Examine the high-risk nutritional behaviors associated with different cultures. Identify the historical perspectives, belief systems, and other factors associated with these high-risk nutritional behaviors for each culture. Write a 1,500-3,000 word paper on your findings in which you accomplish the following:

1. Summarize the high risk-nutritional behaviors practiced among 10 different cultures.
2. Discuss the historical perspectives and belief systems of these cultures that influence the high-risk nutritional behaviors.
3. Explore additional influencing factors on high-risk behaviors for each culture. These may include, but are not limited to (a) education, (b) family roles, (c) spiritual beliefs, (d) health care practices, and (e) drug and alcohol use.

This paper requires minimum of six outside resources in addition to the textbook, properly documented using APA guidelines.

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High-Risk Nutritional Practices Paper

 

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Less than Satisfactory

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Satisfactory

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70.0 %Content

  35.0 % High-Risk Nutritional Practices

Fewer than eight cultures are presented. Summary of high-risk nutritional behaviors, historical perspectives, and belief systems are not discussed.

Fewer than nine cultures are presented. Summary of high-risk nutritional behaviors is incomplete. Historical perspectives and belief systems are discussed, but the discussion is ambiguous and contains significant inaccuracies.

All 10 cultures are presented. A very broad summary of high-risk nutritional behavior for each cultural is presented. More details are needed to accurately represent the high-risk nutritional behaviors for each culture. Historical perspectives and belief systems are discussed, but there are some inaccuracies.

A general summary of high-risk nutritional behaviors is described for each culture. Main historical perspectives and belief systems are discussed for each culture.

High-risk nutritional behaviors are described in specific detail for each culture. Significant historical perspectives and belief systems are discussed for each culture. The discussion provides insight into high-risk nutritional behaviors for each culture.

35.0 % Additional High-Risk Behaviors

Factors influencing high-risk behaviors among the different cultures are not discussed.

Factors influencing high-risk behaviors are discussed for some cultures. The factors influencing high-risk behaviors are inaccurate for the cultures to which they are assigned.

Factors influencing high-risk behaviors are presented for each culture. The factors presented are very general and contain inaccuracies. More details or support is needed to establish correlation.

Factors influencing high-risk behaviors are presented for each culture. The factors have a general correlation with high-risk behavior for each culture.

Specific factors influencing high-risk behaviors are presented for each culture. A clear explanation of how the factors influence high-risk behavior in each culture is discussed. The discussion provides insight into high-risk behavior among different cultures.

25.0 %Organization and Effectiveness

  9.0 % Thesis Development and Purpose

Paper lacks any discernible overall purpose or organizing claim.

Thesis and/or main claim are insufficiently developed and/or vague; purpose is not clear.

Thesis and/or main claim are apparent and appropriate to purpose.

Thesis and/or main claim are clear and forecast the development of the paper. It is descriptive and reflective of the arguments and appropriate to the purpose.

Thesis and/or main claim are comprehensive; contained within the thesis is the essence of the paper. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear.

25.0 %Organization and Effectiveness

  9.0 % Paragraph Development and Transitions

Paragraphs and transitions consistently lack unity and coherence. No apparent connections between paragraphs are established. Transitions are inappropriate to purpose and scope. Organization is disjointed.

Some paragraphs and transitions may lack logical progression of ideas, unity, coherence, and/or cohesiveness. Some degree of organization is evident.

Paragraphs are generally competent, but ideas may show some inconsistency in organization and/or in their relationships to each other.

A logical progression of ideas between paragraphs is apparent. Paragraphs exhibit a unity, coherence, and cohesiveness. Topic sentences and concluding remarks are appropriate to purpose.

There is a sophisticated construction of paragraphs and transitions. Ideas progress and relate to each other. Paragraph and transition construction guide the reader. Paragraph structure is seamless.

25.0 %Organization and Effectiveness

  7.0 % Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use)

Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice and/or sentence construction are used.

Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register) and/or word choice are present. Sentence structure is correct but not varied.

Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct and varied sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are employed.

Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. The writer uses a variety of effective sentence structures and figures of speech.

Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English.

5.0 %Format

  2.0 % Paper Format (use of appropriate style for the major and assignment)

Template is not used appropriately, or documentation format is rarely followed correctly.

Appropriate template is used, but some elements are missing or mistaken. A lack of control with formatting is apparent.

Appropriate template is used. Formatting is correct, although some minor errors may be present.

Appropriate template is fully used. There are virtually no errors in formatting style.

All format elements are correct.

3.0 % Research Citations (in-text citations for paraphrasing and direct quotes, and reference page listing and formatting, as appropriate to assignment)

No reference page is included. No citations are used.

Reference page is present. Citations are inconsistently used.

Reference page is included and lists sources used in the paper. Sources are appropriately documented, although some errors may be present

Reference page is present and fully inclusive of all cited sources. Documentation is appropriate and citation style is usually correct.

In-text citations and a reference page are complete and correct. The documentation of cited sources is free of error.

100 % Total Weightage