The symbolic nature of culture: a-Facilitates cross-cultural communication, beca

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The symbolic nature of culture:

a-Facilitates cross-cultural communication, because all cultures use the same (or very similar) symbols to mean the same things.

b-Can create considerable misunderstanding between people from different cultures.

c-Is now known to be not as significant as anthropologists once believed.

d-Is easily discernable from the archaeological record.

a-Facilitates cross-cultural communication, because all cultures use the same (or very similar) symbols to mean the same things.

b-Can create considerable misunderstanding between people from different cultures.

c-Is now known to be not as significant as anthropologists once believed.

d-Is easily discernable from the archaeological record.

Explanation / Answer

Answer. B (Can create considerable misunderstanding between people from different cultures)

Symbols can be a  basis representation of different culture and it can be in the form of an object, word, color,sign,gesture or action. People can get considerable misunderstanding by different cultural symbolism because many symbols, though similar in appearance, can mean drastically different things.

Malaysia - Respectful

Other culture- Meaningless

United States -Respectful

Other culture -Offensive

Iran-Obscene

Others- Goodluck

United States-Attentiveness

Asian - rude

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