Only 25 percent of
Asian-Americans who had not been asked if they spoke English did the same.
When their American identity was called into question during a follow-up study,
Asian-American participants also tended to choose typical American dishes, such as
hamburgers and cheese sandwiches. In that experiment, 55 Asian-Americans were asked
to choose a meal from a local Asian or American restaurant. Some participants were
told that only Americans could participate in the study. Those who
chose the more
typical American fare ended up consuming an extra 182 calories, including 12 grams
of fat and 7 grams of saturated fat (饱和脂肪).
“People who feel like they need to prove they belong to a culture will change
their habits in an attempt to fit in.”said Sauna Cheryan, an author of the study
and assistant professor of psychology at the University of Washington.“If
immigrants and their children choose unhealthy American foods over healthier
traditional foods across their lives, this process of fitting in could lead to poorer
health.” Cheryan added.
Social pressures, the study concluded, are at the heart of the problem. “In
American society today, being American is associated with being white. Americans,
【2017届高三英语人教版综合能力测试四】相关文章:
最新
2017-04-24
2017-04-24
2017-04-24
2017-04-24
2017-04-21
2017-04-21