University of South Florida Scholar Commons Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate School 11-20-2015 The Relationship between Social Networks, Exchange and Kids’ Food in Children’s Peer Culture Stephanie Tillman Melton University of South Florida,
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[email protected]. The Relationship between Social Networks, Exchange and Kids’ Food in Children’s Peer Culture by Stephanie Tillman Melton A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Department of Applied Anthropology with a Concentration in Bio-cultural Medical Anthropology College of Arts and Sciences University of South Florida Major Professor: David Himmelgreen, Ph.D. Roberta Baer, Ph.D. Elizabeth Bird, Ph.D. Carol Bryant, Ph.D. Claudia Parvanta, Ph.D. Date of Approval: November 20, 2015 Keyword: children; friendship; kids’ food; afterschool programs; ethnography Copyright ©2015, Stephanie T. Melton DEDICATION This dissertation is dedicated to my family and friends who have believed in me. To Josh, for all of your support and patience. Thank you for not giving up on me.