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What is the main difference between tangible and intangible components of a culture?
What is the main difference between tangible and intangible components of a culture?
- Tangible components are only found in dominant cultures, while intangible components are only found in subcultures.
- Tangible components are always visible, while intangible components can never be interpreted.
- Tangible components are concrete items like clothing, while intangible components are symbolic abstract elements like language. (correct)
- Tangible components are exclusive to high cultures, while intangible components are exclusive to popular cultures.
Which groups are considered 'dominants' in Canada according to the text?
Which groups are considered 'dominants' in Canada according to the text?
- Middle-class individuals residing in cities in Ontario or Quebec.
- People between the ages of 30 and 55 who own homes in middle-class neighborhoods.
- White, English-speaking, heterosexual, male university graduates of European background in good health. (correct)
- Those who are not university graduates but are in good health and own homes.
What characterizes minority cultures according to the text?
What characterizes minority cultures according to the text?
- They are always countercultures.
- They have political and economic power.
- They reside in middle-class neighborhoods.
- They fall outside the cultural mainstream. (correct)
What distinguishes countercultures from subcultures based on the text?
What distinguishes countercultures from subcultures based on the text?
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What types of cultures can be distinguished along central oppositions?
What types of cultures can be distinguished along central oppositions?
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Who are dominants according to the text?
Who are dominants according to the text?
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