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This 10-page paper provides a sociological overview about different cultures in the United Statres and how cultural mores impact health and diet, family structue and gender roles, vocations and utilization of health care services. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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10 pages (~225 words per page)
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According to research and sociologists, by the year 2010, it is estimated that one-third of the entire U.S. population will be made up of minority/ethnic groups. Because of
this, sociologists and other professionals are finding that certain options in various areas are changing. These days, when decisions are made, they need to take into account the cultural
and ethnic background of a particular individual or group. This paper will examine such beliefs in a general fashion. We will
focus on areas ranging from health, diets and eating habits; to utilization of health-care, to various beliefs when it comes to death and dying. DIETARY PRACTICES Health and Diet
It seems as though ever since the first settlers set foot on Plymouth rock during the 1600s, there has been a concern in
the United States about the relationship between diet and health. During the early days of the country, diet was restricted pretty much to what could be grown and captured.
But as the agrarian age moved into the age of industrialization and food came off assembly lines rather than from the ground, more concern was focused on what Americans
put in their mouths. The concern was so great, that during the middle of the 20th century, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) developed a "basic four" food
chart, with the idea that if Americans eat in moderation from the basic four food groups, they would develop a healthy lifestyle. This basic four theory gave way during
the 1990s to what was called the food pyramid, which suggested that most Americans base their diets on grains and bread (as the pyramid the base) and adding on top
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