Question 1

What are illness narratives?

Accepted Answer

A)  stories based on a physician's assessment of an illness 
B)  the personal stories that people tell to explain their illness 
C)  ethnographic studies of disease and illness 
D)  narratives provided by anthropologists to physicians 
A)  stories based on a physician's assessment of an illness 
B)  the personal stories that people tell to explain their illness 
C)  ethnographic studies of disease and illness 
D)  narratives provided by anthropologists to physicians

Question 2

________ is the embodied experience of people with impairments as shaped by broader forms of social inequality.

Accepted Answer

A)  Illness 
B)  Disease 
C)  Sickness 
D)  Disability 
A)  Illness 
B)  Disease 
C)  Sickness 
D)  Disability

Question 3

Which anthropological perspective is most likely to be used to study and improve health conditions in football players?

Accepted Answer

A)  medical ecology 
B)  ethnomedicine 
C)  interpretive anthropology 
D)  medical anthropology 
A)  medical ecology 
B)  ethnomedicine 
C)  interpretive anthropology 
D)  medical anthropology

Question 4

From the perspective of a medical anthropologist, all medical systems are based in a particular local cultural reality and therefore constitute a form of what?

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnomedicine 
B)  ethnopharamacology 
C)  biomedicine 
D)  medical pluralism 
A)  ethnomedicine 
B)  ethnopharamacology 
C)  biomedicine 
D)  medical pluralism

Question 5

Which of the following statements accurately describes Chinese medicine?

Accepted Answer

A)  Researchers have identified a uniform set of Chinese medical practices used by practitioners within and outside China that complement biomedical treatments. 
B)  It was suppressed as "unscientific" after the formation of the People's Republic of China in 1949. 
C)  Chinese medicine rejected Western medicine in the early twentieth century as "inauthentic" and "un-Chinese." 
D)  Chinese medical practices vary widely within China, from patient to patient and also over time. 
A)  Researchers have identified a uniform set of Chinese medical practices used by practitioners within and outside China that complement biomedical treatments. 
B)  It was suppressed as "unscientific" after the formation of the People's Republic of China in 1949. 
C)  Chinese medicine rejected Western medicine in the early twentieth century as "inauthentic" and "un-Chinese." 
D)  Chinese medical practices vary widely within China, from patient to patient and also over time.

Question 6

Discuss the work of Rania Sweis and her fieldwork among Egyptian girls and the Village Girl Youth Project (VGYP). Why was this program established? Is it meeting its goals? Why or why not? What are some of the advantages it offers? What are some of the problems? What did Sweis conclude about the nature of both this program and the concept of humanitarian aid in general? How does culture play a role in this kind of situation?

Accepted Answer

The VGYP was conceived as a way to lift

Question 7

What are the four factors that anthropologists examine when they study childbirth practices cross-culturally? Contrast the view and practice of childbirth in U.S. hospitals with the typical birth experience in Sweden and Holland. What do anthropologists learn about variations in the approaches to childbirth?

Accepted Answer

Students should identify the practices o

Question 8

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. What impact does culture have on the birthing event as a whole?

Accepted Answer

A)  the probability of the infant surviving birth 
B)  the likelihood that the infant will live to adulthood 
C)  the experience of the birthing process itself 
D)  the differences in the way women in different cultures respond to medication 
A)  the probability of the infant surviving birth 
B)  the likelihood that the infant will live to adulthood 
C)  the experience of the birthing process itself 
D)  the differences in the way women in different cultures respond to medication

Question 9

What has significantly changed in the Ladakh region of the Himalayas?

Accepted Answer

A)  the cash economy has been undermined, resulting in increased bartering 
B)  militarization in neighboring Kashmir has decreased, resulting in less stress 
C)  urbanization has fragmented community life 
D)  Western biomedicine is now widely available 
A)  the cash economy has been undermined, resulting in increased bartering 
B)  militarization in neighboring Kashmir has decreased, resulting in less stress 
C)  urbanization has fragmented community life 
D)  Western biomedicine is now widely available

Question 10

According to the text, the People's Republic of China moved to institutionalize traditional Chinese medicine through a number of different strategies, including the export of the practice to other countries. Why was this done?

Accepted Answer

A)  to improve the balance-of-trade situation in post-Mao China 
B)  to develop better teaching and educational methods for Chinese students of medicine 
C)  to broaden the experience of the "barefoot doctors" in China 
D)  to develop ties of solidarity with other developing nations 
A)  to improve the balance-of-trade situation in post-Mao China 
B)  to develop better teaching and educational methods for Chinese students of medicine 
C)  to broaden the experience of the "barefoot doctors" in China 
D)  to develop ties of solidarity with other developing nations

Question 11

What was one of the immediate results of the Zanmi Lasante water project?

