The term ________ refers to the beliefs, customs, specialists, and techniques aimed at ensuring health and curing illness.
A. disease theory
B. medical anthropology
C. health care system
D. psychosemantics
E. shaman
Answer: C
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A geneticist tracking how various observable traits are passed from one generation to the next is engaged in __________
a. phylogenetics b. population genetics c. Mendelian genetics d. molecular genetics
When Darwin presented his ideas to the Linnaean Society, he __________
a. also presented Wallace's ideas in a joint paper b. never mentioned Wallace c. described Wallace's ideas as better than his own d. revealed that all of his own ideas were derived from correspondence with Wallace
What term refers to the tendency to view less developed countries as more alike than they are?
A. underdifferentiation B. ethnobias C. intervention philosophy D. overinnovation E. cultural relativism
Why do anthropologists hold that families are universal?
A) The nuclear family is the ideal in all cultures. B) All societies have parent-child groups. C) All known societies have laws protecting families. D) Children are revered in all cultures.