Question 1

Which is an example of a major cultural shift in a U.S.medical practice over time?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fathers used to be excluded from birth, and mothers were only allowed to hold newborns infrequently. 
B)  We used to treat diseases such as polio and measles as viruses, but we now know that they are bacteria. 
C)  Vegetarianism used to be viewed as a healthy option, but is now linked to anemia and fatigue. 
D)  Doctors in the past were trained in sociology and psychology, but today their focus is strictly on the body. 
A)  Fathers used to be excluded from birth, and mothers were only allowed to hold newborns infrequently. 
B)  We used to treat diseases such as polio and measles as viruses, but we now know that they are bacteria. 
C)  Vegetarianism used to be viewed as a healthy option, but is now linked to anemia and fatigue. 
D)  Doctors in the past were trained in sociology and psychology, but today their focus is strictly on the body. A

Question 2

Which of these is an example of the placebo effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Patients report better effects from colored pills than from white ones, even though they contain the exact same medicine. 
B)  Medication taken at the same time each day is more effective than medicine taken as needed. 
C)  Women have a lower tolerance for medication than men, and therefore experience more side effects. 
D)  Patients ask their doctors for specific drugs after they have seen them advertised on television. 
A)  Patients report better effects from colored pills than from white ones, even though they contain the exact same medicine. 
B)  Medication taken at the same time each day is more effective than medicine taken as needed. 
C)  Women have a lower tolerance for medication than men, and therefore experience more side effects. 
D)  Patients ask their doctors for specific drugs after they have seen them advertised on television. A

Question 3

What may have an overall harmful effect on nutrition?

Accepted Answer

A)  commercial or cash crops 
B)  foraging 
C)  intensive agriculture 
D)  small village horticulture 
A)  commercial or cash crops 
B)  foraging 
C)  intensive agriculture 
D)  small village horticulture A

Question 4

Which of the following must be balanced in the ethnomedicine of many Latin American and Caribbean cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)  hot and cold 
B)  good and evil 
C)  male and female 
D)  light and dark 
A)  hot and cold 
B)  good and evil 
C)  male and female 
D)  light and dark

Question 5

What research methods do most environmental anthropologists use at the local level?

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnographic 
B)  archaeological 
C)  genetic 
D)  historical 
A)  ethnographic 
B)  archaeological 
C)  genetic 
D)  historical

Question 6

Lack of adequate nutrition usually results in what conditions for children?

Accepted Answer

A)  retarded weight and height 
B)  tooth deformity 
C)  cognitive difficulties 
D)  lower social and economic standing in their society 
A)  retarded weight and height 
B)  tooth deformity 
C)  cognitive difficulties 
D)  lower social and economic standing in their society

Question 7

What has happened to the disparity in infant mortality between African Americans and European Americans in recent years?

Accepted Answer

A)  The disparity between the two groups has widened. 
B)  Infant mortality is now higher in European Americans than in African Americans. 
C)  The disparity between the two groups has narrowed a little bit. 
D)  The two groups have relatively equal infant mortality rates today. 
A)  The disparity between the two groups has widened. 
B)  Infant mortality is now higher in European Americans than in African Americans. 
C)  The disparity between the two groups has narrowed a little bit. 
D)  The two groups have relatively equal infant mortality rates today.

Question 8

Which humoral medical system contained six humors,in addition to a balance between yin and yang?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chinese 
B)  Japanese 
C)  Ayurvedic 
D)  Greek 
A)  Chinese 
B)  Japanese 
C)  Ayurvedic 
D)  Greek

Question 9

Which of the following is a museum position typically filled by anthropologists?

Accepted Answer

A)  collection manager 
B)  marketing director 
C)  financial manager 
D)  volunteer director 
A)  collection manager 
B)  marketing director 
C)  financial manager 
D)  volunteer director

Question 10

CRM archaeologists use a(n)__________ to determine how to protect or salvage as much of the archaeological record as possible before a major building project.

