Found in translation: Decoding local understandings of genetics and heredity in a Yup’ik Eskimo community
The Center for Alaska Native Health Research is a community-based participatory research center that conducts studies involving genetic research with Yup’ik Eskimo community members in Southwest Alaska, where Yup’ik remains the first language for most residents. Cultural equivalents are needed to co...
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crsagepubl:10.1177/0963662510397224 2023-05-15T16:07:58+02:00 Found in translation: Decoding local understandings of genetics and heredity in a Yup’ik Eskimo community West, Kathleen M. Hopkins, Scarlett E. Hopper, Kim J. Mohatt, Gerald V. Boyer, Bert B. 2011 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0963662510397224 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0963662510397224 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/0963662510397224 en eng SAGE Publications http://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license Public Understanding of Science volume 22, issue 1, page 80-90 ISSN 0963-6625 1361-6609 Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Developmental and Educational Psychology Communication journal-article 2011 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662510397224 2022-04-14T04:52:43Z The Center for Alaska Native Health Research is a community-based participatory research center that conducts studies involving genetic research with Yup’ik Eskimo community members in Southwest Alaska, where Yup’ik remains the first language for most residents. Cultural equivalents are needed to communicate results of these studies among all partners and members of the participating communities, since many scientific terms have no direct translation in Yup’ik. To inform that effort, we examined local understandings of genetics and heredity in one community. Here, we report results from back-translated Yup’ik interviews, and identify working genetic concepts shared by participants from interviews and focus groups. We suggest issues involved in, and some potential steps toward, developing a concise, scientifically accurate and culturally relevant term for “genetics” and other health concepts. Article in Journal/Newspaper eskimo* Alaska SAGE Publications (via Crossref) Public Understanding of Science 22 1 80 90 |
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The Center for Alaska Native Health Research is a community-based participatory research center that conducts studies involving genetic research with Yup’ik Eskimo community members in Southwest Alaska, where Yup’ik remains the first language for most residents. Cultural equivalents are needed to communicate results of these studies among all partners and members of the participating communities, since many scientific terms have no direct translation in Yup’ik. To inform that effort, we examined local understandings of genetics and heredity in one community. Here, we report results from back-translated Yup’ik interviews, and identify working genetic concepts shared by participants from interviews and focus groups. We suggest issues involved in, and some potential steps toward, developing a concise, scientifically accurate and culturally relevant term for “genetics” and other health concepts. |
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Found in translation: Decoding local understandings of genetics and heredity in a Yup’ik Eskimo community |
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