ANP 370 1st Edition Lecture 6 Outline of Last Lecture I Homelessness and Health a In the US b In the Third World II How Homelessness has grown what it means for capitalism III Pop Quiz at end of lecture Outline of Current Lecture IV History of Tobacco a Role of States b State Tax c Industrial Production V History of Alcohol Cultural Approaches a CMA on Alcohol Lecture Legal and Illegal Drugs The History of Tobacco Christopher Columbus discovered tobacco in Caribbean and brought to Portugal o Diffuses to France in 1560 Italy 1561 and later throughout Europe o It was used as medicine but later used as recreational mood altering substance o By 1600 smoking was common practice among working class people in England Why Alleviated stress and anxiety Politics aiming to make the working class consumers of tobacco The Role of States o Tobacco was criticized as harmful to health These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute o In 1604 King James of England raised the state tax by 4000 on tobacco o Russia imposed harsh legislation including deportation to Siberia and even death o Eventually black market emerged for selling tobacco The State Tax o Tobacco offered a large amount of revenue to the States o It emerged as North America s cash crop o By 17th century British government convinced other nations to remove bans on tobacco import British tobacco and then tax it o The tobacco revenue helped to fund the transformation from feudalist to capitalist production The Industrial Production o Prior to 1881 cigarettes were rolled one by one by hand o In that year a machine was invented and produced more than 200 cigarettes per minute Industrial Revolution in Europe o In 1912 the safe matchbox was invented Tobacco consumption increased easier to get cigarettes lit o In 1991 Philip Morris has produced 17 000 cigarettes per second 24 hours a day Discussion Questions o What are the health impacts of tobacco example of Multiple Choice Exam Question Lung cancer Emphasize Heart disease Secondhand smoke impacts 3rd hand smoke residue left in car seats on clothes Pesticides used on tobacco plant Treating the tobacco leaves huge impact from tobacco o Why is it a growing industry Where is it mostly expanding Tobacco industry provides a lot of jobs Expansion of hookah bar usage o Which groups are mostly targeted by tobacco industry Why is tobacco used widely by the working class o How can CMA contribute to studying tobacco Alcohol The Cultural approaches o Alcohol plays an integrative role a ritualized group activity its primary function is the reduction of anxiety o Does it mean that society would have fallen apart without alcohol o Cultural approaches describe the positive aspect of drinking while minimizing its health and social costs CMA on Alcohol o The interaction between human biology cultural meaning and wider political economic factors o Social conditions shape drinking behavior the working class are mostly affected If you are poor you are likely to be regularly consuming alcohol o Economic disruption social stress heavy drinking health problems o Enhances class solidarity male identity and alleviate personal suffering o Political factors the corporate Profit advertisement tension to establish whether it is a drug and the role of the state Discussion Questions What kind of substance is alcohol Is it mind affecting or a mood altering drug Or a stimulant or depressant Why is it not an illegal commodity even though it is perhaps the major cause of morbidity and mortality What are the health problems and diseases associated with abusive alcohol consumption How heavy drinking and sexuality are linked among youth Why are women more vulnerable than men to many of the negative effects of alcohol Menopause Slower metabolism same amount of alcohol has more intense effects because it is processed slower in women Illicit Drugs The War on Drugs o Do you think that drug addiction is a question of availability or is it a political problem o Why the war on drugs continues to fail at achieving its goal but its budget increases from 1 9 billion dollars in the last decade o What are the secondary gains of the war o What are the advantages of applying CMA perspective to studying health o How does AA work Is it cross culturally valid