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Below you will find commonly used resources for the cultures most often researched for this course. These will not be the only resources you will use, but they can give you a good start. If your culture is not listed below, please refer back to the Getting Started page and follow through the various resources located there. If you have difficulty please contact your librarian.

African American

Books:

Books about African American Health
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Inequality and African-American Health by Shirley A. Hill
Call Number: RA448.5.N4 H55 2016

ISBN: 9781447322825

Publication Date: 2016

This book reveals how living in a highly racialized society affects health through multiple social contexts, including neighborhoods, personal and family relationships, and the medical system. Black-white disparities in health, illness, and mortality have been widely documented, but most research has focused on single factors that produce and perpetuate those disparities, such as individual health behaviors and access to medical care. Inequality and African-American Health is the first book to offer a comprehensive perspective on health and sickness among African Americans. Starting with an examination of how race has been historically constructed in the United States generally and in its medical system specifically, it goes on to explore the resilience of these racial ideologies and practices. Shirley A. Hill shows that racial disparities in health reflect racial inequalities in living conditions, incarceration rates, family systems, and opportunities and that these racial disparities often cut across social class boundaries and have gender-specific consequences. Bringing together data from existing quantitative and qualitative research with new archival and interview research, this book marks a crucial advance in the fields of family studies, race and ethnicity studies, and medical sociology.
Pregnant While Black by Monique Rainford (Contribution by)
Call Number: RG962.5.B53 R35 2023

ISBN: 9781506487618

Publication Date: 2023

A tragedy is unfolding all around us and is receiving well overdue attention. Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy than their white peers. But Dr. Monique Rainford is working to better understand these disparities and do something about them. Pregnant While Black is a hopeful exploration of the issues pregnant Black women face in America.Within these pages, Dr. Rainford draws on over twenty years of experience working in obstetrics and gynecology to offer a primer on Black pregnancies and how to better care for them. She shares the successes and testimonies of Black women who have struggled during pregnancy and childbirth, anchoring the stories of these women with carefully researched facts. Despite medical advances over the last twenty years, for Black women, the overwhelming dangers of carrying and delivering children remain and it only seems to be getting worse. In Pregnant While Black, Rainford begins the work of "repairing the damage of the past" with an examination of the conditions that plague Black pregnancies. This important book carries the hopes and dreams of a generation looking to effect change, here and now.
Under the Skin by Linda Villarosa
Call Number: RA448.5.B53 V55 2022

ISBN: 9780385544887

Publication Date: 2022

PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST * "A stunning exposé of why Black people in our society 'live sicker and die quicker'--an eye-opening game changer."--Oprah Daily From an award-winning writer at the New York Times Magazine and a contributor to the 1619 Project comes a landmark book that tells the full story of racial health disparities in America, revealing the toll racism takes on individuals and the health of our nation. In 2018, Linda Villarosa's New York Times Magazine article on maternal and infant mortality among black mothers and babies in America caused an awakening. Hundreds of studies had previously established a link between racial discrimination and the health of Black Americans, with little progress toward solutions. But Villarosa's article exposing that a Black woman with a college education is as likely to die or nearly die in childbirth as a white woman with an eighth grade education made racial disparities in health care impossible to ignore. Now, in Under the Skin, Linda Villarosa lays bare the forces in the American health-care system and in American society that cause Black people to "live sicker and die quicker" compared to their white counterparts. Today's medical texts and instruments still carry fallacious slavery-era assumptions that Black bodies are fundamentally different from white bodies. Study after study of medical settings show worse treatment and outcomes for Black patients. Black people live in dirtier, more polluted communities due to environmental racism and neglect from all levels of government. And, most powerfully, Villarosa describes the new understanding that coping with the daily scourge of racism ages Black people prematurely. Anchored by unforgettable human stories and offering incontrovertible proof, Under the Skin is dramatic, tragic, and necessary reading.
Black and Blue: the Origins and Consequences of Medical Racism by John Hoberman
ISBN: 128011648X

