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:

Unequal Size

A description of items, groups, or entities that are not the same in dimensions, capacity, or magnitude.

Assets

Resources with economic value that an individual, corporation, or country owns or controls with the expectation that it will provide future benefit.

Sense of Self

The perception or awareness one has of themselves as a separate, distinct individual, including their traits, beliefs, and feelings.

Social Organization

The patterned network of relationships constituting a coherent society or segment of society.