Quiz M

According to the United Nations, in 2015, which country had the highest life expectancy at birth?

Hong Kong

Immanuel Kant and Georg Hegel argued that humans' determination of beauty is determined by:

nature

According to the archaeological record, how old is evidence of human artistic expression?

100,000 years

The fact that people will inevitably die or grow old reflects which important concept?

Ability is only temporary.

What do anthropologists emphasize in definitions of art?

It is shaped by the viewer's perception as well as the artistic intent.

According to the text, what is one consequence of the health transition?

Overall human life expectancy has doubled in the past century.

What is one of the major problems highlighted in the Village Girl Youth Project (VGYP) by anthropologist Rania Sweis?

The concept of adolescence is defined through a strictly Western perspective.

The core values of good health in the United States—personal responsibility, hard work, and clean living—shape how Americans approach functional health. Where do these values fit in respect to the World Health Organization's definition of health?

They are not part of the definition.

We are taught that antibacterial soaps and cleaning products that completely eliminate germs on surfaces and food are essential to good health. Why is this approach now under scrutiny?

We have begun to understand human microbiomes.

The human ecosystem, composed of trillions of organisms in the human body, is understood as what?

a complex microbiome

How do anthropologists define biomedicine?

a practice that seeks to apply the principles of the natural sciences

Art in Western traditions is often associated with notions of what kind of culture?

high

From an anthropological perspective, who is eligible to create and experience art?

all groups

How do medical anthropologists distinguish between disease and illness?

as a natural entity versus personal experience

The presentation of local art on the global scale may provide not only a means of economic activity but also a venue to do what?

assert local cultural identity in the face of rapid change

While conventional wisdom attributes good health to good nutrition, exercise, sleep, proper sanitation, and avoiding smoking, medical anthropologists consider many other factors when looking at health. What is one critical aspect of health that is often overlooked?

inequality

Medical anthropology takes a holistic approach to health. What else in addition to meaning and power does this approach include?

local knowledge

Which anthropological perspective is most likely to be used to study and improve health conditions in football players?

medical anthropology

What form of technology emerged in the twentieth century as a dominant form of global communication, impacting art and art production?

the Internet

What is indigenous media?

use of the media by those who have experienced significant disruption at a local level