Yehudi Cohen's Adaptive Strategies

question 13

Multiple Choice

Yehudi Cohen's adaptive strategies

• A) suggest hypothetical correlations-that is, a causal relation between two or more variables, such as economic and cultural variables.
• B) suggest multidirectional relationships between a society's mean and its mode of production.
• C) suggest that economic systems are a better way of categorizing societies than relying on cultural patterns.
• D) suggest an association between the economies of societies and their social features.
• E) have strong predictive powers when analyzed in computer models.

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Definitions:

High-Context Culture

A communication style in societies where people have close connections over a long period and tend to infer meanings beyond the spoken word.

Visible Minorities

Individuals who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in color and are a minority in a particular social or cultural context.

Subcultural Groups

Groups that exhibit cultural patterns that set them apart from the broader society, often having their own distinct values, norms, and lifestyle preferences.

Ethnicity

A category of people who identify with each other based on similarities such as common ancestral, language, social, cultural or national experiences.