Do people in your own society have any beliefs regarding the role of supernatural forces in health and illness? Give examples, and compare these to cross-cultural patterns identified by medical anthropologists
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1, Specific examples arguing for or against the belief in supernatural forces
2, Comparison with cross-cultural patterns—retribution for bad behavior, fate, or loss of soul
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What will be an ideal response?
When did Western art begin to become predominantly secular?
a. In the 1500s, just as the age of discovery was beginning b. In the 1700s, with the Enlightenment or age of reason c. In the 1800s, as Europeans were exposed to art from the peoples they colonized d. In the 1900s, with the growth of modern industrialized society
Some researchers link our increased brain size to a decrease in the size of the __________
a. leg b. brain case c. gastro-intestinal tract d. all of these
__________ is the ability to exert control over the actions of other people and make decisions that affect them
a. Achieved status b. Power c. Wealth d. Status