Anthropology: Culture and Nature
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What is the term used to describe the knowledge, skills, and cultural experiences that give people social advantages?

  • Cultural Capital (correct)
  • Hegemony
  • Ideology
  • Habitus

    • What is the term used to describe the way societies group people into categories based on appearance, culture, and history?

  • Sexual Dimorphism
  • Intersectionality
  • Hegemony
  • Social Race (correct)

    • What is the term used to describe the way people perceive and respond to the social world they inhabit?

  • Hegemony
  • Habitus (correct)
  • Ideology
  • Cultural Capital

    • What is the term used to describe the dominant group or ideology that holds power over others in a society?

    <p>Hegemony</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the physical differences between males and females of a species?

    <p>Sexual Dimorphism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the way of looking at how different aspects of a person's identity combine and overlap to shape their experiences and opportunities?

    <p>Intersectionality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of symbolic anthropology?

    <p>To understand the meanings behind symbols, rituals, and other cultural practices</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between thick and thin description in anthropology?

    <p>Thick description provides the full story behind an action, while thin description only states the action</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Cohen's study of the sheep raid reveal about the Balinese culture?

    <p>That the sheep raid was a form of resistance against the Dutch colonial rulers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary argument of Pierre Bourdieu's social theory?

    <p>That people's behavior and beliefs are shaped by their social structures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key challenge faced by anthropology in the late 20th century?

    <p>Changes in the relationship between anthropologists and those being studied</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of anthropological thought in relation to culture and nature?

    <p>The relationship between values, beliefs, and norms to practices, livelihoods, knowledge, and languages</p> Signup and view all the answers

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