Discuss the disease/illness dichotomy and provide examples of a disease and an illness

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Answer: The ideal answer will include:
1. Disease is medically identifiable.
2. Illness refers to culture-shaped experiences and perceptions of health problems.
3. Disease examples include: smallpox, typhus, HIV/AIDS, etc.
4. Illness examples may include: susto, koro, other culture-specific syndromes.

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The genus name Australopithecus translates as

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Unilineal descent groups are nearly universal. What important social functions do they serve cross-culturally?

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The two primary schools of classification discussed in the text are

a. generalized and specialized. b. organic and inorganic. c. evolutionary systematics and cladistics. d. cladistics and non-cladistics. e. ancestral and derived (modified).

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All of the following are true for a limited liability company except which one?

A) The government requires that it is registered. B) Profits are taxed only once. C) It exists for the lifetime of the owner. D) The owners have limited liability.

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