Twenty Years Ago,few People in the United States Had Never

question 26

Multiple Choice

Twenty years ago,few people in the United States had never heard of naan-an oven-baked flat bread that is a staple of many Indian meals.Today,prepackaged naan can be found in many U.S.supermarkets and is becoming increasingly common on dinner tables from California to Kansas.Sociologists would say that this is an example of

• A)cultural assimilation.
• B)cultural diffusion.
• C)cultural transfusion.
• D)cultural fission.

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