What does the process of acculturation refer to?
A. The assimilation of one social institution by another that modifies the social structure and so changes the social organisation
B. The assimilation by one group of the culture of another that modifies the culture and so changes group identity
C. The assimilation of one nation state by another that modifies the national boundaries
D. The assimilation of various nuclear families into one joint family
Answer: Option B
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A. Comte
B. Spencer
C. Hobhouse
D. Sorokin
Hindu Marriage Act of 1955, permits divorce on the grounds of
A. Insanity, leprosy and adultery
B. Economic incompetence and non-religiousness
C. Insanity and illiteracy
D. Gambling, alcoholism, insanity
Networks can exist in which of the following set of environments?
A. Unstructured
B. Structured
C. Highly formalised
D. Unstructured and highly formalised
A. Proletariat is a free wage labourer while slave is not
B. Proletariat is urban while slave is rural
C. Proletariat owns some land while slave does not
D. There is no difference between the two
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