Question 1

Health includes not merely the absence of infirmity, but also complete physical, mental, and ________ well-being.

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural 
B)  economic 
C)  functional 
D)  social 
E)  local 
A)  cultural 
B)  economic 
C)  functional 
D)  social 
E)  local

Question 2

How have the processes of globalization and Westernization affected health care in the Ladakh region of the Himalayas? Specifically, describe the care provided by Tibetan Buddhist healers, and provide three specific examples of how this system has changed during the past thirty years in terms of how these healers are compensated, the introduction of Western medical approaches, and the global interest in this type of health care.

Accepted Answer

Students should discuss the amchi system

Question 3

What is biomedicine, and how do the practitioners view and treat diseases? Discuss two criticisms that anthropologists have about the European biases in the model relative to ethnocentric views about non-Western populations.

Accepted Answer

Students should define biomedicine as ba

Question 4

Since 1996, the rate of births by cesarean section (C-section) in the United States has:

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased dramatically as more mothers turn to alternative medical options. 
B)  increased dramatically, probably more as a result of cultural conceptions of childbirth and institutional pressure than medical necessity. 
C)  increased dramatically as the medical necessity for C-sections is proven by studies of other cultures. 
D)  fluctuated widely as trends in childbirth come in and out of cultural acceptance. 
E)  neither increased nor decreased by a significant amount. 
A)  decreased dramatically as more mothers turn to alternative medical options. 
B)  increased dramatically, probably more as a result of cultural conceptions of childbirth and institutional pressure than medical necessity. 
C)  increased dramatically as the medical necessity for C-sections is proven by studies of other cultures. 
D)  fluctuated widely as trends in childbirth come in and out of cultural acceptance. 
E)  neither increased nor decreased by a significant amount.

Question 5

Medical pluralism is defined as:

Accepted Answer

A)  the intersection of multiple cultural approaches to healing. 
B)  a practice that seeks to apply the principles of the natural sciences. 
C)  the documentation and description of the local use of natural substances in healing remedies and practices. 
D)  the comparative study of local systems of health and healing. 
E)  the study of the spread of disease and pathogens through the human population. 
A)  the intersection of multiple cultural approaches to healing. 
B)  a practice that seeks to apply the principles of the natural sciences. 
C)  the documentation and description of the local use of natural substances in healing remedies and practices. 
D)  the comparative study of local systems of health and healing. 
E)  the study of the spread of disease and pathogens through the human population.

Question 6

According to the text, medical anthropologists see health as a product of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the environment, with absence of poverty and violence critical factors for good health. 
B)  the environment, with moderate climate and lots of sun critical factors for good health. 
C)  behavior, that is, the natural result of individuals' choices. 
D)  genetics, which means it cannot be affected by environment or behavior. 
E)  genetics and behavior, with no influence from the environment. 
A)  the environment, with absence of poverty and violence critical factors for good health. 
B)  the environment, with moderate climate and lots of sun critical factors for good health. 
C)  behavior, that is, the natural result of individuals' choices. 
D)  genetics, which means it cannot be affected by environment or behavior. 
E)  genetics and behavior, with no influence from the environment.

Question 7

Analyze the anecdote of the centenarian twins from the beginning of the chapter. Based on what you've learned about health and illness in this chapter, do you agree that laughter, close family ties, religion, and a simple lifestyle can account for their longevity? If so, how? If not, what other factors could explain their long lives?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary among students, but al

Question 8

Ethnomedicine is defined as:

Accepted Answer

A)  the intersection of multiple cultural approaches to healing. 
B)  a practice that seeks to apply the principles of the natural sciences. 
C)  the documentation and description of the local use of natural substances in healing remedies and practices. 
D)  the comparative study of local systems of health and healing. 
E)  the study of the spread of disease and pathogens through the human population. 
A)  the intersection of multiple cultural approaches to healing. 
B)  a practice that seeks to apply the principles of the natural sciences. 
C)  the documentation and description of the local use of natural substances in healing remedies and practices. 
D)  the comparative study of local systems of health and healing. 
E)  the study of the spread of disease and pathogens through the human population.

