Conceptualising health from an Abui perspective
Language affects our perception and judgement for making decisions. In this thesis I am interested in how cognitive categories that are shaped by language and personal experience affect health-seeking behaviour. The study focuses on the Abui community in Alor, an island in East Nusa Tenggara, but th...
Main Author: | Chan, Wan Ting |
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Other Authors: | Randy John LaPolla |
Format: | Thesis-Master by Research |
Language: | English |
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Nanyang Technological University
2020
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/137035 |
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