All of the Following Are True of the Sociological Study

question 20

Multiple Choice

All of the following are true of the sociological study of culture except

• A)it sometimes involves studying rituals.
• B)it is the study of people in social systems.
• C)it is the basis of certain popular business press depictions of culture, such as Peters and Waterman's In Search of Excellence.
• D)it often results in typology of cultural attributes, which are then used to analyze the culture of a relatively large number of firms.
• E)it fails to provide accurate descriptions of cultures in large corporations.

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Definitions:

Perception Checking

Asking someone whether your interpretation of his or her nonverbal behavior is accurate.

Regulators

Nonverbal messages that help to control the interaction or flow of communication between two people.

Expressive

Characterized by the ability or tendency to openly and effectively convey thoughts, feelings, and emotions.

Cognitive

Pertains to the processes involved in thinking, understanding, learning, and remembering.