Sally Merry’s (1999) Colonizing Hawai’i: The Cultural Power of Law provides a compelling account of the cultural transformation of the Kingdom of Hawaii in the nineteenth century. The focus is on the law, particularly on the manner in which Hawaiian alii (chiefs) and American lawyers and missionaries sought to make of Hawaii a modern, sovereign nation on the model of the ‘‘civilized world,’’ a ...

BACKGROUND With appropriate screening (ie, the Papanicolaou [Pap] test), cervical cancer is highly preventable, and high-income countries, including Canada, have observed significant decreases in cervical cancer mortality. However, certain subgroups, including immigrants from countries with large Muslim populations, experience disparities in cervical cancer screening. Little is known about the ...

In 1902, the Norwegian Missionary Society (NMS) sent its first missionaries to central Hunan, China, preach and set up a local Lutheran Church. Missionaries in China traditionally had sense of religious superiority. At that time, Chinese Christians were experiencing series national crises, their desire for self-reliance correlated with rise consciousness. Hunan’s demanded autonomy Church, causi...

Background Muslims are one of the fastest growing religious groups in the US. However, little is known about their health disparities, and how their unique cultural, religious, and social beliefs and practices affect health behaviors and outcomes. Studies demonstrate Muslim women may have lower rates of breast and cervical cancer screening compared to the overall population. Methods The purpo...

Abstract Do Protestant missionaries affect community cohesion? This study puts forth two mechanisms that link to trusting, cooperative life: pro-social preferences and social networks. On the one hand, espouse charity, they establish regular venues of interaction. other propagate an individualist faith, provide identity along which communities may separate. The effect on cohesion is thus unclea...

Background: Hand grip strength (HGS) is a reliable indicator of peripheral muscle strength. Although, numerous studies have investigated the strength of hand grip; little attention has been given to coronary artery disease (CAD) patients, exploring the relationship between HGS and myocardial oxygen consumption (MVO2) index. The current study aimed to evaluate the interaction between HGS and MVO...