Accepted Answer

A)  mitigation plan 
B)  improvement scheme 
C)  salvage arrangement 
D)  alleviation program 
A)  mitigation plan 
B)  improvement scheme 
C)  salvage arrangement 
D)  alleviation program

Question 11

What is a culture-bound syndrome? Identify three illnesses common to your own culture that may be viewed as a culture-bound syndrome.Explain why other cultures may not recognize these illnesses.

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should include:
1.Anthr

Question 12

The Aswan dam projects were successful due to the work of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  archaeologists 
B)  environmental anthropologists 
C)  forensic anthropologists 
D)  business anthropologists 
A)  archaeologists 
B)  environmental anthropologists 
C)  forensic anthropologists 
D)  business anthropologists

Question 13

Forensic anthropology is relatively well-known to the general public.Explain why this field exemplifies applied anthropology.

Accepted Answer

Forensic anthropology exemplifies applie

Question 14

There is increasing evidence that the __________ of treatment may be as important as the __________ of treatment.

Accepted Answer

A)  form; content 
B)  delivery; form 
C)  evidence; delivery 
D)  content; evidence 
A)  form; content 
B)  delivery; form 
C)  evidence; delivery 
D)  content; evidence

Question 15

What is the most important contribution of anthropology to international business?

Accepted Answer

A)  explaining cultural variation in communication 
B)  helping with the adjustment in time zones and business hours 
C)  understanding the relative value of different economic systems 
D)  knowing what to wear to a business meeting 
A)  explaining cultural variation in communication 
B)  helping with the adjustment in time zones and business hours 
C)  understanding the relative value of different economic systems 
D)  knowing what to wear to a business meeting

Question 16

What did the Field Museum bring to Chicago school students with its Maori meeting house display?

Accepted Answer

A)  a space to discuss difficult issues in a context of mutual respect 
B)  a performance space to present issues of importance to the students 
C)  an area to learn about Pacific health care practices 
D)  a place to express themselves through traditional Maori artistic means 
A)  a space to discuss difficult issues in a context of mutual respect 
B)  a performance space to present issues of importance to the students 
C)  an area to learn about Pacific health care practices 
D)  a place to express themselves through traditional Maori artistic means

Question 17

Which of these cannot be detected by forensic anthropologists?

Accepted Answer

A)  skin color 
B)  age 
C)  sex 
D)  size 
A)  skin color 
B)  age 
C)  sex 
D)  size

Question 18

According to the code of ethics adopted by the Society for Applied Anthropology in 1948,__________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the target community should be included as much as possible in the formulation of policy 
B)  anthropologists should not do research on applied questions unless specifically asked to do so by the people affected 
C)  the first responsibility of the anthropologist in the field is to his sponsors, second to himself or herself, and third to the people being studied 
D)  there is no need to include the target community in planning a study 
A)  the target community should be included as much as possible in the formulation of policy 
B)  anthropologists should not do research on applied questions unless specifically asked to do so by the people affected 
C)  the first responsibility of the anthropologist in the field is to his sponsors, second to himself or herself, and third to the people being studied 
D)  there is no need to include the target community in planning a study

Question 19

How do medical anthropologists approach mental health in other cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)  They believe that each society's concepts of metal health must be viewed in its own terms. 
B)  They apply biomedical models of brain chemistry to mental health cross-culturally. 
C)  They argue that there is no such thing as mental health disorder outside the West. 
D)  They suggest that mental health issues are directly caused by globalization. 
A)  They believe that each society's concepts of metal health must be viewed in its own terms. 
B)  They apply biomedical models of brain chemistry to mental health cross-culturally. 
C)  They argue that there is no such thing as mental health disorder outside the West. 
D)  They suggest that mental health issues are directly caused by globalization.

