Outline the various reasons why poor societies, and poor individuals within societies, have higher incidence of illness

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. More crowded lives and lack of resources
2. Less access to adequate health care
3. Post-colonial conditions leading to illness, violence, depression, and substance abuse

Anthropology & Archaeology

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Modern biological classifications are based upon:

A. archetypes B. habitats C. evolutionary relationships D. none of these

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Neandertals had an average brain size about the same as, or larger than, modern humans

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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It is generally accepted that provenience measurements taken during an archaeological excavation can be taken from either the modern ground surface of the site or from a datum point

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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In spite of the fact that Thomas Jefferson regarded the institution of slavery as brutal and immoral, and that he himself favored its abolition, he nonetheless had a slave force at times numbering 200 people

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Anthropology & Archaeology