Describe some of the strategies that cultures have used to avoid ...

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Describe some of the strategies that cultures have used to avoid or resist being dominated by larger, more hegemonic cultures and societies.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

A view of aging that focuses on the perceived need of the elderly for continued participation in the social community is termed:
 
  a. action theory
  b. activity theory
  c. engagements theory
  d. replacement theory

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Answer to Question 1

When a less powerful society is able to preserve its major features even after prolonged contact with a dominant culture, accommodation is said to have taken place. An example of this would be with contemporary Mayans. While Mayan culture is a shadow of what it once was, they manage to persist and pass their culture along. Many indigenous groups in the Western Hemisphere resisted European domination by refusing to learn English, convert to Christianity, or fight in wars.

Answer to Question 2

B