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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.
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- Rodriguez-Soto, Isa (Author)
- Maupin, Jonathan (Thesis advisor)
- Wutich, Amber (Committee member)
- Walters-Pacheco, Kattia (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
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2013
Subjects
- Cultural Anthropology
- psychology
- Individual & Family Studies
- Body Image
- Caribbean
- Culture change
- Global Health
- Intergenerational
- Medical Anthropology
- Body size--Social aspects--Puerto Rico.
- Body Size
- Body image--Social aspects--Puerto Rico.
- Body Image
- Body image in women--Puerto Rico.
- Body image in women
- Women--Health and hygiene--Puerto Rico.
- Women
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- Partial requirement for: Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2013Note typethesis
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-258)Note typebibliography
- Field of study: Social science and health
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by Isa Rodriguez-Soto