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According to linguistic relativity theory, language affects how people conceptualize their world. Give an example of how your own language affects your thinking.

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As a small child, Kirby heard many stories about the American Dream. He was taught that the United States is a land of opportunity in which anybody-regardless of his or her circumstances-can achieve success through hard work. Kirby was told about his society's ______ culture.

A) ideal
B) real
C) imaginary
D) formal

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following theories asserts that people who speak a specific language make interpretations of their reality based on the language?

Industrial societies rely on ______.

______ are rules of behavior shared by members of society and rooted in the value system.

Countercultures are defined in part by their ephemeral nature; they last for a short period of time.

Feudalism emerged out of agricultural societies.

______ requires setting aside cultural and personal beliefs and prejudices to understand another group or society through the eyes of its members and using its own community standards.

Compare and contrast mechanical solidarity and organic solidarity.

Provide an example of a common cultural practice in the United States. How might someone from another culture respond to that practice in an ethnocentric manner? How might she or he respond in a cultural relativist manner?

Remaining faithful to a spouse is a strong ______ in U.S. society.

Most nations have a ______, which refers to common values and beliefs that tie citizens of a nation together.

According to communication scholars, which of the following forms of language carries 7% of a message?

According to Daniel Bell, the third technological revolution was the invention of the computer.

______ includes all human made objects we can see or touch-all artifacts of a group of people.

Culture is cumulative and adaptive over time.

Both herding and horticultural societies differ from hunter-gatherer societies in that the members of these societies ______.

In ______ societies food producing strategies are based on domestication of animals, whereas in ______ food producing strategies are based on domestication of plants.

Compare and contrast horticultural and agricultural societies.