Publication Date: 2012

"Black & Blue" is the first systematic description of how American doctors think about racial differences and how this kind of thinking affects the treatment of their black patients. The standard studies of medical racism examine past medical abuses of black people and do not address the racially motivated thinking and behaviors of physicians practicing medicine today."Black & Blue" penetrates the physician s private sphere where racial fantasies and misinformation distort diagnoses and treatments. Doctors have always absorbed the racial stereotypes and folkloric beliefs about racial differences that permeate the general population. Within the world of medicine this racial folklore has infiltrated all of the medical sub-disciplines, from cardiology to gynecology to psychiatry. Doctors have thus imposed white or black racial identities upon every organ system of the human body, along with racial interpretations of black children, the black elderly, the black athlete, black musicality, black pain thresholds, and other aspects of black minds and bodies. The American medical establishment does not readily absorb either historical or current information about medical racism. For this reason, racial enlightenment will not reach medical schools until the current race-aversive curricula include new historical and sociological perspectives."
Deluxe Jim Crow by Karen Kruse Thomas
Call Number: RA563.M56 T46 2011

ISBN: 9780820330167

Publication Date: 2011-12-01

Plagued by geographic isolation, poverty, and acute shortages of health professionals and hospital beds, the South was dubbed by Surgeon General Thomas Parran "the nation's number one health problem." The improvement of southern, rural, and black health would become a top priority of the U.S. Public Health Service during the Roosevelt and Truman administrations. Karen Kruse Thomas details how NAACP lawsuits pushed southern states to equalize public services and facilities for blacks just as wartime shortages of health personnel and high rates of draft rejections generated broad support for health reform. Southern Democrats leveraged their power in Congress and used the war effort to call for federal aid to uplift the South. The language of regional uplift, Thomas contends, allowed southern liberals to aid blacks while remaining silent on race. Reformers embraced, at least initially, the notion of "deluxe Jim Crow"--support for health care that maintained segregation. Thomas argues that this strategy was, in certain respects, a success, building much-needed hospitals and training more black doctors. By the 1950s, deluxe Jim Crow policy had helped to weaken the legal basis for segregation. Thomas traces this transformation at the national level and in North Carolina, where "deluxe Jim Crow reached its fullest potential." This dual focus allows her to examine the shifting alliances--between blacks and liberal whites, southerners and northerners, activists and doctors--that drove policy. Deluxe Jim Crow provides insight into a variety of historical debates, including the racial dimensions of state building, the nature of white southern liberalism, and the role of black professionals during the long civil rights movement.
African-American Culture by Darice Bailer
ISBN: 1629684619

Publication Date: 2014

Learn what makes the African-American culture so unique. Also learn what African-Americans have contributed to America throughout history and today through music, the arts, fashion, religion, politics, and beyond. This title offers primary sources, Fast facts and sidebars, prompts and activities, and more. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Racialized Health, COVID-19, and Religious Responses by R. Drew Smith (Editor); Stephanie C. Boddie (Editor); Bertis D. English (Editor)
ISBN: 1003214282

Publication Date: 2022

Racialized Health, COVID-19, and Religious Responses: Black Atlantic Contexts and Perspectives explores black religious responses to black health concerns amidst persistent race-based health disparities and healthcare inequities. This cutting-edge edited volume provides theoretically and descriptively rich analysis of cases and contexts where race factors strongly in black health outcomes and dynamics, viewing these matters from various disciplinary and national vantage points. The volume is divided into the following four parts: Systemic and Socio-Cultural Dimensions of Black Health Ecclesial Responses to Black Health Vulnerabilities Public Education and Policy Considerations Spirituality and the Wellness of Black Minds, Bodies and Souls Part I explores ways social and cultural factors such as racial bias, religious conviction, and resource capacity have influenced and delimited black health prospects. Part II looks historically and contemporarily at denominational and ecumenical responses to collective black health emergencies in places such as Nigeria, the UK, the US, and the Caribbean. Part III focuses on public advocacy, particularly collective black health, both in terms of policy and education. The final section deals with spiritual, psychological, and theological dimensions, understandings, and pursuits of black health and wholeness. Collectively, the essays in the volume delineate analysis and action that wrestle with the multidimensional nature of black wellness and with ways broad public resources and black religious resources should be mobilized and leveraged to ensure collective black wellness. "The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license."

