Market Economy and Non-State Institutions Quiz

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What type of migration involves moving to a new home within a state, country, or continent?

Internal Migration (correct)

External Migration

Immigration

Emigration

What term was coined in 1988 to refer to Filipino migrant workers?

OFW

Filipino Expatriate

Bagong-Bayani (correct)

Transnational Migrant

What is the term for leaving one country to move to another?

External Migration

Emigration (correct)

Immigration

Internal Migration

What is the term referring to Filipino migrant workers who have left their homes to work abroad and provide comfortable lives for their families?

OFW Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for moving into a new country?

Immigration Signup and view all the answers

What is a key characteristic of non-state institutions?

They have sufficient power to influence policy formation Signup and view all the answers

What is altruism defined as, in a behavioral sense?

An act by one person providing goods and services to another person without any enforceable contract to receive maximal compensation Signup and view all the answers

What is characteristic of Health Latah?

Abnormal behaviors resulting from a person experiencing shock, characterized by screaming, cursing, dancing type movements, and uncontrollable laughter Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of International Organizations?

The distribution of equitable health and social development Signup and view all the answers

What is Running Amok, also referred to as Amuk, characterized by?

An episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of depression or loneliness Signup and view all the answers

What type of economy is based on consumers and their buying decisions rather than under government control?

Market economy Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of a shaman in a culture?

To return the lost soul to its body to cure the illness Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the belief in or worship of more than one god?

Polytheism Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process of introducing an idea or object that is new to a culture?

Innovation Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the culture-specific syndrome in which an individual has an overpowering belief that their genitalia are retracting and will disappear?

Koro Signup and view all the answers

What is the process by which a cultural item is spread from group to group or society to society?

Diffusion Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for learning the culture of one's another country, primarily resulting from interaction between two countries?

Acculturation Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Culture-Specific Syndromes

Koro is a culture-specific syndrome where an individual believes their genitalia are retracting and will disappear, despite no physical changes.
Health Latah is a condition from Southeast Asia characterized by abnormal behaviors, such as screaming, cursing, and uncontrollable laughter, resulting from shock.

Shamanism

Shamans cure the sick using special powers received during a trance-like state.
Healing often takes place in the patient's home, where the shaman believes the patient's soul has been lost.

Religion

Polytheism is the belief in or worship of more than one god.
Montheism is the doctrine or belief that there is only one God.

Innovation and Diffusion

Innovation is the process of introducing new ideas, products, or services to a culture.
Diffusion is the process of spreading cultural items, such as knowledge, practices, and materials, from one social system to another.

Acculturation and Migration

Acculturation is the process of learning the culture of another country, often resulting from interaction between two countries.
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) are Filipino migrant workers who leave their homes to work abroad and provide for their families.
Types of migration include:
- Internal migration: moving to a new home within a state, country, or continent.
- External migration: moving to a new home in a different state, country, or continent.
- Emigration: leaving one country to move to another.
- Immigration: moving into a new country.

Economy and Institutions

In a market economy, resources are owned and controlled by the people, with consumer buying decisions driving the economy.
Non-state institutions are organizations that can influence policy formation and implementation, despite not being part of the government.
International organizations focus on distributing equitable health and social development, often collaborating with local stakeholders.

Behavior and Altruism

Altruism is an act of providing goods and services to another person without expecting compensation.
Running Amok is a condition characterized by a sudden, mass assault against people or objects, usually following a period of depression or loneliness.

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Test your knowledge on market economies where resources are owned by the people and non-state institutions that influence political and economic paths of a society. Learn about the consumer-based decision-making in market economies and the impact of non-state institutions on policy formation.