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Dancing Skeletons Notes 1. Chapter 3 a. Why would people degrade women like they do in this culture? i. It is tradition. b. What is lactational amenorrhea? i. When a mother nurses (breastfeeds) on demand, the prolactin suppresses ovulation and therefore the woman doesn’t have a menstrual cycle. c. Why does the body do that? i. Nursing a baby is very calorically intensive, so lactational amenorrhea stops a risky second pregnancy. ii. The mother may not have a good enough diet to support two breastfeeding children. 2. Chapter 4 a. What is the attitude towards the elderly in Mali? i.

They are very well respected. Not very many people get to be very old in Mali, so those who do are respected for their wisdom.

b. What kind of specimens does Detweiller collect and what is she looking for? i. Looking for intestinal parasites because that is one of her research questions. 3. Chapter 5 a. In which sub discipline did she receive her training? i. Physical anthropology b. How would the women in Mali spend extra money on food and why would Detweiller ask this? i.

She wants to know want the interaction between poverty and poor nutrition is.

ii. If they had more money would they buy better food? c. Why is it difficult to figure out how women would budget their money? i. There are not fixed prices in Mali. ii. Where the money came from influences how they would spend it. d. What is Kwashiorkor? i. Acute form of childhood protein-energy malnutrition characterized by edema, irritability, anorexia, ulcerating dermatoses, and an enlarged liver with fatty infiltrates. The insufficient protein consumption, but with sufficient calorie intake, distinguishing it from marasmus. Kwashiorkor cases occurs in areas of famine or poor food supply. ii. High in calories, not excess. Enough calories, not enough protein. e. What is marasmus? i. Disease caused by low protein and calories....