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Germany

Germany, Countries and Cultures
Entry from Countries and Cultures for Germany. Contains a basic overview of the country, eating habits, family life, religion, so forth.
Eidson, J. (2001). Germany. In C. R. Ember & M. Ember (Eds.), Countries and Their Cultures (Vol. 2, pp. 847-865). New York: Macmillan Reference USA.

Culture Shock! Germany by Richard Lord
Call Number: DH471 .E55 2003

ISBN: 1558687564

Publication Date: 2003

Culture Shock! adds two new "At Your Door" city lifestyle guides and one new country guide. The release of more Revised and Expanded Culture Shock! country editions continues with thirty-one now available. With over 1.5 million copies sold worldwide, the Culture Shock! brand name is recognized as the leading reference source for international customs and etiquette.
Food Culture in Germany by Ursula Heinzelmann
Call Number: TX721 .H453 2008

ISBN: 9780313344947

Publication Date: 2008

The grown-up Germany of today is able to explore its cultural identity, including its food culture. For some years now, German food has seen a return to regionalism, and beloved traditional dishes have been rediscovered and revived, counteracting to some extent the effects of globalization and industrialization. As well, a host of new culinary traditions brought in with new immigrants makes for an exciting food scene. Food Culture in Germany, written by a native Berliner, is destined to become a classic as the best source in English for a thorough and up-to-date understanding of Germans and their food--the history, foodstuffs, cooking, special occasions, lifestyle eating habits, and diet and health.

Germany Country Health Profile, World Health Organziation
Taken from WHO. For more information see: http://www.who.int/countries/deu/en/

Ireland

Ireland, Countries and Cultures
Wilson, T. M. (2001). Ireland. In C. R. Ember & M. Ember (Eds.), Countries and Their Cultures (Vol. 2, pp. 1091-1103). New York: Macmillan Reference USA.

Ireland and the Americas by James P. Byrnes (Editor); Philip Coleman (Editor); Jason King (Editor)
ISBN: 9781851096145

Publication Date: 2008

This work is a distinctive, multidisciplinary encyclopedia covering the cultural, political, economic, musical, and literary impact that Ireland and the nations of the Americas have had on one another since the time of Brendan the Navigator.
Contemporary Catholic Health Care Ethics by David F. Kelly; Gerard Magill; Henk Ten Have
Call Number: R725.56 .K438 2013

ISBN: 9781589019607

Publication Date: 2013

Integrates theology, methodology, and practical application into a detailed and practical examination of the bioethical issues that confront students, scholars, and practitioners.
Medicine, Health Care, and Ethics by John F. Morris
ISBN: 9780813214832

Publication Date: 2007

A collection of contemporary essays that represent the very best efforts of current Catholic scholarship in the field of health care and medical ethics. Addresses timely topics such as artificial reproduction, contraception, abortion, euthanasia, genetic engineering, stem cell research, cloning, and health care reform.

British, Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology
Shaw, I., & Woodward, L. (2004). British. In C. R. Ember, & M. Ember (Eds.), Encyclopedia of medical anthropology: health and illness in the world's cultures. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer Science+Business Media.
Ireland Country Profile, World Health Organizations
For more information see http://www.who.int/countries/irl/en/

Kenya

Kenya, Countries and Cultures
Stanford, E. (2001). Kenya. In C. R. Ember & M. Ember (Eds.), Countries and Their Cultures (Vol. 2, pp. 1183-1194). New York: Macmillan Reference USA.

