How do medical anthropologists approach mental health in other cultures?
A) They believe that each society's concepts of mental health must be viewed in their 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
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a. conspicuous consumption. b. generalized reciprocity. c. a leveling mechanism. d. silent trade. e. negative reciprocity.
________ predicts that social animals should behave less competitively toward close kin due to their shared genes
a. Parapatric speciation b. Punctuated equilibrium c. Kin selection d. Lamarckianism
Chimpanzee attacks on members of other groups
a. are definitely motivated by territoriality. b. never result in injury. c. always occur in the form of displays and nothing more. d. can be extremely brutal and result in severe injury or death. e. are so rare that only one or two have been observed.
Anthropologist Kathleen Adams studied the impact of global tourism on the indigenous arts and identities of the Toraja of:
A) Italy. B) Eastern China. C) Moldovia. D) Indonesia. E) South India.