When the Dominant Culture Succeeds in Imposing Its Values and Ideas

question 55

Multiple Choice

When the dominant culture succeeds in imposing its values and ideas on all of society, it is known as:

• A) hegemony.
• B) cultural diffusion.
• C) relativism.
• D) cultural leveling.
• E) polysemy.

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