Child Care and Culture by Robert A. Levine; Sarah Levine; Suzanne Dixon; Constance H. Keefer; P. Herbert Leiderman; Amy Richman; T. Berry Brazelton
Call Number: DT433.545.G86 C55 1996

ISBN: 052157546X

Publication Date: 1996

Child Care and Culture examines parenthood, infancy, and early childhood in an African community, revealing patterns unanticipated by current theories of child development and raising provocative questions about 'normal' child care in the human species. Comparing the Gusii people of Kenya, whose practices were intensively observed from the combined perspectives of social anthropology, pediatrics, and developmental psychology, with the American white middle class, the authors show how divergent cultural priorities create differing conditions for early childhood development.
Private Health Sector Assessment in Kenya by Jeff Barnes; Barbara O'Hanlon; Frank Feeley; McKeon Kimberly; Gitonga Nelson; Decker Caytie
ISBN: 9780821383599

Publication Date: 2010

This paper broadly examines the health sector in Kenya, by synthesizing an assessment of the health sector with an analysis of the market. After considering the legal and regulatory framework, the policy enforcement, the human resource capacity, and the financing of health systems, the paper makes recommendations for policy makers.

Kenya Country Health Profile, World Health Organization
For more information see: http://www.who.int/countries/ken/en/

Mexico

Countries and Cultures: Mexico

Mexico an encyclopedia of contemporary culture and history by Don M. Coerver; Suzanne B. Pasztor; Robert Buffington
ISBN: 1576071324

Publication Date: 2004-09-22

A concise overview of 20th- and 21st-century Mexico, this volume explores the political, economic, social, and cultural history of the world's largest Spanish-speaking country.

Myanmar (Burma)

Burma, Countries and Cultures
Howard, M. C. (2001). Burma. In C. R. Ember & M. Ember (Eds.), Countries and Their Cultures (Vol. 1, pp. 346-360). New York: Macmillan Reference USA.

Burma/Myanmar by David I. Steinberg
Call Number: JQ751.A58 S84 2010

ISBN: 9780195390674

Publication Date: 2009

In the past two decades, Burma/Myanmar has become a front-page topic in newspapers across the world. This former British colony has one of the most secretive, corrupt, and repressive regimes on the planet, yet it houses a Nobel Peace Prize winner who is and in and out of house arrest. It has an ancient civilization that is mostly unknown to Westerners, yet it was an important--and legendary--theater in World War II. A picturesque land with mountain jungles and monsoon plains, it is one of the world's largest producers of heroin. It has a restive Buddhist monk population that has captured the attention of the west when it faced off against the regime. And it recently experienced one of the worst natural disasters in modern times, one effect of which was to lay bare the manifold injustices and cruelties of the regime. Burma/Myanmar: What Everyone Needs to Know® offers a concise synthesis of this forbidding yet fascinating country. David Steinberg, one of the world's eminent authorities on the region, explains the current situation in detail yet contextualizes it in a wide-ranging survey of Burmese history and culture. Authoritative and balanced, it will be standard work on Burma for the general reading public. 'What Everyone Needs to Know' is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press.
Flavors of Burma: cuisine and culture from the land of golden pagodas by Susan D. Chan
Call Number: TX724.5.B93 C38 2003

ISBN: 9780781809474

Publication Date: 2002

Burma, also called Myanmar, is located in South-eastern Asia between Bangladesh and Thailand, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal. Typical meals include rice, curries, salads, vegetables, and side dishes such as cucumber and tomato slices eaten with traditional Burmese fish sauce (Ngi-Pi-Yae) and Fried Shrimp with Shrimp Paste (Balachung), which are presented here in 76 enticing recipes. Burmese dishes have a distinct taste that varies in spiciness from mild to hot. The author depicts the culture and traditions of Burma, providing ample information on the Burmese market, commonly used ingredients, and eating and serving customs, explaining, for example, that Burmese eat with their finger-tips. She also familiarises her readers with the language, festivals, and principal cities of this country.

