One of the Ways in Which Anthropologists Study Culture Is

question 17

Multiple Choice

One of the ways in which anthropologists study culture is through an ideational perspective. An ideational perspective:

• A) focuses on ideas, symbols, and mental structures as driving forces in shaping human behavior.
• B) emphasizes technology, ecology, demography, and economics as driving forces in shaping human behavior.
• C) argues that while human behavior is definitely shaped by ideas, symbols, and mental structures, it is equally shaped by technology, ecology, demography, and economics.
• D) argues that the forces shaping human behavior are largely unknowable; therefore any perspective is just as good as another.

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Definitions:

Race of Counselors

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Episodic Knowledge

A type of memory that involves the recollection of specific events, situations, and experiences from one's own life.

Experiential Knowledge

Knowledge gained through direct experience, observation, or participation, as opposed to theoretical understanding.

Passive Organisms

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