It Is Quite Common for Mainstream Culture to Modify Symbols

question 67

Multiple Choice

It is quite common for mainstream culture to modify symbols identified with "cutting edge" subcultures and present these to a larger audience. Such cultural products undergo a process of ________, by which their original meanings are transformed by outsiders.

• A) innovation
• B) transformation
• C) diffusion
• D) cooptation

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Definitions:

Leadership Potential

The capacity or ability that an individual has to become a successful leader, often identified through traits, skills, and situational adaptability.

Trait Information

Information or data that pertains to specific characteristics, attributes, or aspects of an individual's personality that are stable over time and across situations, often used in the context of assessing leadership potential.

Managers

Individuals responsible for controlling or overseeing part or all of an organization, typically involved in planning, decision-making, organizing, leading, and managing resources.

Neuroticism

A personality trait characterized by emotional instability, anxiety, moodiness, worry, and jealousy.