Item Detail
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Sweet Somethings
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4/12/2016
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BYU
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Female
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Mesa, Arizona
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Arizona
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23
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Collector
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Mormon
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Lora is a BYU student who conducted an emic approach study of\rthe custom of some BYU students, especially girls, to eat specific foods in celebration of relationship milestones.
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Lora interviewed students and former students mostly while they were at school or over email. Each person took part in at least one discussion where the custom was discussed and sample stories were shared.
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BYU is a private college owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Students agree to specific lifestyle rules in the school's Honor Code including abstaining from alcohol, drugs, and extramarital sex. The school operates "Creameries" or ice cream shops that sell specialty ice cream flavors close to on-campus student housing.
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BYU, coeds, BYU dating, roommate rituals, food, food customs
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For those interviews in person, I transcribed their statements and omitted um's or likes. For\rthose emailed responses, I reproduced exactly the data as the informants sent to me.
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Lora
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Hughes
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Female
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23
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ENGL 391
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Eric Eliason