At a Downtown Shop,a Clerk Routinely Says to Patrons Who

question 14

Multiple Choice

At a downtown shop,a clerk routinely says to patrons who enter a store,"How are you?" What does this illustrate,according to Louis Wirth's symbolic interactionist perspective?

• A) how gender and city life are related
• B) the importance of political economy
• C) that urbanism is a way of life
• D) that there is a wide diversity of lifestyles found in urban areas

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