ANTHROPOLOGY 454 FALL 1997

1. Each question is worth 1 point. Answer all questions. Write legibly--if I can't read it, you won't get credit for it! You have 10 minutes. As discussed in my introductory essay, a major difference between Western and non-Western medical systems is that, in contrast to the Western emphasis on discovering the physical causes of disease, non-Western systems are more concerned with what?
   
   
2. In a sentence or two, state the main point of Goodwin's article, "Culture and Medicine."
   
   
3. On first glance, Eisenberg's article, "Science in Medicine: Too Much or Too Little and Too Limited in Scope," might seem to have little to do with Blumhagen's article on the meaning of the doctor's white coat. But they certainly are related. Briefly state how the two articles are related.
   
   
4. AN EXTRA CREDIT QUESTION--OPTIONAL--AND WORTH ONE POINT: 4. Eisenberg proposes an alternative view of medical practice which is in sharp contrast to the currently accepted cultural premise that medical practice deals with individual patients. What is the alternative?