Question 20

Why is the ritual aspect of many ethnomedical traditions so perplexing to Westerners?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is an assumption in biomedicine that the mind is fundamentally different from the body. 
B)  We have no such rituals in our culture, and so do not understand why they are important. 
C)  There is evidence that ritual actually worsens the outcome of treatment. 
D)  Western cultures believe that the less fuss you make over an illness, the faster it will go away. 
A)  There is an assumption in biomedicine that the mind is fundamentally different from the body. 
B)  We have no such rituals in our culture, and so do not understand why they are important. 
C)  There is evidence that ritual actually worsens the outcome of treatment. 
D)  Western cultures believe that the less fuss you make over an illness, the faster it will go away.

Which is an example of a major cultural shift in a U.S.medical practice over time?

Which of these is an example of the placebo effect?

What may have an overall harmful effect on nutrition?

Which of the following must be balanced in the ethnomedicine of many Latin American and Caribbean cultures?

What research methods do most environmental anthropologists use at the local level?

Lack of adequate nutrition usually results in what conditions for children?

What has happened to the disparity in infant mortality between African Americans and European Americans in recent years?

Which humoral medical system contained six humors,in addition to a balance between yin and yang?

Which of the following is a museum position typically filled by anthropologists?

CRM archaeologists use a(n)__________ to determine how to protect or salvage as much of the archaeological record as possible before a major building project.

What is a culture-bound syndrome? Identify three illnesses common to your own culture that may be viewed as a culture-bound syndrome.Explain why other cultures may not recognize these illnesses.

The Aswan dam projects were successful due to the work of __________.

Forensic anthropology is relatively well-known to the general public.Explain why this field exemplifies applied anthropology.

There is increasing evidence that the of treatment may be as important as the of treatment.

What is the most important contribution of anthropology to international business?

What did the Field Museum bring to Chicago school students with its Maori meeting house display?

Which of these cannot be detected by forensic anthropologists?

According to the code of ethics adopted by the Society for Applied Anthropology in 1948,__________.

How do medical anthropologists approach mental health in other cultures?

Why is the ritual aspect of many ethnomedical traditions so perplexing to Westerners?

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Which is an example of a major cultural shift in a U.S.medical practice over time?

Which of these is an example of the placebo effect?

What may have an overall harmful effect on nutrition?

Which of the following must be balanced in the ethnomedicine of many Latin American and Caribbean cultures?

What research methods do most environmental anthropologists use at the local level?

Lack of adequate nutrition usually results in what conditions for children?

What has happened to the disparity in infant mortality between African Americans and European Americans in recent years?

Which humoral medical system contained six humors,in addition to a balance between yin and yang?

Which of the following is a museum position typically filled by anthropologists?

CRM archaeologists use a(n)__________ to determine how to protect or salvage as much of the archaeological record as possible before a major building project.

What is a culture-bound syndrome? Identify three illnesses common to your own culture that may be viewed as a culture-bound syndrome.Explain why other cultures may not recognize these illnesses.

The Aswan dam projects were successful due to the work of __________.

Forensic anthropology is relatively well-known to the general public.Explain why this field exemplifies applied anthropology.

There is increasing evidence that the __________ of treatment may be as important as the __________ of treatment.

What is the most important contribution of anthropology to international business?

What did the Field Museum bring to Chicago school students with its Maori meeting house display?

Which of these cannot be detected by forensic anthropologists?

According to the code of ethics adopted by the Society for Applied Anthropology in 1948,__________.

How do medical anthropologists approach mental health in other cultures?

Why is the ritual aspect of many ethnomedical traditions so perplexing to Westerners?

What Is Anthropology?

Research Methods in Anthropology

Genetics and Evolution

Human Variation and Adaptation

Primates: Past and Present

The First Hominins and the Emergence of Homo

The Emergence of Homo sapiens and the Upper Paleolithic World

Food Production and the Rise of States

Culture and Culture Change

Communication and Language

Economics

Social Stratification: Class, Ethnicity, and Racism

Sex and Gender

Marriage, Family, and Kinship

Political Life: Social Order and Disorder

Religion and Magic

The Arts

Global Problems

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There is increasing evidence that the of treatment may be as important as the of treatment.