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Details Title: 425 culture health human heali Description: final exam Total Flash Cards: 5 Created: 05/24/2006 16:21:32	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Chapter 1 Definition 1. Environments have three parts which are interdependent and interacting-cultural, biotic, abiotic - ifthere is an imbalance in one it can negativley effect the others cultural- social organization, ideology, technology biotic- materials, predators, vectors, pathogens, food abiotic- materials, climate, energy example-a change in climate can lead to a sharp decrease in food supply Term Chapter 2 Definition Carrying capacity- maximum size or biomass of a population that can be sustained by an environment over a given period without degrading environmental resources. limit is set by food supplies or space Kuru disease of the Fore have their own ideology for the causes Participant observation can form friendships learn language, get a total picture of how physical and social environment affects health. Term Chapter 5 Definition Cultural values and symbols influence the food we eat, culture also perscribes we put non-nutrtive substances into our mouths diversity in the human diet- hunter gathers- best diversified diet, subsitence farmers, cash-crop farmers, urban diet- we have access to nutrition but end up with over nutrition and inactivity=malnutrition Term chapter 3 Definition maladaption- the lead poisoning in mexico from empacho increase of aids to further the life style in haiti Maladapted society- spirit catches you and you fall down, inadequate social and economic institutions threaten their viability or to extreme dissatisfaction among many members of the society Term chapter 4 Definition environmental trauma- culture shapes the environments in which people live and the hazards they face