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Tag: Brazil

New Publication from Bill Dressler

  • September 4th, 2019

We have a new publication from Dr. Dressler and colleagues (see attached). It is the result of his continued work in Brazil.  See full citation below. Dressler, William W., Mauro

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Categories: News, Research Tags: Bill Dressler, Brazil

“Cultural consonance in Life Goals and Depressive Symptoms in Urban Brazil,” by Dr. Dressler

  • April 11th, 2017

 Abstract: Cultural consonance is the degree to which individuals approximate, in their own beliefs and behaviors, the prototypes for belief and behavior encoded in cultural models. Low cultural consonance is associated

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Categories: Research Tags: Bill Dressler, Brazil, cultural consensus analysis, cultural consonance, culture theory

“Shame, Blame, and Status Incongruity: Health and Stigma in Rural Brazil and the Urban United Arab Emirates” by Dr. Weaver

  • February 9th, 2017

Abstract: Stigma is a powerful determinant of physical and mental health around the world, a perennial public health concern that is particularly resistant to change. This article builds from sociologist

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Categories: Research Tags: Brazil, food insecurity, Jo Weaver, obesity, United Arab Emirates

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