R D Baer
Biographic Data
| ID | 3187 |
|---|---|
| NAME | R D Baer |
| GIVEN NAMES | R D |
| FAMILY NAME | Baer |
| SIGNATURE | BAER R D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Florida |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1237-2931 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 52 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 211 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 52 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 10 |
Understanding the Decision to Evacuate on the United States Gulf Coast: The Case of Hurricane Irma in Florida
This paper considers local knowledge and individual decisions concerning hurricane evacuation for Hurricane Irma in Tampa, Florida, to better understand why people fail to evacuate from storm-vulnerable regions on the Gulf Coast of the United States. Research on hurricane evacuation has yielded equivocal results in predicting who will evacuate when given a mandatory order to evacuate, but one consistent finding is that approximately 30–40 percent…
Experiences and Effects of Food Insecurity Among Recently Resettled Refugees from the Congo Wars
Recently resettled refugees from the Congo Wars continue to struggle with food insecurity that, in many cases, extends to before their camp and war-time experiences. Beginning in 2016, a team from the University of South Florida has studied dietary adaptation and nutritional status among refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Population census data, in-depth interviews with household heads, anthropometric measurements, dietary recall…
Evaluating Understandings of State and Federal Pandemic Policies: The Situation of Refugees from the Congo Wars in Tampa, Florida
This article addresses underlying inequities for resettling refugees that have been exposed by COVID-19, including language barriers and access to public health information, food, health care, housing, and employment. It also speaks to theoretical concerns about the role of structural forces in creating increased health risks for vulnerable populations. Fieldwork that began in May 2020 investigated the extent to which refugees in Tampa understand…
Unique Issues for Resettling Refugees from the Congo Wars
In recent years, many anthropologists in the United States have become involved with organizations that serve newly resettled refugees, especially as budgets for the agencies have been severely cut since 2017. Here, we reflect on some of our experiences working with Refugees from the Congo Wars (RFCWs) and address some of the challenges we have faced as applied/practicing anthropologists and resettlement support personnel. Juxtaposing a larger so…
The Role of Regional Cultural Values in Decisions about Hurricane Evacuation
This paper explores perceived risk within the context of regional cultural values. We describe aspects of local culture in Galveston, Texas, as emically defined, which affected response to a mandatory evacuation order for Hurricane Ike. Since over the past two decades about a third of residents failed to evacuate for hurricanes, we focused on understanding why residents would choose to stay. We used a matched-pair design to control for socioecono…
Applying Applied Anthropology: A Project with Applied Anthropologists, Congolese Refugees, and Refugee Service Providers in West Central Florida
A team of applied anthropologists (EH, RDB, DM, RO) and refugee service providers (FA and others) worked in collaboration to research dietary change and nutritional status among recently resettled Congolese refugees and to apply the preliminary findings of that research. The Congolese also requested help from the anthropologists with issues of sexual harassment among the adults, school bullying, and issues related to changing gender roles in the …
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Culture and Dehydration: A Comparative Study of Caída de la Mollera (Fallen Fontanel) in Three Latino Populations
Variation and Persistence in Latin American Beliefs About Evil Eye
In a comparative study of evil eye ( mal de ojo), we demonstrate a methodology appropriate for the study of cultural transmission of beliefs. We studied four diverse populations with historical links to Spain: Puerto Ricans in Connecticut, Mexican Americans in south Texas, Mexicans in Guadalajara, and rural Guatemalans. Using agreement on ideas or themes about evil eye within and across sites, we identify specific ideas that may have persisted th…
Lockdown: Applied Anthropology and the Study of Campus Emergencies
In October 2009, a large public university in central Florida experienced a "lockdown" in response to a reported bomb at the campus library and two other threats. We conducted an anthropological study of how students perceived the university administration's response to these incidents. This study addresses the gaps in our understanding of university campus emergencies. We studied the situated vulnerabilities of students in different parts of the…
Ethnomedical and Biomedical Realities: Is There an Epidemiological Relationship Between Stress-Related Folk Illnesses and Type 2 Diabetes
Applied medical anthropologists often find themselves working as culture brokers between community and/or patient groups and biomedical providers/public health institutions, where conflicting ethnomedical and biomedical realities can cause tension. In this paper, we examine ethnomedical perceptions of the role of folk illnesses in the etiology of diabetes. We operationalize the biomedical perspective as epidemiological patterns and explore whethe…
Concepts of race and ethnicity among health researchers: Patterns and implications
