final Flashcards
what is ethnomedicine
information that pertains to theories of disease and forms
of therapy specific to a given culture. Causation- Immediate Versus
Ultimate
susto is an example of…
Culture-bound syndrome “fright sickness”
fright soul loss
what are the causes if susto
immediate= belief to frightened and soul is scared away
ultimate=witchcraft, mal ojo, muina
what is the concept of limited good
In anthropology, limited good is the theory commonly held in traditional societies that there is a limited amount of “good” to go around. In other words, the amount of land, money, etc. available is held to be finite, so every time one person profits, another loses.
What is the etic view of susto
rubel: found that victims failed social roles and were the sickest of the sick
men were often susto victims over over women
forms of therapy for susto
healers follow disease theory from that culture
e.g. aztecs; tonali headaches caused by excess blood in the head
cure take spine of cactus and in nose -> bleed snuff of irritants and sniff (crusted chili seeds)
e.g. macpalxochitl ‘‘hand flower tree’’ blooms brewed in tea strengthen blood taken daily by elderly has caffeine diuvetics dropped blood pressure dropped cholesterol drop triglycerides
e.g. trephination: pre-historic brain surgery small hole by volcanic glass and drill out part of people skull relief of brain swelling release of bad spirits people survived
medicinal plant species:
complex knowledge origins not random through scientic method
shaman give mushroom(amanita muscaria) to patients they hallucinate, pee, shaman drinks hallucinates diagnose patients (koryak people of siberia) got idea from reindeer
medicinal plants:
often strong alkaloids(base) protection are cultigens: modified by humans clues were by insects/birds or plant characteristics(seed count)
low seed count -> toxins-> humans would try it
elderberries, toxic but used as laxative-> induce vomit
oxytoxic plants:
induce labor aid birthing process papayan rasberry saffron stineberry
can be used as birth control
what are the characteristics of rural and urban poor
comprise 50% OF THE WORLD’S POPULATION
what are some reasons for underdevelopment
geography climate lack of resources = landlocked for example impassible terrain extreme mountains thick jungle lack of arable land
colonization = slaves to work stripping land and wealth loss of capitol
when the colonial power left 70% of the world population lived in colonies
what was the rural to urban migration and e.g. agrarian family ideals
the rise of large ag businesses led to an increase in taxes on farm lan which forces people to leave their farmes and go to citiis
agrarian family ideal they have a lot of kids to help with the farm but they are not fit for city life not enough jobs or housing there
what is penny capitalism
an economy of scale desperate supply selective demand underground economy dont pay taxes or laws or benefits dont apply
e.g. guatemala
minimum salaries
men:construction
women:hose maids for others
international companies come to underdeveloped countries for cheap labor less regulation cheaper taxes
what is the new slavery
debt bondage: immigrants coming across border(cartels) have to pay it off and could go through generations
girl in brazil:girl came up and asked for money got sold by her father at 12 years old for 6 mo wages wanted her to be a virgin and showed them off for auction was raped drugged did domestic chores after she was rented out
released at 15 as she had paid off her debt but went into prostitution as she was not educated and she resented her family
sexual tourism:manyeuropeans woud engage in prostituition/escorts in brazil but this goes on all over the world
what is susan crimshaw’s vicious cycle
- nutrition
- intestinal parasites
- massive diarrhea
- lowered immune system making you susceptible to anything even a minor cold can kill them
- high child infant moortality rate
disease is never random
it is always patterned
Health Problems In U.S. Today versus 100 Years Ago, infectious vs
chronic
infectious: obtained from the external environment (spanish flu, polio, whooping cough)
chronic: obtained by lifestyle and genetic factors (diabetes, heart disease)
native americans and trauma suicide
4 Categories of Variables of Disease Patterning:
- Environmental: eg. Filariasis in India, Malaria.
- Demographic: population factors, how many people, how densely
populated?
eg. - Smallpox in the new world, Virgin Population, far more virulent
(deadly) - But enormous differences in virulence> Aztec
(Cocolitzli) versus Native North Americans.
WHY?
- Because the probability of transmission of disease relates directly to
it’s virulence.
- eg Diseases from Far East= Flu and Zoonoses.
- Idiosyncratic: risks which are particular to the individual, can be
behavioral or genetic- - Cultural: health risks which directly relate to normative cultural
behavior
eg. - Beri Beri in Thailand
- Prostate Cancer in U.S.
- Heart Disease in Japan
- Incidence Rate=
- Prevalence Rate=
- Aids comparison.
what is filariasis in india
elephantiasis “sli poda”
120 million cases world wide 60 million in india alone
estimated 1 billion people at risk
who is the host for filariasis
the person affected by the disease
who is the agent for filariasis
worm nematoes nematoed
who is the vector for filariasis
a koolex mosquito
how is filariasis an example of co-evolution
the mosquito and the worm are only eating and active at night and the agent need both the host and vector to complete its life cycle which has 4 stages
what are the ecological factors of filariasis?
a tropical enviroment with inummerable bodies of stagnant water