Accepted Answer

A)  a noticeable drop in infant mortality 
B)  a noticeable increase in agricultural output 
C)  a noticeable improvement in the physical health of those who had to carry water up an eight-hundred-foot hillside 
D)  a noticeable drop in the number of individuals complaining about the water quality 
A)  a noticeable drop in infant mortality 
B)  a noticeable increase in agricultural output 
C)  a noticeable improvement in the physical health of those who had to carry water up an eight-hundred-foot hillside 
D)  a noticeable drop in the number of individuals complaining about the water quality

Question 12

Anthropologist and physician Paul Farmer took many steps to improve health conditions in the rural community of Cange. What was one of the most important first steps?

Accepted Answer

A)  conducting a health census of the community 
B)  finding physicians and nurses to improve health care 
C)  providing clean drinking water to the community 
D)  creating a channel for foreign aid to improve the community 
A)  conducting a health census of the community 
B)  finding physicians and nurses to improve health care 
C)  providing clean drinking water to the community 
D)  creating a channel for foreign aid to improve the community

Question 13

Nancy Scheper-Hughes and Margaret Lock reported a case of a woman under tremendous personal stress. How did the medical students respond to the story?

Accepted Answer

A)  They advised her to adhere to the prescription regimen. 
B)  The students questioned the veracity of the doctor's diagnosis. 
C)  They attempted to analyze her illness narrative. 
D)  The students asked what the real causes of her pain were. 
A)  They advised her to adhere to the prescription regimen. 
B)  The students questioned the veracity of the doctor's diagnosis. 
C)  They attempted to analyze her illness narrative. 
D)  The students asked what the real causes of her pain were.

Question 14

In Tibet, there are about 200 traditional healers known as amchi who provide health care. What is their system of health care based on?

Accepted Answer

A)  elimination of body and spirit as part of individual wellness 
B)  complete separation of body and spirit in the individual 
C)  achieving balance between body and spirit in the individual 
D)  elevation of the spirit over the body in the individual 
A)  elimination of body and spirit as part of individual wellness 
B)  complete separation of body and spirit in the individual 
C)  achieving balance between body and spirit in the individual 
D)  elevation of the spirit over the body in the individual

Question 15

What is one of the major problems highlighted in the Village Girl Youth Project (VGYP) by anthropologist Rania Sweis?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is no change in the level of involvement by the parents of the girls. 
B)  The girls do not actually receive any additional educational opportunities. 
C)  Menstruation is presumed to be a similar biological experience everywhere. 
D)  The concept of adolescence is defined through a strictly Western perspective. 
A)  There is no change in the level of involvement by the parents of the girls. 
B)  The girls do not actually receive any additional educational opportunities. 
C)  Menstruation is presumed to be a similar biological experience everywhere. 
D)  The concept of adolescence is defined through a strictly Western perspective.

Question 16

Increased migration has increased the popularity of Tibetan medicine in recent decades. How is this form of medicine viewed today by non-Tibetans?

Accepted Answer

A)  as holistic and embracing Tibetan ecological worldviews 
B)  as a way to cure the human microbiome 
C)  as a rejection of ethnomedicine 
D)  as a way to develop sound entrepreneurial practices in health care 
A)  as holistic and embracing Tibetan ecological worldviews 
B)  as a way to cure the human microbiome 
C)  as a rejection of ethnomedicine 
D)  as a way to develop sound entrepreneurial practices in health care

Question 17

According to the text, Mayan women of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula typically gave birth in a hammock. What else usually happened during the birth event?

Accepted Answer

A)  Doctors and nurses carefully monitored the progress. 
B)  Midwives monitored the progress. 
C)  Family life continued as it usually did. 
D)  Midwives ensured that family members were not present to disturb the mother. 
A)  Doctors and nurses carefully monitored the progress. 
B)  Midwives monitored the progress. 
C)  Family life continued as it usually did. 
D)  Midwives ensured that family members were not present to disturb the mother.

Question 18

The fact that people will inevitably die or grow old reflects which important concept?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ability is only temporary. 
B)  Average life expectancies are on the rise. 
C)  The United States has poor hospice care. 
D)  Only some people experience disability. 
A)  Ability is only temporary. 
B)  Average life expectancies are on the rise. 
C)  The United States has poor hospice care. 
D)  Only some people experience disability.

