Emily Studied Diffusion Within a Large Multiethnic,multilingual Suburb in Wisconsin

question 32

Multiple Choice

Emily studied diffusion within a large multiethnic,multilingual suburb in Wisconsin.Her study confirmed established sociological findings about diffusion.She observed diffusion when people

• A)formed cliques within the larger network.
• B)shared information most willingly and rapidly within their own ethnic and language groups.
• C)shared information willingly and rapidly across cultural and language differences.
• D)relied on direct network ties to learn new information.

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