In the Modern World,kinship

question 60

Multiple Choice

In the modern world,kinship:

• A) no longer has importance.
• B) no longer provides close and emotional social ties as it did in the past.
• C) has become much more complex because of new reproductive technologies.
• D) systems remain unchanged through contact with external forces such as colonization and cultural diffusion.
• E) is a growing network that has become more and more vital to our ability to survive in the global economy.

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Definitions:

Perceptual Set

A psychological framework that predisposes individuals to perceive information in a particular way based on their expectations, emotions, and experiences.

Influenced

The capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something.

Perception

The method through which people structure and understand their sensory experiences to assign significance to the world around them.

Opponent Process Theory

Opponent process theory is a psychological and neurological model that explains how the perception of one stimulus (color or emotion) can be affected by the aftereffects of another stimulus.