Which of these statements is true of the relationship between biomedicine and ethnomedicine?
A) Biomedicine has been clinically proven to work, but ethnomedicine is based on superstition and folklore.
B) Biomedicine has replaced ethnomedicine in all but the most remote communities.
C) Biomedicine is embedded in Western culture, and therefore, is a form of ethnomedicine.
D) Biomedicine is relatively rare and is found only in European and North American societies.
C) Biomedicine is embedded in Western culture, and therefore, is a form of ethnomedicine.
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a. It takes an objective/scientific approach to the study of society. b. It posits that gender should not be considered as a major variable influencing cultural behavior. c. It strongly embraces a value-free orientation. d. It seeks to describe and explain the female perspective in cultural life. e. It is a theory that argues that women and men are equal in all societies and cultures.
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A. Ethnocide B. Discrimination C. Prejudice D. Diaspora E. Genocide
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A. Some behaviors are just a matter of habit and have no explanation. B. Some behaviors are just common sense and instinctive. C. Your parents explained it to you so long ago that you have forgotten how you learned it. D. Some cultural learning takes place through observation.