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Depending on the situation, the same man might declare: I'm Jimmy's father; I'm your boss; I'm African American; or I'm your professor. This phenomenon, whereby a person's claimed or perceived identity varies depending on context, is called
 
  A. ethnicity.
  B. hypodescent.
  C. situational negotiation of social identity.
  D. ethnic tolerance.
  E. rotating core personality traits.

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An anthropological understanding of ethnicity and race requires exploring how people and institutions define, negotiate, and even challenge their identities in society. One way anthropologistsand social scientists in generaldo 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. any position, no matter what its prestige, that someone occupies in society.
  C. a biologically determined identity within a hierarchical society.
  D. a socially negotiated identity that always changes throughout a person's lifetime.
  E. an identity determined by the state through census practices.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B




Chelseaamend

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Reply 2 on: Aug 11, 2018
:D TYSM


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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