Anthropologists Have an Interest in Sports Because, as the Media's

question 59

Multiple Choice

Anthropologists have an interest in sports because, as the media's illustrations of U.S. football suggest,

• A) sports can symbolize certain key aspects of the culture where they are highly popular.
• B) sports are a rare aspect of culture that is influenced by culture but not vice versa.
• C) sports allow for easy cross-cultural cultural comparison, because in the international arena the way sports are practiced is the same.
• D) they give insight into unfamiliar cultural dynamics that have nothing to do with the general culture.
• E) they exemplify how the media determine single-handedly which sports are popular and which are not.

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