Farrales L L, Chapman G E
Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Health Care Women Int. 1999 Mar-Apr;20(2):179-94. doi: 10.1080/073993399245872.
This qualitative study explored the understandings of body size, food and eating, and health held by Filipino women living in Canada. Women (n = 11) aged 19 to 30 years old who were born in the Philippines and living in British Columbia participated in individual interviews where they discussed their beliefs and practices relating to their body, food, and health. Informants' comments reflected contrasting "Canadian" and "Filipino" meanings. Canadian beliefs emphasized the desirability of thinness, "watching" intake of fat, rice, and junk food, and minimizing disease risk. Filipino beliefs valued fatness, "just eating" fat and rice, and maximizing disease resistance. While most informants appeared to have adopted the Canadian values, Filipino beliefs continued to be of some significance in their lives. These findings demonstrate the socially constructed nature of health beliefs and illustrate how members of a minority ethnic group negotiate among conflicting cultural beliefs about body size, food and health.
这项定性研究探讨了居住在加拿大的菲律宾女性对体型、食物与饮食以及健康的理解。11名年龄在19至30岁之间、出生于菲律宾且居住在不列颠哥伦比亚省的女性参与了个人访谈，她们在访谈中讨论了与自身身体、食物和健康相关的信念及行为。受访者的评论反映出“加拿大”和“菲律宾”两种意义的对比。加拿大的观念强调瘦的可取性、“关注”脂肪、大米和垃圾食品的摄入量以及将疾病风险降至最低。菲律宾的观念则重视肥胖、“随意食用”脂肪和大米以及增强抗病能力。虽然大多数受访者似乎已经接受了加拿大的价值观，但菲律宾的信念在她们的生活中仍然具有一定意义。这些发现证明了健康信念的社会建构性质，并说明了少数族裔群体成员如何在关于体型、食物和健康的相互冲突的文化信念之间进行协商。
