According to the Structural-Functionalist View of Culture

question 63

Multiple Choice

According to the structural-functionalist view of culture:

• A) Dominant groups may impose their cultural beliefs on minorities and other subcultural groups.
• B) The meaning of symbols is learned through interaction with others.
• C) Cultural lag occurs when shifts in society occur unequally between material culture and nonmaterial culture.
• D) Shared norms, values, and beliefs hold a society or subculture together.

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Definitions:

Hypothesis

A suggested interpretation put forward with scarce evidence, serving as an initial step for more in-depth exploration.

Experiment Design

The planning of an experiment to ensure it adequately addresses the research question, including the selection of variables, participants, and methods of data collection and analysis.

Cross-sectional

A type of observational study that analyzes data collected from a population, or a representative subset, at a specific point in time.

Panel

A group of the same individuals retained to answer questions over time.