Intergenerational Variation in Cultural Models of Body Size in Puerto Rico

Intergenerational Variation in Cultural Models of Body Size in Puerto Rico

abstract: Culture informs ideas about healthy and acceptable body types. Through globalization the U.S.-European body model has become increasingly significant in local contexts, influencing local body models. While Puerto Ricans have historically valued plump bodies - a biocultural legacy of a hist...

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Other Authors: Rodriguez-Soto, Isa (Author)
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Cultural anthropology
Psychology
Individual & family studies
Body image
Caribbean
Culture change
Global health
Intergenerational
Medical anthropology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.17957

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http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.17957

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