An Examination of Language Patterns, Music, and Architectural Forms in the South

question 87

Multiple Choice

An examination of language patterns, music, and architectural forms in the South suggests that during the eighteenth century, __________.

• A) significant amounts of cultural sharing occurred between Africans and white southerners
• B) white southern culture borrowed little from African culture, but the latter was transformed by white culture
• C) Africans absorbed little of the white culture in the South
• D) little cultural exchange of any kind occurred between African slaves and white southerners

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Definitions:

Functionalist Understandings

Perspectives that analyze society in terms of how its various parts support the stability and functioning of the whole.

Conflict Theorists

Scholars who view social conflicts between different classes and groups as the driving force behind societal change and development, focusing on power disparities and inequities.

Spanking Laws

Regulations and legal standards that define the legality and limitations of using physical punishment, such as spanking, on children.

Theoretical Perspectives

Different lenses through which scholars view and interpret social phenomena, including but not limited to functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism.