Anthropologists study symbols because:

a. They can represent an entire constellation of ideas and emotions.
b. They only hold meaning when in tactile form, such as a flag.
c. They have single, unique meanings that are easily learned.
d. They reflect the concerns of particular individuals in culture.
e. They are highly complex and members of a culture are unable to understand them without help from anthropologists


A

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