Sökning: "Acculturation"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 41 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Acculturation.

1. 11. Health and Nutrition in the Tarahumara of Northern Mexico : Studies among Women and Children

   Författare :Joel Monárrez-Espino; Ted Greiner; Gunilla Lindmark; Homero Martínez; Reynaldo Martorell; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; International health; acculturation; anemia; anthropometry; body shape; cognitive anthropology; qualitative methods; ferritin; food; indian; infant feeding; malnutrition; Mexico; micronutrients; obesity; overweight; Raramuri; school children; Tarahumara; westernization; women; Internationell hälsa; Public health science; Folkhälsovetenskap;

   Sammanfattning : Belonging to an indigenous group in Mexico is usually associated with poor health, mainly as the result of social isolation from the mainstream society. The Tarahumara are no exception. They constitute the largest indigenous group in northern Mexico and one of the most marginalized ethnic minorities in North America. LÄS MER

3. 12. Perinatal mortality among immigrants from Africa´s Horn: The importance of experience, rationality, and tradition for risk assessment in pregnancy and childbirth

   Författare :Birgitta Essén; Malmö Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Obstetrics; gynaecology; perinatal audit; anthropology; epidemiology; female circumcision; acculturation; sub-optimal care; ethnic background; immigrants; Perinatal mortality; andrology; reproduction; reproduktion; andrologi; sexuality; gynekologi; Obstetrik; sexualitet;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis is an exploration of the possible effects of maternal country of origin on the risk of perinatal mortality (PNM). Increased risk of PNM was found among infants of foreign-born women delivering in a Swedish hospital between 1990-1995. LÄS MER

4. 13. The acculturation of the Lovara

   Författare :Claudio Marta; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Socialantropologi; etnologi; Lovara; Romer; Italien;

   Sammanfattning : .... LÄS MER

5. 14. The Kakure Kirishitan of Ikitsuki Island : The End of a Tradition

   Författare :Kristian Pella; Lena Roos; Kentaro Miyazaki; Mark Teuween; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Acculturation; Christianity; folk religion; gozensama; Ikitsuki; Japan; Kakure; Kakure Kirishitan; Kirishitan; Kirishitanism; Maria-Kannon; Senpuku; syncretism; tradition; tsumoto; underground Christian; Virgin Mary; Xavier.; Religionshistoria; History of Religions;

   Sammanfattning : The organization of the Kakure Kirishitan of Ikitsuki Island remained relatively intact until the end of the 1990s. Today it seems that this tradition is approaching its end. The Kakure Kirishitan have become a rapidly vanishing minority since much of the organized activities on the island have ceased to take place during the last decade. LÄS MER

7. 15. A translation of worlds : Aspects of cultural translation and Australian migration literature

   Författare :Anette Svensson; Heidi Hansson; Tina O'Toole; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; cultural translation; Australian migration literature; hybridity; acculturation; liminality; immigrant child; translation; migration; interpretation; storytelling; food; diaspora; gaze; cultural encounters; English language; Engelska språket; engelska; English; Literature; litteraturvetenskap;

   Sammanfattning : This study explores the exchange of cultural information that takes place in the meeting between immigrant and non-immigrant characters in a selection of Australian novels focusing on the theme of migration: Heartland (1989) by Angelika Fremd, A Change of Skies (1991) by Yasmine Gooneratne, Stella’s Place (1998) by Jim Sakkas, Hiam (1998) by Eva Sallis and Love and Vertigo (2000) by Hsu-Ming Teo. The concept cultural translation functions as a theoretical tool in the analyses. LÄS MER