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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"The Vegetarian"”.
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Encountering Agency with Decolonial Thought, New Materialism, and The Vegetarian
In this thesis, I bring into conversation two political theoretical frameworks -- decolonial thought and new materialism – with the South Korean novella The Vegetarian. I suggest that the novella, especially through its protagonist, performs a form of agency which calls for a reading that hinges …
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Vegetal Being: Dreamwork, Ritual, and Performance in Han Kang’s The Vegetarian
<p>In this thesis, I am writing towards an ecofeminist informed reading of the English version of The Vegetarian by Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith. My aim is to display how, like an ecosystem of complex interdependency, it is impossible to separate body from theory from text from ecological …
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Becoming Vegetarian: An Analysis of the Vegetarian Career Using an Integrated Model of Deviance
This dissertation attempts to explore the nature of a particular food consumption pattern using a number of different deviance theories in order to outline the career path of vegetarianism. Using semi-structured interviews with 45 practicing vegetarians from two regions of the United States, the …
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The Relationship between Meat Consumption and the Biological Determinants of Cardiovascular Disease Risk
… samples were collected from 26 omnivore and 27 vegetarian men (35-60 years of age), who were not taking any medications and by self-assessment were in good health. The following analyses were done: glucose (Glu), glycohemoglobin (HBA1), total serum cholesterol (chole), high density …
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Listening to "Silence": Alternative Modes of Communication in Korean and Korean American Women's Literature
… or “voice” as forms of agency celebrated in the West. Alternative modes of communications such as silence, song, touch, and performance also speak important messages which can be heard when understood through local knowledges. In the three cases of South Korean and Korean American women’s …
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Of meat, morals, and masculinity : factors underlying the consumption of non-human animals, and inferences about another’s character
Previous psychological research on vegetarianism has focused primarily on participants' health and weight concerns, and the process by which people adopt a vegetarian diet. The present studies broaden this research by exploring the differences in the way omnivores and vegetarians perceive animals …
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Abstention to Consumption: The Development of American Vegetarianism, 1817-1917
<p>The history of vegetarianism in the United States has long been shrouded in myth, assumption and obfuscation. Vegetarianism as a vital ideological and political movement has often been presented--even by its proponents--as a product of twentieth century modernism, reflecting a rise in ethical …
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The steaks are high: Reducing meat consumption by changing physical and economic environments to increase vegetarian sales
… mean consumption (including waste) of 81kg in the EU and UK. How might lower meat consumption be encouraged? Research in other domains suggests altering the physical and economic environments in which people make decisions holds promise for achieving socially desirable behaviour change, but …
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The dietary intake and growth of vegetarian children (aged 7-11 years) compared with omnivores in North West England.
During a one year longitudinal study, the dietary intake and growth of 50 vegetarian children aged 7-11 years was compared with that of 50 age-, sex- and race-matched omnivores. Diet was assessed at 6 month intervals using three, 3-day diet diaries and follow-up interviews. Anthropometric …
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Assessing the Prevalence of Inadequate Nutrient Intake Among Vegetarians and Non-Vegetarians Using the Estimated Average Requirement : Results From the Adventist Health Study-2 Calibration Study
… Studies have shown that vegetarians have lower risk of chronic diseases and longer lifespan. Yet when mean intake of vegetarians was compared with the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA), it was reported that vegetarians were inadequate in certain nutrients. With the …
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Developing a Valid Screening Tool for Assessing Nutritional Adequacy and Osteoporosis Risk Among Vegans in the United States
<p>The vegetarian lifestyle in the United States has increased significantly over recent decades. With this growth trend, it has become necessary to assess the pros and cons of vegetarian diet patterns, particularly with respect to nutrition adequacy and chronic disease concerns.</p> <p>The vegan …
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Some Supplementary Studies with Wheat Proteins
<p>[Abstract Not Included]</p> <p>Introduction The importance of selecting only foods containing proteins of high nutritive value has been somewhat over-emphasized in the past because of the failure to recognize the possibility of supplementary relationships among proteins that are not of high …
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The 24-hour Dietary Recall by Telephone Using a Food Model Book
<p>The purpose of this study was to determine how well a group of ten men and eight women who attended one of four dinners could estimate measured and weighed portions of ten test foods by a 24-hour dietary recall over the telephone, with and without a food model book.</p> <p>A paired t-test …