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?

Hegemony Signup and view all the answers

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

Sexual Dimorphism 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?

Intersectionality Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of symbolic anthropology?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Changes in the relationship between anthropologists and those being studied Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

What is the primary goal of symbolic anthropology?

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

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

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

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

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

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