Question 9

Which population did Khiara Bridges study?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A)  chronic diseases such as cancer have declined as a primary cause of death worldwide. 
B)  infectious diseases have increased as the primary cause of death in the United States. 
C)  overall human life expectancy has doubled in the past century. 
D)  there is a decline in health disparities across the globe. 
E)  there is less political intervention in the way health care is managed globally. 
A)  chronic diseases such as cancer have declined as a primary cause of death worldwide. 
B)  infectious diseases have increased as the primary cause of death in the United States. 
C)  overall human life expectancy has doubled in the past century. 
D)  there is a decline in health disparities across the globe. 
E)  there is less political intervention in the way health care is managed globally.

Question 11

________ is the anthropological perspective most likely to be used to study and improve health conditions in Texas colonias.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethnopharmacology 
B)  Ethnomedicine 
C)  Microbiome 
D)  Medical anthropology 
E)  Cultural pluralism 
A)  Ethnopharmacology 
B)  Ethnomedicine 
C)  Microbiome 
D)  Medical anthropology 
E)  Cultural pluralism

Question 12

The author attributes the increased popularity of Tibetan medicine in recent decades to:

Accepted Answer

A)  international migration. 
B)  the end of colonization there. 
C)  a rejection of ethnomedicine. 
D)  a desire for pain-free epidural injections. 
E)  Tibetan medicine is not gaining popularity. 
A)  international migration. 
B)  the end of colonization there. 
C)  a rejection of ethnomedicine. 
D)  a desire for pain-free epidural injections. 
E)  Tibetan medicine is not gaining popularity.

Question 13

As discussed in the text, biomedical physicians diagnosed Lia Lee of Merced, California, as suffering from:

Accepted Answer

A)  typhoid. 
B)  German measles. 
C)  appendicitis. 
D)  epilepsy. 
E)  soul loss. 
A)  typhoid. 
B)  German measles. 
C)  appendicitis. 
D)  epilepsy. 
E)  soul loss.

Question 14

Chinese medicine conceptualizes qi as:

Accepted Answer

A)  the balance of hot and cold forces. 
B)  an energy found in all living things. 
C)  an ecosystem of the all the bacteria found in the body. 
D)  a form of therapeutic massage. 
E)  the burning of herbs near the skin. 
A)  the balance of hot and cold forces. 
B)  an energy found in all living things. 
C)  an ecosystem of the all the bacteria found in the body. 
D)  a form of therapeutic massage. 
E)  the burning of herbs near the skin.

Question 15

The case of Lia Lee is significant for medical anthropologists because:

Accepted Answer

A)  her parents were able to make a seamless transition from Eastern to Western medical systems. 
B)  Western medicine provided a cure for an illness that herbs and soothing baths did not. 
C)  of the tensions of medical pluralism, as the family's beliefs did not mesh with the physicians'. 
D)  it was a case of successful ethnomedicine, as physicians accepted herbalists' advice. 
E)  the child died when she was given an overdose of antibiotics in the hospital. 
A)  her parents were able to make a seamless transition from Eastern to Western medical systems. 
B)  Western medicine provided a cure for an illness that herbs and soothing baths did not. 
C)  of the tensions of medical pluralism, as the family's beliefs did not mesh with the physicians'. 
D)  it was a case of successful ethnomedicine, as physicians accepted herbalists' advice. 
E)  the child died when she was given an overdose of antibiotics in the hospital.

Question 16

In the United States, good health is tied to the cultural value of:

Accepted Answer

A)  community bonds. 
B)  religiosity. 
C)  aggressiveness. 
D)  personal responsibility. 
E)  honesty. 
A)  community bonds. 
B)  religiosity. 
C)  aggressiveness. 
D)  personal responsibility. 
E)  honesty.

Question 17

What was the focus of Khiara Bridges' 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? What, if anything, did she attribute any disparities to? Specifically, how did members of the medical staff view their patients, and how did she interpret these differences as creating disparities across race lines?