Unlike reviews of how these concepts are used in scientific publications in which race and ethnicity are often undefined, our face-to-face interviews with these researchers allowed an understanding of their concepts of race and ethnicity. Building on their actual perspectives, these data suggest alternative approaches to formal and continuing educational training for health researchers. We recommend beginning with discussions of human diversity, …
Explanatory models of diabetes in the U.S. and Mexico: The patient–provider gap and cultural competence
Susto and Nervios: Expressions for Stress and Depression
Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Physician and Lay Models of the Common Cold
We compare physicians and laypeople within and across cultures, focusing on simi-larities and differences across samples, to determine whether cultural differences or lay-professional differences have a greater effect on explanatory models of the common cold. Data on explanatory models for the common cold were collected from physicians and laypeople in South Texas and Guadalajara, Mexico. Structured interview materials were developed on the basis…
Training Students to Do Health Disparities Research
Diabetes is my companion: Lifestyle and self-management among good and poor control Mexican diabetic patients
Las enfermedades populares en la cultura española actual: Un Estudio Comparado Sobre El Mal De Ojo
Cabe suponer que cuando se goza de acceso universal a la sanidad, como sucede en la España contemporánea, la creencia en enfermedades populares termina desapareciendo. Sin embargo, una investigación de campo, desarrollada en el Suroeste de Andalucía en la primavera de 2004, indica que aún resta en la generalidad de la población un considerable conocimiento de un cierto número de enfermedades populares, y en concreto de la denominada «Mal de ojo».…
Death Notices: Roberty Cardoso de Oliveira, Margaret "Maggi/Peg" Kieffer
Susto and Soul Loss in Mexicans and Mexican Americans
Susto is a Latin American folk illness attributed to having a fright-ening experience, often including “soul loss” as part of the etiology. This article focuses on contemporary descriptions of susto among mestizos in Mexico and Mexican Americans in south Texas and explores the link between susto and soul loss in detail. Interviews conducted in Guadalajara, Mexico (n = 50), and in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas (n = 951) indicate that only a minor…
A Comparison of Community and Physician Explanatory Models of Aids in Mexico and the United States
The goal of this research was to explore differences between lay and professional explanatory models both within and between two countries. We test which effect is stronger, country of residence or professional/lay status, in determining similarities and differences of explanatory models of AIDS. Interviews conducted in Guadalajara, Jalisco (Mexico) and the Edinburg-McAllen area of south Texas (United States) elicited explanatory models of AIDS. …
A Cross-Cultural Approach to the Study of the Folk Illness Nervios
Regional Variation in Latino Descriptions of Susto
Measuring Within- and Between-Group Agreement: Identifying the Proportion of Shared and Unique Beliefs Across Samples
Questions about culture sharing and uniqueness can be addressed by measuring the amount of agreement within and between groups. This article describes methods to measure withinand between-sample agreement with particular emphasis on finding, using, and interpreting agreement. The discussion focuses on the case of a single set of related questions asked of two or more groups of informants, but the methods apply to the more general case with a set …
Intra- and Intercultural Variation in the Definition of Five Illnesses: Aids, Diabetes, the Common Cold, Empacho, and Mal de Ojo
This article assesses the amount of sharing in cultural beliefs. Interviews were conducted with more than 800 informants about the causes, symptoms, and treatments for AIDS, diabetes, the common cold, empacho, and mal de ojo. Interviews were conducted with Puerto Ricans in Connecticut; Mexican Americans in South Texas; Mexicans in Guadalarjara, Mexico; and Guatemalans in rural Guatemala. A strong majority response (> 66%) in each sample for each …
Regional Variation in Latino Descriptions of Susto
Empacho in four Latino groups: A study of intra‐ and inter‐cultural variation in beliefs
It is usually impossible to know if reported differences between cultures are due to cultural differences or due to a difference in the methods used to study the cultures. This paper describes a collaborative, multisite study using a shared methodology to study intra- and inter-cultural variation in beliefs. A series of standard interview schedules were used to study Latin American beliefs about empacho in Guatemala, Mexico, and in the United Sta…
Susto and Mal de Ojo among Florida Farmworkers: Emic and Etic Perspectives
This article addresses emic and etic perspectives on two Mexican folk illnesses, susto and mal de ojo. The approaches of Mexican and Mexican American mothers to treating these illnesses in their own children are compared and contrasted to those stated by physicians in a local clinic. The physicians considered the vast majority of the sets of symptoms given for these folk illnesses to be worthy of medical attention and possibly life threatening if…
Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Physician and Lay Models of the Common Cold
We compare physicians and laypeople within and across cultures, focusing on simi-larities and differences across samples, to determine whether cultural differences or lay-professional differences have a greater effect on explanatory models of the common cold. Data on explanatory models for the common cold were collected from physicians and laypeople in South Texas and Guadalajara, Mexico. Structured interview materials were developed on the basis…
Research report: Susto and pesticide poisoning among Florida farmworkers
A Comparison of Community and Physician Explanatory Models of Aids in Mexico and the United States
