Which of the following is a reason to study culture? a. studying culture makes you look smart during conversations with others. b. globalization is increasing, making it important to understand other cultures. c. there is no good reason to study other cultures. d. understanding other cultures keeps you from understanding your own culture.

The answer is b. Globalization is increasing, making it important to understand other cultures.

B.) Globalization is increasing, making it important to understand other cultures.

[ Globalization is nothing but business and market of one country into another, so if we wanna set up our market in another country, the knowledge of their culture would be very helpful for us ]

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