Exam 14: Health and Illness

Fieldwork allows the anthropologist to accurately record the life and conditions of a people.These results are almost always shared with others-anthropologists,nongovernmental organizations,and more.Such efforts frequently lead to better awareness of a particular people or culture,and as Paul Farmer notes,do NOT often result in

Surgical procedures are a component of ________ but are NOT a component of all health care traditions.

The dominant idea of health care in the United States-doctors in white coats,hospitals,and advanced technology-has been found by medical anthropologists to be

According to the text,Texas colonias are of interest to medical anthropologists because

The biomedical model tends to overlook the importance of

The study of health care provided at Alpha House in New York City suggested that black women and other women of color were better able to withstand pain than white women,and were often referred to as more "primitive" by the health care workers.These attitudes stemmed largely from

According to the text,medical anthropology's holistic approach sees health as something that happens in part due to a product of

We are taught that cleanliness is a vital part of daily life,that antibacterial soaps,cleaning products that completely eliminate the possibility of germs on surfaces,cooking and food handling that absolutely precludes the chance of ingesting a "bug," is an essential path to good health.This approach is now under scrutiny because of our understanding of

While conventional wisdom attributes good health and longevity to good nutrition,exercise,sleep,proper sanitation,and avoiding smoking,medical anthropologists consider many other factors when looking at health.One critical aspect of health that is often overlooked is that of

Increased migration has increased popularity of Tibetan medicine in recent decades because it is seen as

The human ecosystem,composed of trillions of organisms in the human body,is understood as a

Khiara Bridges suggests that the statistical data for racial disparities in health,which indicate that black babies die at twice the rate as white babies,is due to more than just poverty and may be a Result of

The widespread prevalence of HIV/AIDS across the globe has evoked a varied response in health care approaches to the disease.In some countries,such as Thailand,the recognition and acceptance that HIV/AIDS occurs among all segments of a population has led to a very successful program to stem the spread.In other countries,a mixture of denial that HIV/AIDS is a problem for all segments of the population as well as deeply internalized beliefs about homosexuality have resulted in disastrous treatment plans that have actually seen the instances of the disease increase.As a medical anthropologist,how might you approach the problem if you were attempting to understand the presence of HIV/AIDS in a country where attitudes towards homosexuality were both strongly negative and deeply internalized to the extent that people were reluctant to talk about it and about sexuality?

The core values of good health in the United States-personal responsibility,hard work,and clean living-shape how Americans approach functional health.When considered in the light of the World Health Organization's definition of health,these values

Once scorned as a cop out,Psilocybin mushrooms remain classified as a controlled substance in the United States.Recent research has started to look seriously at their use in the treatment of certain forms of mental illness.This is an expansion of the practice of

According to the text,one consequence of the health transition is that

From the perspective of a medical anthropologist,all medical systems constitute a form of ________ because they are based in a particular local cultural reality.

Bridget Jordan and Robbie Davis-Floyd studied expectant mothers in Mexico,Sweden,Holland,and the United States.Among their findings was the realization that different cultures see birth in different ways,and this directly impacts

One of the ways that anthropologist Paul Farmer put the results of his anthropological fieldwork to actual practice was through the

What was the focus of Khiara Bridges's research in the New York City women's health clinic? How did the composition of the patient population compare to that of the medical staff? What noticeable differences did she observe,if any,in the treatment that patients received? To what,if anything,did she attribute any disparities? Specifically,how did members of the medical staff view their patients,and how did she interpret these differences as creating disparities across race lines?