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123654777 · **on:** Jul 14, 2018

Which statement is not true about conflicts between folk and popular culture?

A) They can lead to violence.
B) The global diffusion of popular culture has challenged the subordination of women to men.
C) They have caused an increase in prostitution in developing countries because of more paying customers from developed countries.
D) They have caused continued diffusion of Amish folk culture by interregional migration.
E) They have lowered the demand for dowries in India.

Question 2

Why has the government of India tried to ban dowries?

A) because dowries can have a negative impact on women, such as women being thrown out on the street or murdered if their families cannot pay the expected dowry
B) because it takes away from the government's tax base
C) because India is trying to become more a part of the global popular culture
D) because the government and people of India want to return to the traditional foundations of the dowry, that was originally the groom's family providing the dowry to the spouses family
E) because it no longer makes sense because of other sources of income available to Indians