A Met B While Shopping, and in the Course of Conversation

question 47

True/False

A met B while shopping, and in the course of conversation, mentioned that he had a motorcycle for sale. B was familiar with A's motorcycle and offered to purchase it for $500. A accepted the offer, and A and B walked to A's home to get the motorcycle. When they reached A's house, they were told by A's father that the motorcycle had been stolen earlier in the day and was subsequently found by the police in a badly damaged and burned condition in a local stone quarry. B is bound in contract and must purchase the motorcycle even though it is badly damaged.

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Definitions:

Tradition

The transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the fact of being passed on in this way.

Status Obligations

Responsibilities or behaviors expected from an individual based on their social, professional, or familial position.

Enculturation

The process of transmitting a group’s culture from one generation to the next.

Ethnocentrism

Belief that your cultural traditions and assumptions are superior to those of others.