Obesity Structural violence within the US
Summarize the concept of structural violence by drawing explicitly from the assigned reading by Paul Farmer, and by providing examples in your own words. Select one health issue or disease and one specific country. Locate three scholarly peer-reviewed relevant journal articles. Explore how structural violence influenced the emergence, spread, and treatment of the disease or health issue in the country you chose. For example, you might research HIV/AIDS in South Africa, domestic violence in India, or TB in Peru. Consider issues of stratification, access to health care, government policies, and/or cultural attitudes towards people with the affliction. Draw upon your articles to support your points. Refer explicitly to the concept of structural violence and Farmer’s insights as you apply the concept of structural violence to your chosen health issue. You should think carefully about your topic before beginning. Run some experimental searches via the library to see which topic will yield the most interesting information.
Include in-text citations and references. Please follow MLA formatting. Your paper should be three pages long, double spaced, 12-point font. For this assignment, please do confine yourself to the page limit. A title page is not required. A reference page is required. The reference page does not count as part of the three-page limit. Submit your assignment as an attachment. Your work must be submitted as a docx or .pdf file. Please verify that you have submitted your work correctly.
