In addition to increasing the incidence of disease, what does post-colonial life do to indigenous communities?
A) It leads to greater substance abuse, violence, and depression.
B) It provides better access to good diet and health care.
C) It improves scientific education and literacy rates.
D) It reduces access to biomedical treatment.
A) It leads to greater substance abuse, violence, and depression.
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Societies in which large numbers of people live in cities, socially stratified and governed by centrally organized political systems, are called:
a. urbanizations. b. civilizations. c. nations. d. city-states. e. centralized governments.
When Larsen used height estimates to track changes in the diets of people who lived on the St. Catherine's Island and the coast of Georgia, he found
a. males and females of the hunter-gatherer population were consistently shorter than the later agricultural population. b. the heights of both males and females were unaffected. c. the height of the female agriculturalists were the most affected by the change in the diet. d. the height of the female agriculturalists remained constant, but the male agriculturalists were considerably taller than the male hunter-gatherers. e. the average female in the foraging population was 3% shorter than their agricultural descendants.
When conducting ethnographic interviews, you should:
a. use simple, unambiguous questions and leave the controversial questions for the end of the interview. b. obtain informed consent after the interview is completed. c. schedule the interview for a long period of time so the interviewee has time to relax. d. let the interviewee see the tape recorder and feel important about having the session taped. e. try to schedule several interviews so the interviewee can discuss details and seek clarification from neighborsand friends.
Which of the following U.S. television shows has had enormous impact globally on local television production?
a. The Oprah Winfrey Show b. American Idol c. Live Free d. CSI e. Desperate Housewives