Accepted Answer

Students should answer that Bridges stud

Question 18

Nancy Scheper-Hughes and Margaret Lock reported a case where, after hearing the story of a woman under tremendous personal stress, medical students:

Accepted Answer

A)  advised her to take an aspirin. 
B)  suggested she take a vacation. 
C)  diagnosed a brain tumor. 
D)  asked what the real causes of her pain were. 
E)  attempted to analyze her illness narrative. 
A)  advised her to take an aspirin. 
B)  suggested she take a vacation. 
C)  diagnosed a brain tumor. 
D)  asked what the real causes of her pain were. 
E)  attempted to analyze her illness narrative.

Question 19

According to the text, the People's Republic of China moved to institutionalize traditional Chinese medicine by all of the following, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  sending "barefoot doctors" to rural villages in the mid-twentieth century to provide low-cost care. 
B)  formalizing teaching and requiring that practitioners be certified. 
C)  subsidizing research in low-tech approaches to preventative care. 
D)  developing ties by sending medical personal to developing nations in Africa. 
E)  creating videos to show Westerners the benefits of Chinese medical treatments. 
A)  sending "barefoot doctors" to rural villages in the mid-twentieth century to provide low-cost care. 
B)  formalizing teaching and requiring that practitioners be certified. 
C)  subsidizing research in low-tech approaches to preventative care. 
D)  developing ties by sending medical personal to developing nations in Africa. 
E)  creating videos to show Westerners the benefits of Chinese medical treatments.

Question 20

The first step healers should use when collecting illness narratives is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  x-ray a patient. 
B)  form their assessment of the illness and develop a treatment plan. 
C)  ask the patient to identify his or her perspective of the problem. 
D)  consult a cultural anthropologist. 
E)  check to ensure that the patient has health insurance. 
A)  x-ray a patient. 
B)  form their assessment of the illness and develop a treatment plan. 
C)  ask the patient to identify his or her perspective of the problem. 
D)  consult a cultural anthropologist. 
E)  check to ensure that the patient has health insurance.

Health includes not merely the absence of infirmity, but also complete physical, mental, and ________ well-being.

What is biomedicine, and how do the practitioners view and treat diseases? Discuss two criticisms that anthropologists have about the European biases in the model relative to ethnocentric views about non-Western populations.

Since 1996, the rate of births by cesarean section (C-section) in the United States has:

Medical pluralism is defined as:

According to the text, medical anthropologists see health as a product of:

Ethnomedicine is defined as:

Which population did Khiara Bridges study?

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

________ is the anthropological perspective most likely to be used to study and improve health conditions in Texas colonias.

The author attributes the increased popularity of Tibetan medicine in recent decades to:

As discussed in the text, biomedical physicians diagnosed Lia Lee of Merced, California, as suffering from:

Chinese medicine conceptualizes qi as:

The case of Lia Lee is significant for medical anthropologists because:

In the United States, good health is tied to the cultural value of:

Nancy Scheper-Hughes and Margaret Lock reported a case where, after hearing the story of a woman under tremendous personal stress, medical students:

According to the text, the People's Republic of China moved to institutionalize traditional Chinese medicine by all of the following, EXCEPT:

The first step healers should use when collecting illness narratives is to:

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Health includes not merely the absence of infirmity, but also complete physical, mental, and ________ well-being.

What is biomedicine, and how do the practitioners view and treat diseases? Discuss two criticisms that anthropologists have about the European biases in the model relative to ethnocentric views about non-Western populations.

Since 1996, the rate of births by cesarean section (C-section) in the United States has:

Medical pluralism is defined as:

According to the text, medical anthropologists see health as a product of:

Ethnomedicine is defined as:

Which population did Khiara Bridges study?

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

________ is the anthropological perspective most likely to be used to study and improve health conditions in Texas colonias.

The author attributes the increased popularity of Tibetan medicine in recent decades to:

As discussed in the text, biomedical physicians diagnosed Lia Lee of Merced, California, as suffering from:

Chinese medicine conceptualizes qi as:

The case of Lia Lee is significant for medical anthropologists because:

In the United States, good health is tied to the cultural value of:

Nancy Scheper-Hughes and Margaret Lock reported a case where, after hearing the story of a woman under tremendous personal stress, medical students:

According to the text, the People's Republic of China moved to institutionalize traditional Chinese medicine by all of the following, EXCEPT:

The first step healers should use when collecting illness narratives is to:

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