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Cultural Food Habits As A Social Factor Of Health Among Immigrants In New Haven, Connecticut: A Focused Ethnographic Study, Luke Anderson
Cultural Food Habits As A Social Factor Of Health Among Immigrants In New Haven, Connecticut: A Focused Ethnographic Study, Luke Anderson
University Scholar Projects
Diet-related health disparities are well documented in immigrant populations. This study aims to help better inform nutrition interventions. It did so by working with migrant members of the New Haven community to explore their perceptions of the nutrition of the food they eat and relate it to how this food is grounded in their cultural identity and social belonging.
Reimagining Bottom-Up Participatory Climate Change Adaptation In The Philippines, Emily Clark Nabong
Reimagining Bottom-Up Participatory Climate Change Adaptation In The Philippines, Emily Clark Nabong
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
While climate change trends indicate the progression towards more widespread and severe impacts across the world, current consequences of society’s climate inaction are already being felt by many vulnerable populations. Low-lying and coastal areas are particularly at risk from climate-related hazards such as sea level rise and increased intensity storms. In order to protect residents, countries and regional governments have begun to plan and implement adaptation strategies to minimize the impact of future climate change related disasters.
This thesis explores the current status of bottom-up participatory climate change adaptation planning in the Philippines and offers new insights into making this …
Chapter 10, Life In Town In Intimacy And Community In A Changing World: Sikaiana Life 1980-1993, William Donner
Chapter 10, Life In Town In Intimacy And Community In A Changing World: Sikaiana Life 1980-1993, William Donner
Sikaiana Ethnography
A description of emigration to towns, mainly Honiara, among the Sikaiana people of the Solomon Islands from 1980 to 1993. The migrants maintained and developed many ways to express their solidarity and community.
A related website can be found here,
Entire Ethnography, Intimacy And Community In A Changing World: Sikaiana Life 1980-1993, William Donner
Entire Ethnography, Intimacy And Community In A Changing World: Sikaiana Life 1980-1993, William Donner
Sikaiana Ethnography
This is the entire ethnography of Sikaiana. Separate chapters are also listed at this location.
A related website is www.sikaianaarchives.com
More Than Music: The Lived Experiences Of Communities Developed Through Music Festivals, Madeline E. Rahme
More Than Music: The Lived Experiences Of Communities Developed Through Music Festivals, Madeline E. Rahme
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Music festivals offer individuals an escape from their daily routines to experience a temporary sense of freedom and develop a community. Since the 1950’s, the music festival industry has become more common in American culture from inaugural festivals such as Newport Folk Festival and Woodstock to the festivals today such as Bonnaroo, Coachella, and Lollapalooza. Using Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival as a single case study, I seek to explore the lived experiences of the community developed on the festival site that has identified themselves as Bonnaroovians. I used a collection of ethnographic research methods such as participant observation, interviews, …