What is a culture-bound syndrome? Identify three illnesses common to your own culture that may be viewed as culture-bound syndromes. Explain why other cultures may not recognize these illnesses.
What will be an ideal response?
1. Anthropologically appropriate definition of culture-bound syndrome
2. Reasonable examples from Western culture; may include well-known health concerns such as anorexia nervosa (from text), ADHD, or obsessive compulsive disorder
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What term refers to the existence of "high" and "low" dialects within a single language?
A. displacement B. diglossia C. semantics D. kinesics E. lexicon
Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age, location, and significance.Mesoamerican ballgame
What will be an ideal response?
Paranthropus robustus apparently evolved earlier and went extinct before Australopithecus africanus
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following terms refers to the theoretical paradigm that holds that customs (social practices) function to preserve the social structure?
A. configurationalism, as illustrated in the works of Benedict and Mead B. structural functionalism, as illustrated in the work of Radcliffe-Brown and Evans-Pritchard C. Panglossian structuralism D. synchronic functionalism E. the Manchester school