Interpretive anthropologists such as Clifford Geertz approach the study of culture as

A. a diachronic phenomenon.
B. functional puzzles.
C. a system of meaning.
D. underlying sets of rules that must be deciphered through the analysis of cultural patterns.
E. distinct from human psychology.


Answer: C

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