognized pursuant to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
In which traditional Native American society does a woman signal divorce by waiting for her husband to leave the house, then placing all his belongings outside?
a. Diné b. Lakota c. Haida d. Iben
Which of the following is NOT an explanation for religion as a human universal?
a. Social cohesion b. Economic adaptation c. Social control d. Limitations of current science for explaining everything in the world around us