The Impact of Culture on Nutrition Among African American Students at East Carolina University

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dc.access.optionOpen Access
dc.contributor.advisorBrooks, Blakely
dc.contributor.authorMelvin, Nakaya Reyhan
dc.contributor.departmentAnthropology
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-08T17:24:55Z
dc.date.available2022-05-01T08:01:53Z
dc.date.created2020-05
dc.date.issued2021-04-23
dc.date.submittedMay 2020
dc.date.updated2021-04-23T19:54:03Z
dc.degree.departmentAnthropology
dc.degree.disciplinePublic Health Studies
dc.degree.grantorEast Carolina University
dc.degree.levelUndergraduate
dc.degree.nameBS
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study is to investigate the interrelationship between food culture in African American communities and its subsequent impact on nutrition. The study explores the cultural model of nutrition among African American students at East Carolina University. The research project involved using free listing techniques to collect information about foods that African American students connect to African American food culture. This technique uses a participant’s own knowledge to elicit cultural models for food and nutrition. This allowed the investigator to collect information about a participant’s cultural knowledge of the cultural models of food and nutrition among African American ECU students. While history and ethnicity are related to health inequalities, research has often neglected to mention the significance that these cultural influences have on individual behaviors. Discussing health disparities in a way that accounts for cultural influences is important in understanding health behaviors.
dc.embargo.lift2022-05-01
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/8993
dc.publisherEast Carolina University
dc.subjectCultural Domain Analysis
dc.subjectNutrition in African Americans
dc.subjectFood Culture
dc.titleThe Impact of Culture on Nutrition Among African American Students at East Carolina University
dc.typeHonors Thesis
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