An Anthropological Understanding of Ethnicity and Race Requires Exploring How

question 49

Multiple Choice

An anthropological understanding of ethnicity and race requires exploring how people and institutions define, negotiate, and even challenge their identities in society. One way anthropologists-and social scientists in general-do this is by studying status, which refers to

• A) a mutually exclusive social identity that is set by others and has little to do with an individual's actions.
• B) a biologically determined identity within a hierarchical society.
• C) an identity determined by the state through census practices.
• D) a socially negotiated identity that always changes throughout a person's lifetime.
• E) any position, no matter what its prestige, that someone occupies in society.

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Definitions:

Praxis

Practical ways of doing things.

Vegetarianism

A dietary lifestyle that excludes meat, and sometimes other animal products, for health, ethical, or environmental reasons.

Human Behavior

The range of actions and mannerisms exhibited by humans in conjunction with their environment, social or personal.

Meat-eating

The consumption of animal flesh by humans.