Question 1

Which of the following conditions is believed to be transmitted through funerary practices?

Accepted Answer

A)  epilepsy 
B)  kuru 
C)  qaug dab peg 
D)  tuberculosis 
E)  foot and mouth disease 
A)  epilepsy 
B)  kuru 
C)  qaug dab peg 
D)  tuberculosis 
E)  foot and mouth disease

Question 2

In the view of "technocratic birth":

Accepted Answer

A)  women are viewed as strong and capable actors in the birth process. 
B)  expectant mothers are attended by midwives and family members. 
C)  fathers are expected to hold the mothers while encouraging them. 
D)  mothers can receive epidural injections to manage their pain. 
E)  medical professionals believe that nature will take its own course. 
A)  women are viewed as strong and capable actors in the birth process. 
B)  expectant mothers are attended by midwives and family members. 
C)  fathers are expected to hold the mothers while encouraging them. 
D)  mothers can receive epidural injections to manage their pain. 
E)  medical professionals believe that nature will take its own course.

Question 3

________ is the individual patient's experience of sickness.

Accepted Answer

A)  Disease 
B)  Microbiome 
C)  Bacteria 
D)  Illness 
E)  Biomedical 
A)  Disease 
B)  Microbiome 
C)  Bacteria 
D)  Illness 
E)  Biomedical

Question 4

What population did Bridget Jordan and Robbie Davis-Floyd study?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hmong immigrants in the United States 
B)  the Fore of New Guinea 
C)  expectant mothers in Mexico, Sweden, Holland, and the United States 
D)  mothers in New York City 
E)  impoverished Haitians 
A)  Hmong immigrants in the United States 
B)  the Fore of New Guinea 
C)  expectant mothers in Mexico, Sweden, Holland, and the United States 
D)  mothers in New York City 
E)  impoverished Haitians

Question 5

Anthropologists believe that culture plays an underlying role in ways that health is
perceived, experienced, and treated. Using the example of the Maya of Yucatán, identify two
specific aspects of the birth process and explain how these reflect local cultural values and
community conditions.

Accepted Answer

Students should answer that among the Ma

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A)  the majority of the residents return to their native Mexico for medical treatment. 
B)  their rates for many diseases are considerably above state and national averages. 
C)  the majority of the residents came to the United States in the 1950s and are now in dire need of medical specialists in gerontology. 
D)  they are investigating if there is a genetic reason why cancer rates are low. 
E)  most expectant mothers have midwives attend them rather than going to hospitals. 
A)  the majority of the residents return to their native Mexico for medical treatment. 
B)  their rates for many diseases are considerably above state and national averages. 
C)  the majority of the residents came to the United States in the 1950s and are now in dire need of medical specialists in gerontology. 
D)  they are investigating if there is a genetic reason why cancer rates are low. 
E)  most expectant mothers have midwives attend them rather than going to hospitals.

Question 7

Conventional wisdom attributes good health and longevity to all of the following, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  eating the right foods. 
B)  getting exercise. 
C)  smoking in moderation. 
D)  not using illegal drugs. 
E)  clean living. 
A)  eating the right foods. 
B)  getting exercise. 
C)  smoking in moderation. 
D)  not using illegal drugs. 
E)  clean living.

Question 8

What is kuru, and why was it important that anthropologists understand how it was transmitted? Which anthropologists investigated this condition in New Guinea, and how did their specific findings about the connection between kinship and funerary customs underscore the idea that illness is a facet of culture that must be understood holistically? Make sure to state what the conditions are that cause kuru, and discuss why the disease is not as much of a threat today.

Accepted Answer

Students should respond that Shirley Lin

Question 9

Describe the factors that contribute to the state of health for the residents of colonias in Texas. What is the infrastructure like in these communities? Analyze this situation from the perspective of critical medical anthropology by identifying three diseases that may be attributed to specific conditions. For example, what factors in the infrastructure might cause the spread of dengue? Do residents have access to health care? If not, what are the deterring factors?

Accepted Answer

Students should demonstrate their unders

Question 10

As discussed in the text, anthropologist Paul Farmer:

Accepted Answer

A)  is a founding member of Doctors Without Borders and works closely with German physicians in Afghanistan. 
B)  is cofounder of Partners in Health, which works with local communities in Haiti to improve the health conditions of poor Haitians. 
C)  has studied cultural beliefs and practices surrounding childbirth in a number of countries. 
D)  linked the degenerative disease kuru with cannibalistic death ritual in South Fore. 
E)  studies the conflict resulting from medical pluralism between Hmong immigrants and American health-care professionals. 
A)  is a founding member of Doctors Without Borders and works closely with German physicians in Afghanistan. 
B)  is cofounder of Partners in Health, which works with local communities in Haiti to improve the health conditions of poor Haitians. 
C)  has studied cultural beliefs and practices surrounding childbirth in a number of countries. 
D)  linked the degenerative disease kuru with cannibalistic death ritual in South Fore. 
E)  studies the conflict resulting from medical pluralism between Hmong immigrants and American health-care professionals.

Question 11

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 12

A key to the biomedical model is:

Accepted Answer

A)  using scientific means to diagnose a disease. 
B)  asking patients to name their condition. 
C)  seeking underlying cultural bases for illness. 
D)  recognizing that all bacteria are potentially harmful to the human body. 
E)  seeking natural cures for illness. 
A)  using scientific means to diagnose a disease. 
B)  asking patients to name their condition. 
C)  seeking underlying cultural bases for illness. 
D)  recognizing that all bacteria are potentially harmful to the human body. 
E)  seeking natural cures for illness.

