When patients in Thailand use a combination of ritual, magic, and modern scientific medicine to treat an illness, they are enacting __________
A. a culture-specific disorder
B. polymedicalism
C. therapeutic pluralism
D. the multiple treatment scenario
Answer: C
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The process of globalization of world economies has had the effect of reducing the gap between the rich and the poor
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Recent research on chimpanzee eating habits indicates that
A. male chimps are exclusive herbivores. B. chimps are habitual hunters. C. chimpanzee hunting is the main reason New World monkeys are almost extinct. D. chimpanzees occasionally cook meat at volcanically heated springs. E. while chimps do hunt a little, they get most of their meat by stealing it from predators.
Cultural particularities are unique to certain cultures, while cultural generalities are common to several (but not all) cultures.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
In the United States, Native Americans control about __________ of the land in the country and in Canada about __________
a. 2%, 10% b. 15%, 23% c. 10%, 15% d. 8%, 10%