Which of the following is true about medical anthropology?

A. It is the field that proved that people from rural areas suffer only from illnesses and not diseases.
B. It applies non-Western health knowledge to a troubled industrialized medical system.
C. Typically in cooperation with pharmaceutical companies, this field does market research on the use of health products around the world.
D. This field applies Western medicine to solving health problems around the world.
E. This growing field considers the biocultural context and implications of disease and illness.


Answer: E

Anthropology & Archaeology

You might also like to view...

According to Joseph Campbell, what is a very common scenario found in myths across cultural lines?

A) ?A poor man who becomes successful through hard work. B) ?People with spiritual insights shunned by their own communities. C) ?A person who sets out on a journey or a quest. D) ?A hero who avenges unjust actions.

Anthropology & Archaeology

Which of the following is the most accurate statement? Humans are considered to be part of the primate order because:

A. Primates are considered to be our first ancestors B. We are considered to be ancestors to the primates C. We share a recent common ancestry D. We descend from apes

Anthropology & Archaeology

A clan is similar to a lineage except:

a. a clan has fewer people. b. clan members are unable to trace exact genealogical links to their common ancestor. c. clans are more likely to hold tangible property corporately. d. clans are exogamous whereas lineages are endogamous. e. clans are patrilocal whereas lineages are matrilocal.

Anthropology & Archaeology

What is the official language of India?

A English B Malayalam C Hindi D Kannada E Punjab

Anthropology & Archaeology