Asians may perceive illness as disharmony with other forces and that medicine is only able to re-lieve the symptoms rather than cure the disease. They may look to naturalistic solutions and acu-puncture to resolve or cure health problems
Which of the following types of cultural variations is being demonstrated?
a. Communication
b. Personal space
c. Social organization
d. Environmental control
ANS: D
Environmental control refers to the ability of individuals to control nature and to influence fac-tors in the environment that affect them. Communication is the means by which culture is shared (verbal and nonverbal). Personal space is the physical distance between two individuals during an interaction. Social organization refers to the way in which a cultural group structures itself around the family to carry out role functions.
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