Question 13

Anthropologists who studied the rituals associated with surgery discovered that:

Accepted Answer

A)  many surgeons shave their hands to ensure a sterile environment. 
B)  physicians and nurses typically pray together before entering the operating room. 
C)  scrubbing the hands often reduces anxiety among medical personnel. 
D)  female surgeons are more likely than men to eat the same meal before each operation. 
E)  there is little in the process that appears ritualistic. 
A)  many surgeons shave their hands to ensure a sterile environment. 
B)  physicians and nurses typically pray together before entering the operating room. 
C)  scrubbing the hands often reduces anxiety among medical personnel. 
D)  female surgeons are more likely than men to eat the same meal before each operation. 
E)  there is little in the process that appears ritualistic.

Question 14

What did Anne Fadiman's research among Hmong refugees in California contribute to anthropological knowledge of the conflicts that can arise between Western and non-Western approaches to health care and treatment? Summarize Lia Lee's health condition, including how her parents' understanding of qaug dab peg differed to physicians' understanding of her condition. What were the experiences of this child and her family as a result of cross-cultural misunderstandings?

Accepted Answer

Students should discuss that whereas qau

Question 15

What population did Shirley Lindenbaum and Robert Glasse study?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hmong immigrants in the United States 
B)  the Fore of New Guinea 
C)  Maya in Yucatán, Mexico 
D)  mothers in New York City 
E)  impoverished Haitians 
A)  Hmong immigrants in the United States 
B)  the Fore of New Guinea 
C)  Maya in Yucatán, Mexico 
D)  mothers in New York City 
E)  impoverished Haitians

Question 16

Where did Paul Farmer conduct his fieldwork?

Accepted Answer

A)  Merced, California 
B)  Papua, New Guinea 
C)  Yucatán, Mexico 
D)  New York City 
E)  Haiti 
A)  Merced, California 
B)  Papua, New Guinea 
C)  Yucatán, Mexico 
D)  New York City 
E)  Haiti

Question 17

Surgical procedures are a component of ________ that are not a component of all health-care traditions.

Accepted Answer

A)  the biomedical model 
B)  cultural competency 
C)  a microbiome 
D)  ethnomedicine 
E)  illness narratives 
A)  the biomedical model 
B)  cultural competency 
C)  a microbiome 
D)  ethnomedicine 
E)  illness narratives

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural pharmacology. 
B)  disease. 
C)  bacteria. 
D)  human microbiome. 
E)  nature cure. 
A)  cultural pharmacology. 
B)  disease. 
C)  bacteria. 
D)  human microbiome. 
E)  nature cure.

Question 19

What population did Anne Fadiman write about?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hmong immigrants in the United States 
B)  the Fore of New Guinea 
C)  Maya in Yucatán, Mexico 
D)  mothers in New York City 
E)  impoverished Haitians 
A)  Hmong immigrants in the United States 
B)  the Fore of New Guinea 
C)  Maya in Yucatán, Mexico 
D)  mothers in New York City 
E)  impoverished Haitians

Question 20

Medical migration as discussed in the text does not include:

Accepted Answer

A)  the movement of diseases across national borders. 
B)  a global trade and movement in body parts. 
C)  a reduction in the number of poor patients seeking treatment abroad. 
D)  an increase in medical tourists purchasing lower-priced medicines abroad. 
E)  fewer images used to market youth and beauty, as these vary culturally. 
A)  the movement of diseases across national borders. 
B)  a global trade and movement in body parts. 
C)  a reduction in the number of poor patients seeking treatment abroad. 
D)  an increase in medical tourists purchasing lower-priced medicines abroad. 
E)  fewer images used to market youth and beauty, as these vary culturally.

Which of the following conditions is believed to be transmitted through funerary practices?

In the view of "technocratic birth":

________ is the individual patient's experience of sickness.

What population did Bridget Jordan and Robbie Davis-Floyd study?

Anthropologists believe that culture plays an underlying role in ways that health is perceived, experienced, and treated. Using the example of the Maya of Yucatán, identify two specific aspects of the birth process and explain how these reflect local cultural values and community conditions.

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

Conventional wisdom attributes good health and longevity to all of the following, EXCEPT:

As discussed in the text, anthropologist Paul Farmer:

A key to the biomedical model is:

Anthropologists who studied the rituals associated with surgery discovered that:

What population did Shirley Lindenbaum and Robert Glasse study?

Where did Paul Farmer conduct his fieldwork?

Surgical procedures are a component of ________ that are not a component of all health-care traditions.

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

What population did Anne Fadiman write about?

Medical migration as discussed in the text does not include:

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Which of the following conditions is believed to be transmitted through funerary practices?

In the view of "technocratic birth":

________ is the individual patient's experience of sickness.

What population did Bridget Jordan and Robbie Davis-Floyd study?

Anthropologists believe that culture plays an underlying role in ways that health is perceived, experienced, and treated. Using the example of the Maya of Yucatán, identify two specific aspects of the birth process and explain how these reflect local cultural values and community conditions.

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

Conventional wisdom attributes good health and longevity to all of the following, EXCEPT:

As discussed in the text, anthropologist Paul Farmer:

A key to the biomedical model is:

Anthropologists who studied the rituals associated with surgery discovered that:

What population did Shirley Lindenbaum and Robert Glasse study?

Where did Paul Farmer conduct his fieldwork?

Surgical procedures are a component of ________ that are not a component of all health-care traditions.

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

What population did Anne Fadiman write about?

Medical migration as discussed in the text does not include:

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

Filters