What is favism?

What will be an ideal response?


Favism, also known as hemolytic crisis, is a condition (a reaction) that is provoked in individuals with a G6PD deficiency (actually a mutation in the G6PD gene) after they have eaten fava beans because they cannot break down the sugars in the beans.

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Why is it incorrect to explain a cultural feature by saying it is "traditional"?

A) It is an unsatisfactory answer because it is a tautology. B) It is incorrect because, by definition, traditions are not cultural features. C) Cultural features are too variable to be considered traditional. D) Tradition always precedes the adoption of cultural features.

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An organization of cultural anthropologists working to help indigenous peoples is:

a. the Society for Applied Anthropology. b. the Brazilian Studies Association. c. Cultural Survival, Inc. d. the American Anthropological Association. e. U.S. Agency for International Development.

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In 1996, the U.S. Board of Immigration Appeals ruled __________ in the asylum case of a young woman from Togo

a. that female circumcision is a valid cultural practice b. that female circumcision is a form of persecution c. that the United States has no jurisdiction over practices in Togo d. that the United States can sue Togo

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Cross-culturally, the most common way of emphasizing some kinds of kinship relationships and de-emphasizing others

a. is based on geographical distance. b. considers the names given to each member of a kin group. c. uses the sex of the connecting relatives as the basis of defining kin. d. None of these; there is no common means of delimiting kinship relationships.

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