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A traditional stereotype of African Americans is that they are inherently lazy. This stereotype has also been applied to Hispanics, Polish, and Irish groups. This is an example of _____.
 
  a. cultural relativism
 b. stereotype interchangeability
 c. ethnic inferiority
 d. retrospective determinism

Question 2

The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis suggests that:
 
  a. reality is the result of social inequality.
 b. language provides the category through which social reality is defined.
 c. there is no relationship between language and culture.
 d. language reflects social differences and therefore material culture.



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Answer to Question 1

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