The goal of this research was to explore differences between lay and professional explanatory models both within and between two countries. We test which effect is stronger, country of residence or professional/lay status, in determining similarities and differences of explanatory models of AIDS. Interviews conducted in Guadalajara, Jalisco (Mexico) and the Edinburg-McAllen area of south Texas (United States) elicited explanatory models of AIDS. …
Intra- and Intercultural Variation in the Definition of Five Illnesses: Aids, Diabetes, the Common Cold, Empacho, and Mal de Ojo
This article assesses the amount of sharing in cultural beliefs. Interviews were conducted with more than 800 informants about the causes, symptoms, and treatments for AIDS, diabetes, the common cold, empacho, and mal de ojo. Interviews were conducted with Puerto Ricans in Connecticut; Mexican Americans in South Texas; Mexicans in Guadalarjara, Mexico; and Guatemalans in rural Guatemala. A strong majority response (> 66%) in each sample for each …
Concepts of race and ethnicity among health researchers: Patterns and implications
Unlike reviews of how these concepts are used in scientific publications in which race and ethnicity are often undefined, our face-to-face interviews with these researchers allowed an understanding of their concepts of race and ethnicity. Building on their actual perspectives, these data suggest alternative approaches to formal and continuing educational training for health researchers. We recommend beginning with discussions of human diversity, …
Lead based remedies for empacho: Patterns and consequences
Explanatory models of diabetes in the U.S. and Mexico: The patient–provider gap and cultural competence
Beliefs about Aids in five Latin and Anglo-American populations: The role of the biomedical model
This paper focuses on variability in beliefs about AIDS among Latin Americans, as compared with middle class Americans. Four geographically dispersed groups of Latin Americans were chosen for study as well as a middle class, largely Anglo‐American population. Coherent sets of beliefs were found at each site, and despite tremendous variability among the five populations, beliefs were remarkably similar across sites. The biomedical model is widely …
Measuring Within- and Between-Group Agreement: Identifying the Proportion of Shared and Unique Beliefs Across Samples
Questions about culture sharing and uniqueness can be addressed by measuring the amount of agreement within and between groups. This article describes methods to measure withinand between-sample agreement with particular emphasis on finding, using, and interpreting agreement. The discussion focuses on the case of a single set of related questions asked of two or more groups of informants, but the methods apply to the more general case with a set …
Diabetes is my companion: Lifestyle and self-management among good and poor control Mexican diabetic patients
Caida de Mollera among Children of Mexican Migrant Workers: Implications for the Study of Folk Illnesses
Information about the folk illness caida de mollera was collected from Mexican and Mexican American migrant mothers who had treated their children for the illness, and from physicians in a clinic that served this population. These physicians believed that the vast majority of the sets of symptoms were worthy of medical attention and could be life threatening if not treated. This research report concurs with other studies that suggest that althoug…
Unique Issues for Resettling Refugees from the Congo Wars
In recent years, many anthropologists in the United States have become involved with organizations that serve newly resettled refugees, especially as budgets for the agencies have been severely cut since 2017. Here, we reflect on some of our experiences working with Refugees from the Congo Wars (RFCWs) and address some of the challenges we have faced as applied/practicing anthropologists and resettlement support personnel. Juxtaposing a larger so…
Susto and Soul Loss in Mexicans and Mexican Americans
Susto is a Latin American folk illness attributed to having a fright-ening experience, often including “soul loss” as part of the etiology. This article focuses on contemporary descriptions of susto among mestizos in Mexico and Mexican Americans in south Texas and explores the link between susto and soul loss in detail. Interviews conducted in Guadalajara, Mexico (n = 50), and in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas (n = 951) indicate that only a minor…
Las enfermedades populares en la cultura española actual: Un Estudio Comparado Sobre El Mal De Ojo
Cabe suponer que cuando se goza de acceso universal a la sanidad, como sucede en la España contemporánea, la creencia en enfermedades populares termina desapareciendo. Sin embargo, una investigación de campo, desarrollada en el Suroeste de Andalucía en la primavera de 2004, indica que aún resta en la generalidad de la población un considerable conocimiento de un cierto número de enfermedades populares, y en concreto de la denominada «Mal de ojo».…
Variation and Persistence in Latin American Beliefs About Evil Eye
In a comparative study of evil eye ( mal de ojo), we demonstrate a methodology appropriate for the study of cultural transmission of beliefs. We studied four diverse populations with historical links to Spain: Puerto Ricans in Connecticut, Mexican Americans in south Texas, Mexicans in Guadalajara, and rural Guatemalans. Using agreement on ideas or themes about evil eye within and across sites, we identify specific ideas that may have persisted th…
Mexican use of lead in the treatment of empacho: Community, clinic, and longitudinal patterns
Using Electronic Scanning Forms for Data Entry
