Which of the following is an example of cultural practices that cause biomedical treatments to be ineffective?
A) the anti-vaccination movement in the United States
B) physical education classes in elementary school
C) the option of tablets or injections for migraine treatment
D) food nutrition labels required by law
A
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Cities first appeared in the Near East about __________.
A) 5500 B.C.E B) 4500 B.C.E C) 3500 B.C.E D) 2000 B.C.E
What is an example of what Bourdieu calls symbolic domination in the context of language use?
A. in an egalitarian society, the promotion of linguistic diversity B. pride in one's linguistic heritage, regardless of what the majority thinks C. Chomsky's insistence that the universal grammar defines all culture D. the fact that in a stratified society, even people who do not speak the prestige dialect tend to accept it as standard or superior E. focal vocabulary contrasts among groups
Anthropology is a holistic discipline because it
A. has traditionally focused on nonindustrial societies. B. studies human biological, cultural, and linguistic variation across both time and space. C. does not attempt to make generalizations about humanity. D. now focuses on industrial societies. E. deals with human culture.
Instead of asking about race, the Canadian census asks about
A. visible minorities. B. ethnicity. C. cultural diffusion. D. multiculturalism. E. genotype.