1. What is medical anthropology and what do medical anthropologists study?
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1. What is medical anthropology and what do medical anthropologists study?
2. The chapter describes several examples of diseases that result from interactions between biology and culture such as obesity. Why is it important to consider cultural factors that contribute to illness rather than placing blame on individuals? What are some other examples of illnesses that have cultural as well as biological causes?
3 In what ways do you think your own health status is a product of your biology and in what ways is it a product of your culture? Is it possible to make such a distinction?