Myanmar (Burma), Country Health Profile, World Health Organization
For more information see: http://www.who.int/countries/mmr/en/

Native Americans

Researching Native American tribes presents a unique set of challenges for this course.

Some things to consider:

When researching in medical databases like CINAHL and Medline/PubMed, many of the articles look at Native American populations broadly rather than at a single tribe or reservation. These articles, while broad, will usually still provide good information. Search for articles on an aspect of a particular Pernell domain using a strategy like:
- (Native American OR American Indian) AND (childbirth or birth or labor or pregnancy)
Understanding the shared history and experience of American native peoples is particularly relevant when discussing issues related to pubic health and possible distrust of health care workers. Michael Bird, former president of the American Public Health Association and member of the Santo Domingo and San Juan Pueblo tribes describes

"...a relationship and history that have witnessed a military war being waged against Indian Country; Native Americans being dispossessed of millions of acres of land; and a nearly successful effort to wipe out native people and their traditions, beliefs, and culture. These experiences have had a profound impact. According to Mr. Bird, “when you dispossess people of their land or labor, their culture, their language, their tradition and their religion you set into force powerful forces that impact in a very negative and adverse way.” He explained that this dispossession promotes and creates health disparities for indigenous populations." (United States Commission on Civil Rights, 2004)

Healthcare research into Native American and/or indigenous populations can be difficult and thus limit the type and scope of studies available. Because of past exploitation, historical trauma, and previous poor research methodology and ethics, many indigenous groups distrust researchers. This is compounded by most research taking place inside educational systems that have historically been used to undermine Native culture. (Burnette, Sanders, Butcher & Salois, 2011)
The US government recognizes over 500 American Indian and Alaska Natives tribes, but there are many more tribes that have not gained official recognition. Some of these tribes are affiliated with larger Nations, others are not. Knowing which Nation and/or Tribe is important even if you cannot find specific healthcare related research on that tribe. Cultural information from anthropology and sociology resources will likely still be available, although the scope and depth of this information will vary depending on the people.
In the past, many Native children were forcibly removed from their homes by healthcare, social, and education workers and either placed in boarding schools or adopted to white families. This attempt at cultural genocide has left lasting impressions on many native people, and contributes not only to increased health disparities, (Cook & Petit de Mange, 1995) but to a lingering distrust of governmental and healthcare workers by many. (For more information on mistrust and disastification with healtcare in Native American cultures, see Guadagonolo, Cinga, Helbig, Molloy, Reiner, Cook, & Petereit, 2009)
Keep in mind that while Reservations are often highlighted in research, Native Americans live everywhere in the country, both in urban and rural settings. (Cook & Petit de Mange, 1995)

Burnette, C.E., Sanders, S., Butcher, H.K., & Salois, E.M. (2011) Illuminating the lived experiences of research with indigenous communities. Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 20(4), 275-296. DOI:10.1080/15313204.2011.622199

Cook, L.S., Petit de Mange. (1995) Gaining access to Native American cultures by non-native American nursing researchers. Nursing Forum, 30(1), 5-9.

Guadagnolo, B.A., Cina, K., Helbig, P. Mooloy, K. Reiner, M. Cook, E.F., Petereit, D. (2009). Medical Mistrust and less satisfaction with health care among Native Americans presenting for cancer treatment. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 20(1)2010-226 doi:10.1353/hpu.0.0108.

