The Description of the McDonald's Happy Meal in the Text

question 58

Multiple Choice

The description of the McDonald's Happy Meal in the text provides an example of how cultural norms and attitudes are found in everyday life. In deconstructing the Happy Meal, which of these facets of culture and human life would an anthropologist be likely to view as ethnocentric?

• A) child rearing practices in the United States
• B) the way edible foods are packaged
• C) production cost of a Happy Meal
• D) the existence of only two genders

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