Assignment Task: The book, "The Spirit Catches You..." describes a number of traditional techniques that members of the Hmong community use to treat maladies. Choose two techniques mentioned in the book. Answer the following questions:
Problem 1) What are the basic elements of the technique (how is it practiced?).
Problem 2) How do Hmong believe that it treats maladies?
Problem 3) Do you believe that it is a useful practice? Or do you believe that Hmong would be just as well without it? In answering this last question, be careful to define your criteria for "useful" or "not useful."
Problem 4) Based on your criteria for whether the practice is useful or not, what kind of evidence would help you bolster your claim?