The collection of ethnographic data about the culture being studied is part of _______
a. research clearance
b. document analysis
c. census taking
d. ethical codes
e. informants
ANSWER:
c
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To effectively compare medical systems and health cross-culturally, medical anthropologists have made a theoretical distinction between:
a. Western medicine and folk medicine. b. doctors and health practitioners. c. medical systems and folk medicine. d. "diseases of health" and "mental sickness.". e. "disease" and "illness.".
The main contribution of Renaissance scientist/artists Leonardo da Vinci and Andreas Vesalius was their __________
a. study of the stars and planets b. discovery of the New World c. idea of polygenism d. anatomical drawings
Cross-cultural comparisons are __________
a. a means of understanding cultural differences and similarities through data analysis rather than direct observation b. made by conducting fieldwork in multiple cultures c. no longer made in twentieth century anthropology d. are only done on cultures discovered prior to 1950
What is the advantage of bilateral descent groups in foraging societies?
a. Such groups make claims for assistance on a wide group of related people possible. b. Such groups limit the number of people who can ask for help and expect to receive it. c. Such groups draw clear distinctions between relatives and non-relatives and so limit the size of kin groups. d. Such groups are the smallest kin groups possible.