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.

B

Explanation:

The symbolic nature of culture:

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.

1.Pointing with Thumb

Malaysia - Respectful

In Other culture- Meaningless

2.Calling with index finger

United States -Respectful

In Other culture -Offensive.

3.Thumb up

Iran-Obscene

in Others cultures- Goodluck

By these examples we conclude that symbols Can create considerable misunderstanding between people from different cultures.

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