The instrumentalist approach, on the other hand, treats ethnicity primarily as an ad hoc element of a political strategy, used as a resource for interest groups for achieving secondary goals such as, for instance, an increase in wealth, power, or status.
Pendekatan instrumentalis  taler ngawigunayang etnisitas utamanyane pinaka  pahan  ad hoc saking strategi politik, sane kawigunayang pinaka sumber daya majeng kelompok  sane muatang,  mangda prasida manggihang tatujon sekunder sekadi, panincapan arta brana, kekuasaan miwah status.