United States Commission on Civil Rights. (2004) Broken Promses: Evaluating hte Native American Health Care System. http://www.usccr.gov/pubs/nahealth/nabroken.pdf

Health and Social Issues of Native American Women by Jennie R. Joe (Editor); Francine C. Gachupin (Editor)
Call Number: E98.W8 H43 2012

ISBN: 9780313397134

Publication Date: 2012
Reproductive Justice by Barbara Gurr
Call Number: RG121 .G93 2015

ISBN: 9780813564692

Publication Date: 2014
Multicultural Approaches to Health and Wellness in America by Regan A. R. Gurung (Editor)
Call Number: RA776.9 .M85 2014

ISBN: 9781440803499

Publication Date: 2014
Under the Rattlesnake by Lisa J. Lefler (Editor); Susan Leading Fox (Foreword by); Heidi M. Altman (Contribution by); Thomas N. Belt (Contribution by); Russell Townsend (Contribution by); Michelle D. Hamilton (Contribution by); Roseanna Belt (Contribution by); David N. Cozzo (Contribution by); Jenny James (Contribution by)
ISBN: 0817381589

Publication Date: 2009

Provides a balanced portrait of Cherokee health issues For the Cherokee, health is more than the absence of disease; it includes a fully confident sense of a smooth life, peaceful existence, unhurried pace, and easy flow of time. The natural state of the world is to be neutral, balanced, with a similarly gently flowing pattern. States of imbalance, tension, or agitation are indicative of physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual illness and whether caused intentionally through omission or commission, or by outside actions or influences, the result affects and endangers the collective Cherokee. Taking a true anthropological four-field approach, Lefler and her colleagues provide a balanced portrait of Cherokee health issues. Topics covered include: an understanding of the personal and spiritual impact of skeletal research among the Cherokee; the adverse reactions to be expected in well-meaning attempts to practice bioarchaeology; health, diet, and the relationship between diet and disease; linguistic analysis of Cherokee language in historical and contemporary contexts describing the relationship of the people to the cosmos; culturally appropriate holistic approaches to disease prevention and intervention methodologies; and the importance of the sacred feminine and the use of myth and symbolism within this matrilineal culture. All aspects--physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual--figure into the Cherokee concept of good health. By providing insight into the Cherokee perspective on health, wellness, and the end of the life cycle, and by incorporating appropriate protocol and language, this work reveals the necessity of a diversity of approaches in working with all indigenous populations.
Medicine Ways by Jerome M. Levi (Contribution by); Clifford E. Trafzer (Editor); Diane Weiner (Editor); Donna L. Akers (Contribution by); Linda Burhansstipanov (Contribution by); Edward D. Castillo (Contribution by); Eric Henderson (Contribution by); Felicia Schanche Hodge (Contribution by); Jean A. Keller (Contribution by)
Call Number: E98.M4 M43 2001

ISBN: 0742502546

Publication Date: 2001

Improving the dire health problems faced by many Native American communities is central to their cultural, political, and economic well being. However, it is still too often the case that both theoretical studies and applied programs fail to account for Native American perspectives on the range of factors that actually contribute to these problems in the first place. The authors in Medicine Ways examine the ways people from a multitude of indigenous communities think about and practice health care within historical and socio-cultural contexts. Cultural and physical survival are inseparable for Native Americans. Chapters explore biomedically-identified diseases, such as cancer and diabetes, as well as Native-identified problems, including historical and contemporary experiences such as forced evacuation, assimilation, boarding school, poverty and a slew of federal and state policies and initiatives. They also explore applied solutions that are based in community prerogatives and worldviews, whether they be indigenous, Christian, biomedical, or some combination of all three. Medicine Ways is an important volume for scholars and students in Native American studies, medical anthropology, and sociology as well as for health practitioners and professionals working in and for tribes. Visit the UCLA American Indian Studies Center web site
A Way Out of the Diabetes Crisis in Indian Country and Beyond
ISBN: 0160874831

Publication Date: 2010
Indian health disparities. by United States. Indian Health Service

Poland

Poland, Country and Cultures
Skreija, A. (2001). Poland. In C. R. Ember & M. Ember (Eds.), Countries and Their Cultures (Vol. 3, pp. 1784-1800). New York: Macmillan Reference USA.

