(In)visible embodiment: Somali perspectives of diabetes and mental health in diaspora
نام عام مواد
[Thesis]
نام نخستين پديدآور
Ashley Renee Houston
نام ساير پديدآوران
Barnes, Linda
وضعیت نشر و پخش و غیره
نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره
Boston University
تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره
2016
مشخصات ظاهری
نام خاص و کميت اثر
203
يادداشت کلی
متن يادداشت
Committee members: Laird, Lance; Ostrach, Bayla
یادداشتهای مربوط به نشر، بخش و غیره
متن يادداشت
Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-339-87125-7
یادداشتهای مربوط به پایان نامه ها
جزئيات پايان نامه و نوع درجه آن
M.S.
نظم درجات
Medical Anthropology and Cross-Cultural Practice
کسي که مدرک را اعطا کرده
Boston University
امتياز متن
2016
یادداشتهای مربوط به خلاصه یا چکیده
متن يادداشت
Somalis represent the largest consecutively displaced and resettled group in the United States yet, little is known about their experiences with and perceptions of illness in diaspora. In this research project I examine how Somalis' understandings of the body and embodiment shape perceptions of diabetes and mental health. In addition, I ask how are the effects of migration and diaspora embodied among Somalis in Boston? To answer these research questions, I developed a qualitative study among Somali Muslims in Boston. I utilized information from semi-structured interviews (n=6), informal interviews (n=4), and participant observation at a local mosque from March 2015 to March 2016. I argue that for Somalis, diaspora is embodied through: bodily practices based on fluid and complex body ideals and values, food ritual and practices of consumption, and chronic physical health and mental health issues resulting in culturally relevant somatic explanatory models.
موضوع (اسم عام یاعبارت اسمی عام)
موضوع مستند نشده
African Studies; Cultural anthropology; Womens studies; Islamic Studies; Nutrition
اصطلاحهای موضوعی کنترل نشده
اصطلاح موضوعی
Social sciences;Health and environmental sciences;(In)visible;Chronic disease;Diabetes;Diaspora;Embodiment;Health;Mental;Somali
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