A COVID-19 Trust Paradox
Disclosing a positive COVID-19 test result can be fraught in the best of circumstances. But in South Korea, the authors of a … Read More
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How Taiwan’s Precautionary Approach Contained COVID-19
An image of modern society and travel, which in the era of “second modernity” have contributed to the spread … Read More
Discrimination Affects Generations
Disparate rates of morbidity and mortality among racial groups are both a cause and a consequence of racial inequality. Previous research has shown that children … Read More
Inmates, Social Networks, and Health
Past research has found that being highly integrated with others has health benefits; little is known about whether this remains true in prison settings. Read More
Gendered Impacts of Social Support
Does social support benefit the self-rated health of men and women differently? In the Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Katharine Donato and colleagues … Read More
Saluting Sexuality
How does “outness” affect lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) service members’ mental health? In Armed Forces and Society, Wyatt Evans and colleagues explore how … Read More
‘Til Death
Research shows that married people are healthier and live longer than unmarried people. One explanation is that spouses influence each other’s health behaviors (e.g., healthy … Read More
Finding Culinary Injustice
The Cooking Gene: A Journey through African American Culinary History in the Old South By Michael W. Twitty Amistad Press, 2017 464 … Read More
Flat Rebels
In recent years, dozens of breastless women have appeared, topless and proud in major publications, including People, Cosmopolitan, The New York Times, CNN, Glamour Magazine, … Read More
Harvesters of the White Desert
Abhaben’s shack, her home in the Rann of Kutch for eight months a year, is built of jute bags and plastic sheets. Partially shaded by … Read More
