In Research Conducted by the Anthropologist Jessica Gregg in Brazil

Multiple Choice

In research conducted by the anthropologist Jessica Gregg in Brazil among poor women diagnosed with cervical cancer, how was she able to explain why these women regularly blamed their cancer on their own sexual misconduct?

A) Biomedical practitioners were accustomed to blaming the victim.
B) Poor women diagnosed with cervical cancer had come to rely on charity for treatment.
C) The treatment brought on negative side effects, including pain in connection with intercourse.
D) Men in Brazil are defined in terms of their sexual behavior.
E) The women used stigmatizing metaphors to organize their illness narratives.