In a Peruvian Campaign to Improve Public Health in Rural

question 48

Multiple Choice

In a Peruvian campaign to improve public health in rural areas,one key challenge was to convince isolated villagers to boil their drinking water in order to kill parasites.In a pilot study,this effort largely failed.Government caseworkers lectured the villagers about germ theory,but villagers associated hot foods with illness and didn't like the taste of boiled water.The only families who adopted the practice were not well integrated into the village and had few connections to their neighbors.What does this example demonstrate?

• A) That the need for more virtual communities is declining
• B) That social ties don't just connect us to others but also influence our behavior
• C) That modernization attempts largely fail without modern technology
• D) The McDonaldization of society

Recognize the political motivations behind trade protection measures.

Learn about the concepts of export and import in international trade.

Understand the effects of trade on wages and employment across different labor markets.

Understand the factors and circumstances that increase the likelihood of child abuse.

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Definitions:

Zygote

The initial cell formed when a new organism is produced by sexual reproduction, resulting from the fusion of two gametes.

Meiosis

A type of cell division that results in four daughter cells, each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell, essential for sexual reproduction.

Neurogenesis

The process of generating new neurons, which occurs in certain regions of the brain throughout life.

Gametes

Reproductive cells (such as sperm and egg) with half the usual number of chromosomes, capable of fusing with another to form a new organism.