Socio-Cult: Acculturation

Question 1

What’s Acculturation

Answer 1

Acculturation is the process of cultural change that occurs when individuals or groups of people from different cultures come into contact.

Assimilation: open to change and unconcerned of losing original culture, openly interact w/other cultures

Integration: When individuals hold onto trad values but desire daily interactions w/other cultures.

Separation: Value original culture and against losing touch, actively avoid interacting w/other cultures

Marginalization: little interest in maintaining original culture and interacting w/other

Question 2

RESEARCHER & AIM

Answer 2

Shah et al : association between acculturation and obesity

Question 3

PROCEDURE

Answer 3

1,375 South Asian male migrant workers in the UAE
- over half lived in the UAE for 6+ years
- most common occupations were drivers, laborers, agricultural workers, and construction workers.
- there was also a comparison group of men of the same age in their culture of origin

Question 4

RESULTS

Answer 4

• migrant workers in the UAE had significantly higher body mass index (BMI) than the comparison group
• the longer they stayed in the UAE, the higher their BMI became
• prevalence of obesity was higher in migrants than in the comparison group

Question 5

CONCLUSION

Answer 5

Acculturation has been linked to changes in diet and obesity