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What is the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis?

Hello! This 4-minute Introduction to Sociology video explains the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, developed by anthropologists Edward Sapir and Benjamin Lee Whorf, and also known as linguistic relativity. We examine language death and its consequences. And we reflect on applications of linguistic relativity in our own lives.

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Social Sciences / Sociology / Social Change

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Material Type:: Presentation
Date Added to MERLOT:: November 21, 2024
Date Modified in MERLOT:: April 18, 2025
Author:: Romana Pires
Submitter:: Cathy Swift

Primary Audience:: College General Ed, College Lower Division
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Language:: English
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