Question 19

How has Paul Farmer's research shown that medical anthropologists can improve the lives of individuals who are suffering from illnesses? What specifically did he learn about the infrastructure, daily routines, and beliefs about illness that helped him treat illness and combat critical issues such as infant mortality? What was one of Farmer's conclusions about the role of the anthropologist and anthropology after his work was completed?

Accepted Answer

Students should provide an overview of F

Question 20

Fieldwork allows the anthropologist to accurately record the life and conditions of a people. These results are almost always shared with others. Such efforts frequently increase awareness of a particular people, but as Paul Farmer notes, rarely result in what?

Accepted Answer

A)  a deep understanding of local problems 
B)  direct or indirect intervention to help solve problems 
C)  an influx of financial support to those in greatest need 
D)  a lasting recognition by governments that their citizens may need particular forms of help 
A)  a deep understanding of local problems 
B)  direct or indirect intervention to help solve problems 
C)  an influx of financial support to those in greatest need 
D)  a lasting recognition by governments that their citizens may need particular forms of help

What are illness narratives?

________ is the embodied experience of people with impairments as shaped by broader forms of social inequality.

Which anthropological perspective is most likely to be used to study and improve health conditions in football players?

From the perspective of a medical anthropologist, all medical systems are based in a particular local cultural reality and therefore constitute a form of what?

Which of the following statements accurately describes Chinese medicine?

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. What impact does culture have on the birthing event as a whole?

What has significantly changed in the Ladakh region of the Himalayas?

According to the text, the People's Republic of China moved to institutionalize traditional Chinese medicine through a number of different strategies, including the export of the practice to other countries. Why was this done?

What was one of the immediate results of the Zanmi Lasante water project?

Anthropologist and physician Paul Farmer took many steps to improve health conditions in the rural community of Cange. What was one of the most important first steps?

Nancy Scheper-Hughes and Margaret Lock reported a case of a woman under tremendous personal stress. How did the medical students respond to the story?

In Tibet, there are about 200 traditional healers known as amchi who provide health care. What is their system of health care based on?

What is one of the major problems highlighted in the Village Girl Youth Project (VGYP) by anthropologist Rania Sweis?

Increased migration has increased the popularity of Tibetan medicine in recent decades. How is this form of medicine viewed today by non-Tibetans?

According to the text, Mayan women of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula typically gave birth in a hammock. What else usually happened during the birth event?

The fact that people will inevitably die or grow old reflects which important concept?

Fieldwork allows the anthropologist to accurately record the life and conditions of a people. These results are almost always shared with others. Such efforts frequently increase awareness of a particular people, but as Paul Farmer notes, rarely result in what?

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Exam 16: Health, Illness, and the Body

What are illness narratives?

________ is the embodied experience of people with impairments as shaped by broader forms of social inequality.

Which anthropological perspective is most likely to be used to study and improve health conditions in football players?

From the perspective of a medical anthropologist, all medical systems are based in a particular local cultural reality and therefore constitute a form of what?

Which of the following statements accurately describes Chinese medicine?

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. What impact does culture have on the birthing event as a whole?

What has significantly changed in the Ladakh region of the Himalayas?

According to the text, the People's Republic of China moved to institutionalize traditional Chinese medicine through a number of different strategies, including the export of the practice to other countries. Why was this done?

What was one of the immediate results of the Zanmi Lasante water project?

Anthropologist and physician Paul Farmer took many steps to improve health conditions in the rural community of Cange. What was one of the most important first steps?

Nancy Scheper-Hughes and Margaret Lock reported a case of a woman under tremendous personal stress. How did the medical students respond to the story?

In Tibet, there are about 200 traditional healers known as amchi who provide health care. What is their system of health care based on?

What is one of the major problems highlighted in the Village Girl Youth Project (VGYP) by anthropologist Rania Sweis?

Increased migration has increased the popularity of Tibetan medicine in recent decades. How is this form of medicine viewed today by non-Tibetans?

According to the text, Mayan women of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula typically gave birth in a hammock. What else usually happened during the birth event?

The fact that people will inevitably die or grow old reflects which important concept?

Fieldwork allows the anthropologist to accurately record the life and conditions of a people. These results are almost always shared with others. Such efforts frequently increase awareness of a particular people, but as Paul Farmer notes, rarely result in what?

Anthropology in a Global Age

Culture

Fieldwork and Ethnography

Language

Human Origins

Race and Racism

Ethnicity and Nationalism

Gender

Sexuality

Kinship, Family, and Marriage

Class and Inequality

The Global Economy

Migration

Politics and Power

Religion

Art and Media

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