In the Opening Case on the Java Lounge in Saudi

question 94

Multiple Choice

In the opening case on the Java Lounge in Saudi Arabia,people in the port city of Jeddah were less culturally conservative than people in the interior of the country.The most likely reason for this is that ________.

• A) people in the port cities have more contact with foreigners
• B) the coastal area has to trade with countries using different religious holidays
• C) the coastal area has a culture with a higher uncertainty avoidance
• D) the coastal area is secular, whereas the interior of Saudi Arabia has a state religion

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Definitions:

Spoken Word

A literary form that is meant to be performed and heard, often focused on the aesthetics of word play, intonation, and voice inflection.

Regional Associations

involve the connection and correlation of certain characteristics, practices, or phenomena with specific geographical areas.

Subcultures

Groups within a larger culture that have their own distinct beliefs, values, and practices.

De-Ethnicization

Refers to the process by which a product or brand loses its original ethnic identification and becomes a part of a larger, often global, market.