Poland in the modern world : beyond martyrdom by Brian Porter (Brian A.); Nicki Averill
Publication Date: 2014
Passport Poland by Natalia Kissel 1947-
ISBN: 1-885073-33-X

Publication Date: 2000

This is one of a series of practical 'how-to' business culture guides for major countries throughout the world. It offers information on business culture, people stereotypes, demographics, making contacts, and negotiating a deal.

Poland Country Profile, World Health Organization
For more information see: http://www.who.int/countries/pol/en/

Scotland

Scotland, Countries and Cultures
Hearn, J. (2001). Scotland. In C. R. Ember & M. Ember (Eds.), Countries and Their Cultures (Vol. 4, pp. 1940-1951). New York: Macmillan Reference USA.

Scotland by James Grant
Call Number: DA826 .G75 2001

ISBN: 155868607X

Publication Date: 2001

Whether you travel for business, pleasure, or a combination of the two, the ever-popular Culture Shock series belongs in your backpack or briefcase. Get the nuts-and-bolts information you need to survive and thrive wherever you go. Culture Shock country guides are easy-to-read, accurate, and entertaining crash courses in local customs and etiquette. Culture Shock practical guides offer the inside information you need whether you're a student, a parent, a globetrotter, or a working traveler. Culture Shock at your Door guides equip you for daily life in some of the world's most cosmopolitan cities. And Culture Shock Success Secrets guides offer relevant, practical information with the real-life insights and cultural know-how that can make the difference between business success and failure.Each Culture Shock title is written by someone who's lived and worked in the country, and each book is packed with practical, accurate, and enjoyable information to help you find your way and feel at home.

British, Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology
Shaw, I., & Woodward, L. (2004). British. In C. R. Ember, & M. Ember (Eds.), Encyclopedia of medical anthropology: health and illness in the world's cultures. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer Science+Business Media.
United Kingdom Country Profile, World Health Organization
For more information see http://www.who.int/countries/gbr/en/

Sweden

Sweden, Countries and Cultures
Palmer, B. C. W. (2001). Sweden. In C. R. Ember & M. Ember (Eds.), Countries and Their Cultures (Vol. 4, pp. 2126-2137). New York: Macmillan Reference USA.

Sweden by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and. Development
Publication Date: 2004

Fully colour-illustrated travel guides packed with information on the history and culture of a destination.

Sweden, Country Profile World Health Organization
For more information see: http://www.who.int/countries/swe/en/

Switzerland

Switzerland, Countries and Cultures
Ogay, T. "Switzerland." Countries and Their Cultures, edited by Carol R. Ember and Melvin Ember, vol. 4, Macmillan Reference USA, 2001, pp. 2138-2148.

Passport Switzerland by Francois Micheloud
ISBN: 1885073887

Publication Date: 2001
Culture Shock! Switzerland by Shirley Eu-Wong
Call Number: DQ36 .E9 1999

ISBN: 1558682481

Publication Date: 1995

Whether you travel for business, pleasure, or a combination of the two, the ever-popular "Culture Shock!" series belongs in your backpack or briefcase. Get the nuts-and-bolts information you need to survive and thrive wherever you go. "Culture Shock!" country guides are easy-to-read, accurate, and entertaining crash courses in local customs and etiquette. "Culture Shock!" practical guides offer the inside information you need whether you're a student, a parent, a globetrotter, or a working traveler. "Culture Shock!" at your Door guides equip you for daily life in some of the world's most cosmopolitan cities. And "Culture Shock!" Success Secrets guides offer relevant, practical information with the real-life insights and cultural know-how that can make the difference between business success and failure. Each "Culture Shock!" title is written by someone who's lived and worked in the country, and each book is packed with practical, accurate, and enjoyable information to help you find your way and feel at home.

Switzerland, Country Profile World Health Organization
For more information see: http://www.who.int/countries/che/en/

Italy

CultureShock! Italy by Raymond Flower
ISBN: 9814435724

Publication Date: 2008

Italy, Countries and Cultures