The scientific method that you probably learned in junior high is the same one used in communication research

Although there may be a large amount of explicit talk during courtship and early marriage

a. unspoken understandings may be the rule as a marital relationship matures. b. there is more need for talk as the relationship matures. c. wives and husbands differ in their communication styles when it comes to maintaining conversations. d. wives and husbands differ significantly in the amount of talk per conversation. e. wives and husbands engage in different kinds and amounts of conversational maintenance behaviors.

The cultural studies definition of culture assumes that

a. culture is a shared system of meaning. b. culture is not shared by everyone, but contested and negotiated. c. culture is an apparatus of power and system of domination. d. culture is a means for achieving social, economic, and cultural goals.