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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"ethnicity and immigration"”.
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Body Image and Weight Related Behaviors: The Role of Gender, Ethnicity, and Immigration
… rates have aggressively climbed in both children and adults, and notably for particular ethnic and lower socioeconomic status groups. National data from 1999-2002 have shown that approximately one-half of African-American women were obese, as compared to one-third of Caucasian women. It has been …
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James Cagney, Outside/inside: Assimilation of a New York City star in 1930s Hollywood
… the reception of James Cagney in the light of ethnicity and immigration in the 1930s. I contend that it is only in this era that Cagney represents an inbetween type. His Irish-American catholicism marks him as subordinate to the W.A.S.P. mainstream and simultaneously positions him as a figure …
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Just Like Everyone Else? Locating South Asians in 21st Century American Popular Media
… perceptions of South Asian/Indian characters and actors in American popular media. My research is guided by the following question: <italic>to what extent do audience perceptions of South Asians in U.S. popular media reflect pre-existing ideologies of race, gender, ethnicity, and …
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Later-Life Filipino Immigrants in the Greater Toronto Area: A Case Study of Health Status and Utilization of Services
… in Canada offering insights into the health and aging experiences of immigrants, with specific reference to the Filipino immigrant community. The two-fold purpose of this study was to first examine how ethnicity and immigration operate within various settings of senior-centered community and …
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The Impact of Intersectional Stigma on Shared Decision- Making and Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence for Young Latinos in the Deep South: Perspectives from HIV Clinicians
<p>Introduction. HIV treatment and prevention have seen significant advancements over the past four decades, with antiretroviral therapy (ART) enabling people living with HIV to achieve viral suppression and live long, healthy lives. However, disparities persist among Hispanic/Latino populations in …
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The Life and Death of Urban Ethnic Enclaves: Gentrification and Ethnic Fragmentation in Brooklyn's 'Polish Town'
<p>This dissertation examines the intersection of immigration and market-led gentrification in a fragmenting ethnic neighborhood of Greenpoint, Brooklyn– once home to a vibrant Polish community, now at risk of losing its social character as a traditional ethnic enclave. Extending Albert O. …