AMNH
Anthropology Theories
Activism
Random
Medicine 101
100
What is the name of our classroom space?
Studios
100
What is medical anthropology?
a subfield of anthropology that focuses on how history, economics, culture, and society impact health, illness, and healthcare practices.
100
Name one healthcare issue you care about
All answers accepted
100
Give Julio a high five
100
What is the name of the app that Kimberly Seals Allers developed to help Black mothers?
Irth
200
The Hall of South American People is located on what floor?
2
200
What is Cultural Relativism?
The idea that a person's beliefs, values, and practices should be understood based on that person's own culture, rather than be judged against the criteria of another.
200
Name one person in this class that has attended a protest
Athena, Obed, Noor (anyone else I failed to mention)
200
Name any of the other Lang educators.
Gio, Lev, Christine, Juanita, Sofia, Justin, Devin, Abigail
200
Does the active ingredient phenylephrine in medicine help clear nasal congestion?
No, In 2023, the FDA concluded that phenylephrine, an active ingredient in popular nasal decongestants works no better than a placebo in treating cold and allergy symptoms.
300
Every time we have class we meet at the _______ _______ Memorial Hall
Teddy Roosevelt Memorial Hall
300
What is Ethnocentrism?
judging other cultures based on the standards and values of your own culture, often leading to the perception of your own culture as superior or more valid.
300
Name one of the political organizations we learned about that fought for human/ medical rights. Bonus points if you can name both.
The Young Lords
The Black Panthers
300
______ is the most linguistically diverse city in the world.
NYC
300
What plant is anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-inflammatory and often used in tea?
Ginger
400
AMNH has removed human remains from public display due to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, also known as the acronym: ________
NAGPRA
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
400
What was is intersectionality?
the idea that different social categories, like race, class, gender, sexuality, and ability, overlap and influence each other
400
What happened at Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx?
The Young Lords occupied the hospital in order to protest the city's indifference to the health needs of Puerto Rican and African American patients.
400
Who are the Indigenous people that are the original inhabitants of New York and New Jersey?
The Lenape
400
In the United States, Black women are ___ times more likely to die during pregnancy and childbirth than anyone else.
5x
500
The Museum was founded in what year?
1869
500
What is Ethnopharmacology?
the study of traditional healing practices, medical beliefs, and indigenous medical systems within specific cultural contexts.
500
What is a direct action campaign?
A form of protest in which those taking part seek to achieve their goals through direct, often physical, action, rather than through negotiation or discussion.
500
Which state in the U.S. is only one syllable long?
Maine
500
In New York City, Black maternal mortality rate is ____ times that of white women.
12 times