ANTH Cultural Anthropology 3

Question 1

A society in which people acquire status through personal achievement rather than birth is described as:

Accepted Answer

Achieved

Answer

Achieved status is earned through individual effort or accomplishment rather than assigned at birth.

Question 2

The practice of marrying within one's own social group or category is called:

Accepted Answer

Endogamy

Answer

Endogamy requires marriage within a defined group, such as a caste or class.

Question 3

Clifford Geertz argued that culture is best studied as a system of:

Accepted Answer

Shared symbols and meanings

Answer

Geertz viewed culture as webs of significance interpreted through 'thick description.'

Question 4

A form of political organization with no permanent centralized leadership, common among foraging bands, is:

Accepted Answer

Egalitarian band

Answer

Egalitarian bands lack formal, permanent leaders and emphasize relatively equal social status.

Question 5

The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis proposes that:

Accepted Answer

Language shapes thought and perception

Answer

Linguistic relativity holds that the structure of a language influences how its speakers perceive reality.

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