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The value put on timeliness in the United States is actually a cultural universal in every culture.

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Which of the following statements about cultural variations is true?

A
Individuals living in a culture express that culture in predictable and identical ways.
B
Individuals living in a culture share no characteristics with those from different cultures.
C
Individuals living in a culture are experiencing a culture unchanged from the one of the generation before them.
D
Individuals living in a culture tend to adapt to cultures and then adapt cultures to suit themselves.
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One frequent sign of gender inequality in the United States is that women do not ___________.

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enjoy the same voting rights as men
B
earn as much as men in similar occupations
C
receive admission to college as much as men
D
have equal power in most relationships
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In comparison to some other cultures, direct confrontation is considered acceptable in the United States.

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Some individuals have difficulty accepting cultures other than their own.

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Which of the following statements would best express cultural relativism?

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“I don’t understand how they could deal with that gross food.”
B
“This is making my stomach upset just by watching.”
C
“I wonder why they decided to make food out of worm paste.”
D
“Eating worms can't be nutritious.”
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Each society can have only one culture operating within it at a time. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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An ethnic identity is primarily composed of a person’s race. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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In a high context culture, one is very likely to see lots of indicators explicitly expressing the proper and expected behaviors.

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Individuals will generally have an easier time establishing a positive ethnic identity if they are from an ethnic group that has much in common with the dominant culture.

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