Question

Clifford Geertz argued that every cultural action is more than the action itself. It also has deeper meaning, subject to interpretation. What key idea in anthropology did this important theoretical idea help promote? a. Cultures arise from different causes, not uniform processes. b. Symbols are a crucial means of understanding other cultures. c. Balinese culture holds the key to how we might understand all other cultures. d. Enculturation shapes sexual behavior.

Answer 1

Answer:

Clifford Geertz argued that every cultural action is more than the action itself. It also has deeper meaning, subject to interpretation. The key idea in anthropology which this important theoretical idea promote is:

b. Symbols are a crucial means of understanding other culture.

Explanation:

• Clifford Geertz is a famous anthropologist of the United States of America and he is known for his work in the field of symbolic anthropology.
• The option a is correct as Clifford Geertz considered that symbols are very important in the understanding of the culture.
• The option a is not correct as Clifford Geertz didn't argued that cultures arise from different causes but not uniform processes.
• The option c is also incorrect as according to Clifford Geertz Symbols hold the key how we might understand all other culture not Balinese culture.
• The option d is also incorrect as this statement is not associated with the work of Clifford Geertz.