Which of these is a goal of ethnomedicine?
A) reducing the cost of health care to minority populations
B) understanding the risk factors and treatment strategies for infectious disease
C) developing new vaccines and medical strategies based on tribal medicine
D) discovering the health-related beliefs, knowledge, and practices of a cultural group
D) discovering the health-related beliefs, knowledge, and practices of a cultural group
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a. the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous b. the Tertiary and Quaternary c. the Precambrian and Phanerozoic d. the Paleozoic, Cenozoic, and Jurassic
Despite the variety of research techniques the ethnographer may utilize in the field, in the best studies the hallmark of ethnography remains
A. providing detailed descriptions of "the imponderabilia of native life and of typical behavior." B. entering the community and getting to know its people. C. defining the local culture in such a way as to highlight what makes the particular culture so unlike any other. D. gathering large quantities of data on a limited budget. E. collaborating with the community to construct a cohesive image of local culture.
________ are among the threats to several known archaeological sites and finds around the world.
A. Looting and armed conflicts B. Politics and the costs of excavation C. Global climate change and local disinterest D. Global climate change and politics E. None of these answers is correct.
To Buddhists, spinning special wheels is a form of:
A) sacrifice. B) divination. C) prayer. D) magic. E) myth.