Many social commentators maintain that youth and teens are becoming more and more alike across countries as time goes on. others, while not disputing that fact, point out that the differences between cultures at even younger ages by far exceed similarities. so is the world coming closer together? what is your position on this debate? use relevant concepts and examples to support your argument.

Suppose that sociologists and cultural anthropologists are tying to measure the amount of child abuse for cross cultural comparison. they run into disagreement over whether spanking a child is abuse or discipline. what problem are they encountering in their research? a. reliability of the definition of abuse. b. validity of the definition of abuse. c. occam's razor about the definition of abuse. d. none of these.