Theodore Caplow interviewed people about their Christmas gift-giving practices and found several common rules that were extremely consistently followed. What did he propose caused people to follow them?
A) There would be harsh punishment for breaking the rules.
B) The rules were clearly written down in a family guidebook.
C) Gift exchange is a common language understood by all the participants.
D) There would be no benefit to breaking the rules.
Answer: C
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