What is the primary cause of rising global obesity rates? Explain how this exhibits structural violence

What will be an ideal response?


Prime causes include the high sugar and fat content of mass-marketed foods and the lack of availability and affordability of local foods. This is structural violence because the food markets are almost totally controlled by capitalist corporations.

Anthropology & Archaeology

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The higher incarceration rate of blacks as compared to whites is because:

A) ?blacks are more likely to break the law B) ?blacks are more likely to be caught in criminal activities C) ?black youth are ten times more likely than white youth to be convicted D) ?black population growth has affected statistics of black crime

Anthropology & Archaeology

For the first 100,000 or so years Homo erectus used ________ stone tools

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Anthropology & Archaeology