Understanding Illness & Health

UNDERSTANDING HEALTH & ILLNESS

A HEALTH STUDIES READER

SAMPLE CHAPTER How Dangerous Is It To Smoke?: Smoking Risk Perceptions & Moralization in the U.S. & Denmark Marie Helweg-Larsen, Ph.D. Psychology Risk perceptions of lung cancer were examined among smokers and non-smokers in a smoking-lenient (Denmark) and a smoking-prohibitive (the United States) culture. Cross-cultural differences in moralization of smoking are discussed as one explanation for the findings.
	Find country-specific information about tobacco control (worldwide) Calculate your risk of smoking (or the risk of a smoker you know)	Information about tobacco control initiatives in Pennsylvania European Network for Smoking Prevention

Violence Against Women: Global Health Issues & Trauma Narratives Susan Rose, Ph.D. Sociology This chapter discusses the prevalence and types of gender violence, and explores the psychological impacts of trauma and the processes of healing through an analysis of interviews with women who contributed to the Central Pennsylvania Clothesline Project.
	Centers for Disease Control. Intimate Partner Violence World Report on Violence and Health United Nations Report on FGM WHO Report on FGM UN: Culture, tradition or religion (Stephanie Farrior) WHO Injuries and Violence Report	Violence and Gender Health Equity CDC Costs of IPV Homicide Trends U.S. Result of Intimate Violence (Bureau of Justice) Extent, Nature, and Consequences of Rape Victimization: Findings From the National Violence Against Women Survey
	Extent, Nature, and Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence: Findings From the National Violence Against Women Survey \| NCJ 181867, July 2000, Research Report, Nancy Thoennes and Patricia Tjaden \| Summary \| PDF Full Report of the Prevalence, Incidence, and Consequences of Violence Against Women: Findings From the National Violence Against Women Survey \| NCJ 183781, November 2000, Research Report, Nancy Thoennes and Patricia Tjaden \| Summary \| PDF Prevalence, Incidence, and Consequences of Violence Against Women: Findings From the National Violence Against Women Survey \| NCJ 172837, November 1998, Research in Brief, Nancy Thoennes and Patricia Tjaden \| Summary \| PDF Stalking in America : Findings From the National Violence Against Women Survey \| NCJ 169592, April 1998, Research in Brief, Nancy Thoennes and Patricia Tjaden \| Summary \| PDF Sexual Victimization of College Women \| NCJ 182369, December 2001, Research Report, Bonnie S. Fisher, Francis T. Cullen, and Michael G. Turner \| Summary \| PDF Sexual Assault on Campus: What Colleges and Universities Are Doing About It \| NCJ 205521, December 2005, Research for Practice, Heather M. Karjane, Bonnie S. Fisher, and Francis T. Cullen \| Summary \| PDF Youth Victimization: Prevalence and Implications \| NCJ 194972, April 2003, Research in Brief, Benjamin E. Saunders, Daniel W. Smith, and Dean G. Kilpatrick \| Summary \| PDF
Llamas, Snakes, & Scientists: Regionalism, Nationalism, & Curative Science in Bolivia Katherine McGurn, Ph.D., Anthropology This chapter examines a case study of how venomous snakebite, affecting only a minority of Bolivians, became classified as a national public health threat. The symbolism of the antivenin project is used to demonstrate how social concerns can be expressed in biomedical practice.
	Academia Nacional de Ciencias de Bolivia Third World Organization for Women in Science		Nacion Camba