Ruth Benedict's Theory That Cultures Are Formed Through the Unconscious

question 74

Multiple Choice

Ruth Benedict's theory that cultures are formed through the unconscious selection of a few cultural traits that interweave to form a cohesive pattern shared by all members of that culture is called

• A)cultural configuration
• B)cultural construction
• C)cultural ethnotypology
• D)cultural ethnopsychology
• E)cultural enculturation

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Definitions:

Price Ceiling

A legal maximum price that can be charged for a product or service, intended to protect consumers from high prices.

Consumer Surplus

The discrepancy between what consumers are ready and capable of spending for a good or service, as shown by the demand curve, and the actual amount paid by them, known as the market price.

Producer Surplus

The difference between what producers are willing to accept for a good or service versus what they actually receive, due to market prices.

Total Surplus

The aggregate benefit to society, constituted by the addition of consumer and producer surplus, derived from the creation and utilization of goods and services.