This article describes a technique for data entry of information obtained from interviews and questionnaires. Often, investigators have someone type information into an electronic computer database. This article describes the use of electronic scanning forms for data entry. Forms and equipment used for grading examinations may be used to record responses from questionnaires. This method of data entry is compatible with field research and can be q…
Applied Anthropology: From the Classroom to the Community
An important part of training in applied anthropology is the experience of participating in applied research projects. Over the past nine years the principal author has experimented with a variety of class projects in the context of graduate courses in Nutritional Anthropology and in Ethnicity and Health Care. This article discusses the general mechanics of such projects, as well as the methodology and results of one project in particular, carrie…
Native society and disease in colonial ecuador
Intrahousehold allocation of resources in larger and smaller Mexican households
Toxic Mexican folk remedies for the treatment of empacho: The case of azarcon, greta, and albayalde
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Lead based remedies for empacho: Patterns and consequences
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Empacho in four Latino groups: A study of intra‐ and inter‐cultural variation in beliefs
It is usually impossible to know if reported differences between cultures are due to cultural differences or due to a difference in the methods used to study the cultures. This paper describes a collaborative, multisite study using a shared methodology to study intra- and inter-cultural variation in beliefs. A series of standard interview schedules were used to study Latin American beliefs about empacho in Guatemala, Mexico, and in the United Sta…
Intrahousehold allocation of resources in larger and smaller Mexican households
Susto and Mal de Ojo among Florida Farmworkers: Emic and Etic Perspectives
This article addresses emic and etic perspectives on two Mexican folk illnesses, susto and mal de ojo. The approaches of Mexican and Mexican American mothers to treating these illnesses in their own children are compared and contrasted to those stated by physicians in a local clinic. The physicians considered the vast majority of the sets of symptoms given for these folk illnesses to be worthy of medical attention and possibly life threatening if…
Research report: Susto and pesticide poisoning among Florida farmworkers
Native society and disease in colonial ecuador
Applied Anthropology: From the Classroom to the Community
An important part of training in applied anthropology is the experience of participating in applied research projects. Over the past nine years the principal author has experimented with a variety of class projects in the context of graduate courses in Nutritional Anthropology and in Ethnicity and Health Care. This article discusses the general mechanics of such projects, as well as the methodology and results of one project in particular, carrie…
Health and Mental Health among Mexican American Migrants: Implications for Survey Research
This paper provides an example of the policy implications of the need to understand emic categories. As part of research commissioned by the U.S. Census Bureau, in-depth interviewing on the topic of health and mental health was conducted among Mexican and Mexican-American migrant workers in Florida. It was found that perceptions of these topics differ from the biomedical model, but are somewhat similar to the categorizations elicited from a sampl…
Medical anthropology and health in Latin America
Weil, Connie and Joseph L. Scarpaci, eds., Health and Health Care in Latin America During the Lost Decade: Insights for the 1990s. Minneapolis: Latin American Studies Program, University of Minnesota, and Center for International and Comparative Studies, University of Iowa, 1992. 359 pp., including bibliography and indices. $14.95 paper. Bastien, Joseph W. Drum and Stethoscope: Integrating Ethnomedicine and Biomedicine in Bolivia. Salt Lake City:…
Mexican use of lead in the treatment of empacho: Community, clinic, and longitudinal patterns
Caida de Mollera among Children of Mexican Migrant Workers: Implications for the Study of Folk Illnesses
Information about the folk illness caida de mollera was collected from Mexican and Mexican American migrant mothers who had treated their children for the illness, and from physicians in a clinic that served this population. These physicians believed that the vast majority of the sets of symptoms were worthy of medical attention and could be life threatening if not treated. This research report concurs with other studies that suggest that althoug…
Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the Common Cold: Data from Five Populations
This paper focuses on conceptualizations of common cold among Latin Americans, as compared with middle-class Americans. Four geographically dispersed groups of Latin Americans were chosen for study: Guatemalans in Guatemala; Mexicans in Guadalajara, Mexico; persons of Mexican descent in Edinburg, Texas (on Texas-Mexican border); and Puerto Ricans in Hartford, Connecticut. In addition, a comparison group of middle-income Americans living in Tampa,…
Beliefs about Aids in five Latin and Anglo-American populations: The role of the biomedical model
This paper focuses on variability in beliefs about AIDS among Latin Americans, as compared with middle class Americans. Four geographically dispersed groups of Latin Americans were chosen for study as well as a middle class, largely Anglo‐American population. Coherent sets of beliefs were found at each site, and despite tremendous variability among the five populations, beliefs were remarkably similar across sites. The biomedical model is widely …
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