Which of the following statements best summarizes the Muted Group Theory?
a. Because microcultural groups contribute little to the formulation of the dominant code, and are forced to communicate within the dominant mode of expression, they become muted.
b. Groups become muted because they lack the intellectual and phonological structures for language.
c. Muted groups possess a style of communication that is innately substandard and inferior.
d. Because microcultural groups contribute to the formulation of the dominant code, but are unable to use it, they become muted.
a. Because microcultural groups contribute little to the formulation of the dominant code, and are forced to communicate within the dominant mode of expression, they become muted.
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